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Oxford University The Basic Processes of Drug Therapy: Pharmacodynamics Short Course

Start:8 Mar 2010 - 09:00
End : 12 Mar 2010 - 17:00

Oxford University is pleased to announce a course on The Basic Processes of Drug Therapy: Pharmacodynamics Short Course.

This course is part of the MSc in Experimental Therapeutics but can also be taken as a stand-alone module or short course for CATS-equivalent credit.

For more information about what the course includes and how to apply please see below.

This module will cover:

  • Introduction to how drugs act
  • How the pharmacodynamic effect is translated into a therapeutic effect
  • Drug actions on receptors and second messengers
  • Drug actions on enzymes
  • Drug actions on transport processes
  • Drug–ligand interactions—different models
  • The dose-response curve— different models
  • Biomarkers and surrogate endpoints
  • Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelling

Location: Oxford

 For further details and to book your place please click here