Pharmacology PHL 313

Course Description:

The practical part of the course deals with the basic principles of the pharmacological actions, therapeutic uses, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, contraindications and drug interaction of autonomic drugs, cardiovascular drugs, diuretics, and autocoids by in-vitro experiments demonstrating the effects of the above mentioned drugs.

Course contents:

 

1- Introduction and dose response curve of different doses of acetylcholine.

 

2- Effects and site of action of different agonist drugs on the isolated rabbit intestine.

 

3- Effects of certain agonists and their antagonists on the isolated rabbit intestine.

 

4- Effects of certain agonists and their antagonists on the isolated guinea pig ileum.

 

5- Dose response curve of acetylcholine and the effect of different drugs on isolated frog rectus abdominis.

 

6- Effect of different drugs on the blood pressure of anaesthetized rabbit.

 

7- Effect & site of action of different drugs on isolated rabbit's heart (Langendorff preparation).