gsw231 - Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology (Complete module description)

Enrolment in the Master´s programme „Molecular Biomedicie“
Enrolment in the Master's programme „Chemie“

Upon completion of this module, students
- know about the subject of pharmacology in general, its areas of expertise such as pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and their functions.
- understand on which pathophysiological mechanisms diseases are based and on which molecular targets pharmaceuticals act in order to alleviate diseases.
- know the basic actions and side effects of important drug groups.
- understand basic parameters of clinical studies and the importance of clinical studies for therapeutic approaches.

Skills to be acquired/ competencies:
++ deepened biological expertise
++ deepened clinical expertise
+ interdisciplinary thinking
+ critical and analytical thinking
+ independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature
+ data presentation and discussion (written and spoken)
+ ethics and professional behavior
+ basic knowledge of physiology and biochemistry is required

• Fundamentals of general pharmacology, its specialist areas such as pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Explanation of the pathophysiological mechanisms of diseases and the corresponding molecular drugs targets
• Mechanisms of action and side effects of the major drug groups Mechanisms of action and toxins
• Mechanisms of action of common toxins and antidotes
• Knowledge of basic parameters of clinical studies and understanding of the importance of clinical studies for therapeutic approaches

Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (Basic and Clinical Pharmacology), McGraw-Hill Education (2020)
For German speaking students: Kurzlehrbuch Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Herdegen,Thieme (2019)

Klausur oder mündl. Prüfung