This course examines the pharmacology of therapeutic agents including those relevant to chemotherapeutics, inflammation and infection and neurological and affective disorders. You will consider systems involving the human immune and inflammatory response as well as the neurological systems in both health and disease to underpin an understanding of the pharmacotherapy of common disorders. The course focuses on understanding the rationale for drug therapy as well as describing the range of therapeutic strategies. It explores factors that affect drug disposition and adverse events in the therapeutic areas.