Semester/Year: 4/2
Lec.+lab/week: (3+0) hours

This course provides students with the essential principles in general toxicology and poisons. It covers the effects of toxic agents on different systems, spectrum of toxic effects, margin of safety, dose - response relationship. It gives the student knowledge about the general measures for treatment of poisons, reduction in poison levels reaching tissues, main antidotes and life sustaining measures. The course also illustrates and familiarizes the student with the symptoms of the most important toxic substance and their treatment such as metals war gases, corrosives, clinical drugs, plant and animal toxicants, air pollution in addition to some household mixtures. Finally, the general way of analysis of poison.