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Course Text
Goodman and Gilman. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th edition. New York: McGrawHill, 2006.
Syllabus
The course syllabus is required. The syllabus serves as a lecture outline as well as a study guide. For each major topic (which may be one lecture or several), the syllabus materials include:
Instructor: the faculty member responsible for instruction on the topic.
Prototype Drug(s), if applicable: the drugs which will be used to illustrate concepts applicable to the major class of drugs under discussion. It will be necessary to know the key properties of all prototype drugs. However, the prototypes are not the only drugs that you will be required to learn. Along with the prototypes indicated, it will also be necessary to know the key properties of any other drugs that are specifically emphasized during the lecture sessions.
Outline: illustrated outline of major concepts you should know about the topic; to be supplemented by your own lecture notes and reading.
References: references to the text pages which cover the topic, plus recommended supplementary reading in other books and/or journals.
Faculty Consultants: list of Pharmacology faculty members, in addition to the principal instructor, who are particularly knowledgeable on the topic and who may be consulted if you have any questions.
Review Questions: series of best answer multiple choice questions on the topic, for your own self-testing and review.