FRSC 4713 - Forensic Pharmacology

Forensic Pharmacology is an advanced course in modern toxicology related to therapeutic, illicit, and abused drugs. Topics covered include different types of cases encountered in forensic pharmacology; how the body reacts to and handles drugs and other exogenous substances when they are introduced into the body; understanding the effect of atypical enzyme isoforms on the course of drugs through the body and the implications for interpretation of analytical toxicology results; and the knowledge and understanding involved in formulating an opinion about drugs introduced into the body (doses, times, whether acute or chronic) and whether the drugs caused any effect (therapeutic, toxic, lethal) on the body.

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: FRSC 4323

Enrollment Restrictions: Junior or senior standing.