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Duration of the online course: 42 hours and 15 minutes

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Build real pharmacology skills in a free online course: understand drugs, dosing, interactions, and key therapies with practice questions and certificate-ready study.

In this free course, learn about

  • Core antibiotic classes, targets (cell wall, protein, DNA), and major resistance mechanisms
  • How bacteria reduce intracellular drug levels (efflux pumps, porin changes, reduced uptake)
  • Key principles of bacterial cell-wall synthesis inhibition and which antibiotics act there
  • Antiviral pharmacology for HIV/hepatitis/influenza/herpes; major drug classes and uses
  • HIV integrase inhibitors: which drug class they are and the integrase enzyme step targeted
  • Antifungal classes and mechanisms: ergosterol binding vs synthesis inhibition
  • Polyenes form membrane pores; allylamines (e.g., terbinafine) inhibit squalene epoxidase
  • Anti-TB drug mechanisms, including folate pathway inhibition (e.g., dapsone) in mycobacteria
  • Pharmacokinetics: absorption and routes; IV administration provides 100% bioavailability
  • Drug metabolism basics: Phase I oxidation mainly via CYP450 enzymes
  • Distribution determinants: capillary permeability, protein binding, lipophilicity, Vd concepts
  • Excretion and clearance: kidneys as primary organ; clearance relationships and implications
  • Dosage regimens: steady-state concentration depends on infusion rate and clearance
  • Pharmacodynamics & autonomic/cardiac drugs: receptor antagonism and key CV drug actions

Course Description

Pharmacology can feel overwhelming until you see the patterns that connect drug classes, mechanisms, and clinical decisions. This free online course is designed to help you think like a clinician by linking foundational concepts to the therapies you encounter in real settings. You will strengthen your ability to predict effects, anticipate adverse reactions, and make sense of why specific medications are chosen for specific conditions.

The learning experience moves between core principles and high-yield therapeutic areas. You will work through antimicrobial pharmacology, including antibiotics, antivirals for infections such as HIV and influenza, antifungals, and antimycobacterial agents used in tuberculosis. Along the way, you will practice applying mechanism-based reasoning, such as how pathogens resist treatment or how targeting different enzymes changes clinical outcomes.

A strong pharmacology base also depends on understanding what the body does to drugs and what drugs do to the body. You will build confidence with pharmacokinetics by connecting absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, clearance, and dosage planning to real dosing decisions, including how steady state is reached. On the pharmacodynamics side, you will clarify receptor behavior and learn how agonists and antagonists translate into measurable physiological changes.

To support clinical relevance, the course also focuses on autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology. You will explore cholinergic and adrenergic pathways, then connect those systems to commonly used treatments for hypertension, angina, arrhythmias, thrombosis prevention, and fluid balance. Practice questions are included throughout to help you check understanding, correct misconceptions, and improve recall under test-like conditions. Whether you are a student preparing for exams or a healthcare professional refreshing essentials, this course offers a structured path to clearer, safer medication reasoning.

Course content

  • Video class: Antibiotics

    2h17m

  • Exercise: Which mechanism best describes how bacteria can prevent antibiotics from accumulating inside the cell?

  • Exercise: What statement about antibiotics and bacterial cell wall synthesis is correct?

  • Video class: Antivirals | HIV, Hepatitis, Influenza, Herpes Treatment

    1h51m

  • Exercise: Which of the following drugs is primarily used as an integrase inhibitor in the treatment of HIV?

  • Exercise: Which enzyme is targeted by integrase inhibitors in the HIV replication cycle?

  • Video class: Antifungals

    46m

  • Exercise: Which class of antifungal drugs works by forming pores in the fungal cell membrane, leading to electrolyte imbalances and subsequent cell lysis?

  • Exercise: Which antifungal drug inhibits the enzyme squalene epoxidase, reducing the conversion of squalene to ergosterol, thereby affecting the stability of the fungal cell membrane?

  • Video class: Antimycobacterials | Anti-TB Drugs

    36m

  • Exercise: Which drug inhibits the enzyme responsible for converting para-aminobenzoic acid into dihydrofolate, thus impacting DNA and RNA synthesis in mycobacteria?

  • Video class: Pharmacokinetics | Drug Absorption

    42m

  • Exercise: Which route of drug administration is most likely to ensure 100% bioavailability?

  • Video class: Pharmacokinetics | Drug Metabolism

    28m

  • Exercise: Which of the following enzymes is primarily responsible for facilitating oxidative reactions during phase one drug metabolism?

  • Video class: Pharmacokinetics | Drug Distribution

    29m

  • Exercise: Which factor primarily affects the distribution of a drug by determining how well it can leave the bloodstream and enter tissue spaces?

  • Video class: Pharmacokinetics | Drug Excretion

    22m

  • Exercise: What is the primary organ responsible for drug excretion from the body?

  • Video class: Pharmacokinetics | Drug Clearance

    21m

  • Exercise: Which of the following statements about drug clearance is correct?

  • Video class: Pharmacokinetics | Dosage Regimen

    24m

  • Exercise: In pharmacokinetics, what is the 'steady-state concentration' primarily dependent on when administering a drug through continuous infusion?

  • Video class: Pharmacodynamics

    1h28m

  • Exercise: Which of the following correctly describes the mode of action for a drug that acts as an antagonist at a receptor site?

  • Video class: Autonomic Pharmacology | Cholinergic Agonists

    1h16m

  • Exercise: Which of the following nerves is responsible for promoting pupillary constriction through cholinergic pathways and what is the effect called?

  • Video class: Autonomic Pharmacology | Muscarinic Antagonists

    44m

  • Exercise: What is the mechanism of action of anti-muscarinic agents on the eye?

  • Video class: Autonomic Pharmacology | Adrenergic Agonists

    1h45m

  • Exercise: Which neurotransmitter is primarily responsible for the adrenergic effects on alpha-1 adrenergic receptors, leading to increased systemic vascular resistance and blood pressure?

  • Video class: Autonomic Pharmacology | Adrenergic Antagonists

    1h59m

  • Exercise: What is the primary mechanism by which beta 1 blockers reduce oxygen demand in patients with stable coronary artery disease?

  • Video class: Antihypertensive Drugs

    2h38m

  • Exercise: Which category of antihypertensive medications is primarily indicated for treating hypertension in conjunction with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter due to their effect on heart rate?

  • Video class: Antianginal Drugs

    1h24m

  • Exercise: Which of the following medications is commonly used as the first-line treatment for acute angina attacks?

  • Video class: Antiarrhythmic Drugs

    2h40m

  • Exercise: Which phase of the cardiac action potential is primarily affected by beta blockers?

  • Video class: Antiplatelet, Anticoagulant, Thrombolytic Agents

    3h10m

  • Exercise: Which drug class would be most effective in preventing platelet plug formation and is commonly used in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease to prevent acute coronary syndrome events?

  • Video class: Diuretics

    2h36m

  • Exercise: Which class of diuretics works specifically by inhibiting the reabsorption of sodium and chloride at the proximal convoluted tubule?

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