Theoretical pharmacology is a relatively new and expanding field of research. Pharmacology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of drug action. More simply, it is the study of the interaction in a living organism and how a drug affects brain function. Theoretical pharmacologists aim to explain the activity of a certain drug and its structural features, and they strive to predict entirely new classes of drugs for specific purposes. Do you feel as though you are starting to fall behind and are looking for college tutoring in your area? Reach out to Varsity Tutors to start working with a theoretical pharmacology tutor right away.
Here is a list of some topics a theoretical pharmacology tutor can review with you:
- Mechanisms of drug action
- Dose-response relations
- Pharmacokinetics
- Drug delivery systems
- Drug metabolism
- Toxicity of pharmacological agents
- Drug interaction
- Substance abuse
Theoretical pharmacology requires abstract thinking and is reliant on lecture and discussion. Theoretical pharmacology tutoring allows the student to have a more personalized learning experience. Working with a tutor provides the student with one on one attention that they can not receive from a professor in a course with many students. The student is able to ask questions they may not have been able to get answered in the classroom.