- Pharmacology
- Year 3
- First semester
- Intermediate
Pharmacology: General Principles
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics without drowning in detail
Dr. Omar Lotfywith Dr. Omar Lotfy
- Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 18 reviews
- 77 students
- 3 lessons
- 41 min
- Taught in Arabic
Updated 24 Oct 2026
About this course
The groundwork every pharmacology chapter builds on: how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolised and excreted, and how they act on receptors.
What you'll learn
- Explain the four stages of pharmacokinetics
- Work out half-life and loading doses
Course content
2 units · 3 lessons · 41 min
Pharmacokinetics2 lessons · 27 min
- Reading: A drug's journey through the bodyFree preview15:00
- Reading: Half-life and dosing12:00
Pharmacodynamics1 lesson · 14 min
- Reading: Receptors and the dose-response curve14:00
Your lecturer
Dr. Omar Lotfy
Dr. Omar Lotfy
Physiology lecturer
- 4 courses
- 977 students
- 6 years teaching
Physiology lecturer who likes to explain the why before the what. Six years of turning hard chapters into clear stories.
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