VISION
The Department of Pharmacology has always placed great emphasis on the quality of academic teaching and assisting students in studying pharmacology and its relation to clinical fields.

MISSION
The department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics is responsible for teaching the science of Drugs to the medical students (3rd year) as it is a basic material in studying medicine. The department starts with an introduction of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic, passing through drugs discovery process then provides the basic knowledge on the functions of the different drugs clinically. Through their study courses at the department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, the students continue learning the essentials of the human pathophysiology in relation to therapeutics. Moreover, the department shares in developing students skills of mind via different up-to-date teaching methods of academic and practical material, experiencing variable examination tools, and applying such information in practice.

OBJECTIVES

1. Define the functions of different drug's groups.
2. Describe the mechanism of action of different drug's groups and the sequence of events that accompany these actions.
3. Estimate the normal values with regard to different biological conditions.
4. Illustrate the degree of deviation in the normal functions of different body systems in some clinical disorders.
5. Provide scientific explanations for different physiological changes accompany some clinical disorders during treatment course.

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS
The curriculum has been designed as –Ministry of higher education and scientific research recommendations. The material of the course will be presented through lectures and seminars. The program of the seminars shall focus on the program covered in the lectures. During the seminars students must be prepared to discuss corresponding topics covered during the lecture.
The theory classes would comprise of 45 hours of didactic teaching. The practical classes would comprise of 30 hours. The time allocated for the tutorials is approximately 15 hours. This will include seminars assignments.