Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences (Master’s Course)
Lecture Code TB001403 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 総合薬理学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ソウゴウヤクリガク
Subject Name in
English
General Pharmacology
Instructor AGO YUKIO,YOKOYAMA REI
Instructor
(Katakana)
アゴウ ユキオ,ヨコヤマ レイ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues11-12:MED Rm 2
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)
*Lecture-based
*Face-to-face lecture is the standard format. However, depending on the number of participants attending in person, lectures may be delivered as on-demand slide presentations with audio.
*For students unable to attend in person, recorded lectures or lecture slides with audio will be uploaded to Moodle. You must complete the coursework and submit a report by the deadline specified in Moodle. Failure to submit will be counted as an absence.  
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Medical Sciences
Eligible Students Division of Integrated Health Sciences[Master’s Course]
Keywords Pharmacology 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Learn Pharmacology as a basic medical science. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To understand the mechanism by which drugs exert their effects on the disease 
Class Schedule Session 1 (Dec 8): Orientation – Drug Receptors, Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action and Dose-Response Relationships
Session 2 (Dec 15): Pharmacokinetics, Administration Methods, Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects
Session 3 (Dec 22): Pharmacology Related to Inflammation
Session 4 (Jan 6): Pharmacology Related to Pain
Session 5 (Jan 12): Pharmacology Related to the Peripheral Nervous System
Session 6 (Jan 19): Pharmacology Related to the Central Nervous System
Session 7 (Jan 26): Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Session 8 (Feb 2): Pharmacology Related to Infectious Diseases and Cancer

Post-class Report (Submit within one week after each class) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Refer to the handouts provided in each class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, moodle
(More Details) PC 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
To attend every lecture 
Requirements None 
Grading Method Class participation, Reprot 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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