Section 1 - Introduction

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology (BIOL3020) Section 1 Introduction Rang et al 2007 (Chapter 1) What is Pharmacology The History of Pharmacology The link between Physiology and Pharmacology W W Present Day Pharmacology Biotechnology has changed pharmacology Many therapeutics are made by genetic engineering rather than chemistry Include antibodies, enzymes and regulatory proteins (hormones, growth factors and cytokines) Known as biopharmaceuticals Present day Pharmacology Recent branches of Pharmacology  A chemical substance of known structure, other than a nutrient or an essential dietary suppliment, which when administrated to a living organism, prodices a biological effect.