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BSPS Program

BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology/Toxicology Major

Pharmacology is the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and uses of drugs; it includes pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and toxicology. Pharmacology deals with the study of drugs in all aspects: the properties and reactions of drugs, especially with relation to therapeutic value, as well as the discovery, chemistry, composition, identification, biological/physiological effects, uses and manufacture of drugs. Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical or biological agents on living organisms and the ecosystem, including the prevention and amelioration of such adverse effects.

Pharmacology and Toxicology are biomedical sciences which study how to develop safe, effective drugs and prevent the harmful effects of chemicals. Pharmacology focuses on the way drugs interact with various living systems that includes the properties, effects, and mechanisms of drug action. Toxicology focuses on the interaction of toxic compounds in the body that includes exposure assessment, dose response assessment, and hazard identification.

Career Opportunities

This major prepares students for medical school (Pre-Med). Students are also prepared to work as pharmacologists and toxicologists in the biomedical industry, pharmaceutical industry, nutritional industries, environmental conservation and pollution control, scientific civil service, governmental agencies, forensic sciences, and research institutes. Graduates can also work as sales representatives or move on to graduate studies in the field, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and in most biomedical fields.

Student Learning Outcome

Utilize a variety of pharmacologic/toxicological laboratory techniques necessary for research

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