About the Department - College of Pharmacy

About the Department

 

About the Department

The Department of pharmacology and Toxicology is concerned with teaching pharmacology and toxicology basic principles as well as biostatistics to the students of Pharmacy.  Pharmacology is the science that deals with the study of drugs and their effects on vital organs. This course helps students understand the influence of drugs and their multiple uses. It also helps them assimilate the mechanism of drug action according to their different kinds, their impacts on cells receptors and their applications in the dynamic science of drug action and interaction, pharmacokinetics and each drug's side effects. The science of toxicology principles and clinical applications studies is concerned with the harmful effects of drugs and chemicals, prevention methods and treatment of poisoning cases.