Notes and Slides
71:130
Drug Mechanisms and Actions
Spring Semester, 2008


Course Director:

        Barry Kasson, Ph.D.
        335-9954

Lectures:
         1:00 -1:50 PM, 2:00 - 2:50 PM, M, W   Watzke Auditorium (Aud. 3) BSB
         1:00 -1:50
PM, F  Watzke Auditorium BSB

 

Date

Time

Lecturer

Topic

Jan 23

1:00 PM

Kasson

Introductiion/Drug Absorption & Distribution
2:00 PM

Kasson

Pharmacodynamics

Jan 24

10:00 AM

Kasson

Drug and Xenobiotic Metabolism

11:00 AM

Kasson

Drug Excretion / Dose Regimens

Jan 25

1:00 PM

Hammond

Local Anesthesia I

Jan 28

1:00 PM

Hammond

Local Anesthesia II

2:00 PM

Hammond

General Anesthesia I

Jan 30

1:00 PM

Hammond

General Anesthesia II

Feb 1

NO CLASS

Feb 4

2:00 PM

Proudfit

Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Agents

Feb 6

NO CLASS

Feb 8

PROGRESS EXAM I
(covers 9 lectures from 1st lecture on Jan 23 through Feb. 4 -- 18 questions)

Feb 11

1:00 PM

Lill

Introduction to Antimicrobial Agents

2:00 PM

Lill

Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis

Feb 13

1:00 PM

Lill

ß-lactam Antibiotics and Resistance

2:00 PM

Lill

Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis I

Feb 15

1:00 PM

Lill

Inhibitors of Protein S ynthesis II; Antimetabolites

Feb 18

1:00 PM

Lill

Antifungal Agents

2:00 PM

Lill

Antiviral Agents

Feb 20-25

NO CLASS

Feb 27

2:00 PM

Sheff

Drugs Used in Atherosclerosis

Feb 29

NO CLASS

Mar 3

1:00 PM

Sheff

Drugs Used to Treat Asthma

2:00 PM

Sheff

GI Drugs

Mar 5

1:00 PM

Sheff

Renal Drugs I

2:00 PM

Sheff

Renal Drugs II

Mar 7

1:00 PM

Strack

Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System

Mar 10

1:00 PM

Strack

Cholinergic Stimulants, Inhibition of Cholinesterase

2:00 PM

Strack

Cholinergic Antagonists

Mar 12

1:00 PM

Strack

Drugs Affecting Nicotinic Receptors

2:00 PM

Strack

Adrenergic Stimulants I

Mar 14

1:00 PM

Strack

Adrenergic Stimulants II

Mar 17-21

SPRING BREAK

Mar 24 1:00 PM Strack Adrenergic Blocking Agents
2:00 PM

Fisher

Peptides-Angiotensin, Vasopressin, Kinins

Mar 26

1:00 PM

Fisher

Amines, Histamine, Serotonin and Antagonists

2:00 PM

Hohl

Clinical Correlations: Autonomics

Mar 28

PROGRESS EXAM II
(covers 17 lectures from 2nd lecture on Feb 11 through Mar 24 -- 34 questions)

Mar 31

1:00 PM

Lamping

Central and Peripheral Mechanisms of Hypertension

2:00 PM

Lamping

Antihypertensive Agents

Apr 2

1:00 PM

Lamping

Acute Coronary Syndrome

2:00 PM

Hell

Congestive Heart Failure

Apr 4

1:00 PM

Hell

Antiarryhthmic Agents I

Apr 7

1:00 PM

Hell

Antiarrhythmic Agents II

Apr 9

2:00 PM

Hohl

Anticoagulants, Antithrombotics, Thrombolytic Drugs

Apr 11

1:00 PM

Kasson

Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemic Agents

Apr 14

1:00 PM

Kasson

Corticosteroids

2:00 PM Kasson Gonadal Hormones and Oral Contraceptives

Apr 16

NO CLASS

Apr 18

1:00 PM

Kasson

Thyroid and Antithyroid Agents

Apr 21

1:00 PM

Kasson

Agents that Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis

Apr 23

NO CLASS

Apr 25

PROGRESS EXAM III
(covers 17 lectures from 2nd lecture on Mar 24 through Apr 23 -- 34 questions)