Molecular Pharmacology

.Module Description

Module Goals

This module aims to:

• provide students with adequate information about mechanisms of action of drugs on molecular level and about the factors affecting them.
• Familiarize students with basic principles of pharmacokinetics at receptor level and their relation to general pharmacokinetics (in the body).

Assessment Methods

• Individual questions, quizzes, evaluation of external activities, theoretical and practical tests. These constitute 40% of total mark of the
• A final exam constituting 60% of total mark.

Module Syllabus

This module provides the basic concepts related to mechanisms of drug actions that interfere with the work of the immune system and those used in the treatment of cancer. In addition, it provides the mechanisms of drugs used in the treatment of viral infections and adresses the new methods in drug therapy such as gene therapy and stem cell therapy.