Pharmacology Basics

How drugs act, interact and go wrong, with safe practice throughout.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Pharmacology as a discipline
2. 1.2 Drug targets and receptors
3. 1.3 Agonists, antagonists and selectivity
4. 1.4 The relationship between dose and response
1. 2.1 Absorption, and routes of administration
2. 2.2 Distribution and protein binding
3. 2.3 Metabolism and the liver
4. 2.4 Excretion and half-life
1. 3.1 Therapeutic range and margin of safety
2. 3.2 Why the same dose affects two people differently
3. 3.3 Age, pregnancy, liver and kidney considerations
4. 3.4 Adherence, and why patients stop taking things
1. 4.1 Side effect, adverse reaction and allergy
2. 4.2 Recognising and reporting a reaction
3. 4.3 Drug interactions
4. 4.4 The medicines that demand extra caution
1. 5.1 Pain and inflammation
2. 5.2 Infection and antimicrobials
3. 5.3 Cardiovascular medicines
4. 5.4 Respiratory medicines
1. 6.1 Diabetes and endocrine medicines
2. 6.2 Gastrointestinal medicines
3. 6.3 Medicines acting on the nervous system
4. 6.4 Anticoagulants and other high-risk medicines
1. 7.1 How a medicine is licensed
2. 7.2 Generics, brands and formularies
3. 7.3 Controlled and restricted medicines
4. 7.4 Storage, supply and disposal
1. 8.1 The rights of safe administration
2. 8.2 Reading a prescription and a medication chart
3. 8.3 Explaining a medicine to a patient
4. 8.4 Antimicrobial stewardship and responsible use

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Skills your degree does not cover Employers ask for practical tools alongside the qualification. This fills that gap while you study.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.