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MIC3019: Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Elective: 3 credits)

Learning Outcomes
1. Interpret the mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic uses and
adverse effects of drugs.
2. Explain concepts and techniques in pharmacology research.
3. Describe concepts and techniques in pharmacology and toxicology from scholarly
articles.

Course Synopsis
The course focuses on time course of drug effects, techniques in HPLC, LCMS,
bioequivalence studies and pharmacogenomics, design & evaluation of clinical trials,
the pharmacology of drugs acting on the gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular
and central nervous systems and experiments on drugs with analgesic properties,
drugs affecting respiratory system and general evaluation of toxicity of drugs
/substances in animals.

Reference Texts
1. Ritter, Flower, Henderson, Loke, MacEwan, Robinson & Fullerton. (2023). Rang &
Dale’s Pharmacology (10th edition). Elsevier.
2. Todd W. Vanderah (2024), Katzung's Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (16th edition).
McGraw Hill Education.
3. Bruton, L. & Knollmann, B. (2023) Goodman & Gilman The Pharmacological Basic
of Therapeutics. (14th edition). Mc-Graw-Hill Education.
4. Klaassen, C. D. (2018). Casarelte & Doull’s Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons
(9th Edition). McGraw Hill Professional.
5. Whalen, K. (2022). Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (8th edition).
Wolters Klumer.

Course Coordinator
Dr. Muhammad Farid Nazer bin Muhammad Faruqu
faridnazer@um.edu.my
03-79675720

Course Assessment
Course will be assessed by Continuous Assessment (50%) and a Final Exam (50%)

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