COURSE CODE: VPC 404
COURSE TITLE: VETERINARY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACY
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 UNITS
COURSE DURATION: TWO HOURS PER WEEK, THREE HOURS OF PRACTICALS PER WEEK
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Olubukola Tolulope Adenubi D.V.M., M.Sc
Email: bukioguns@yahoo.com
Office Location: Dept. of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,COLVET
Other Lecturers: Prof. R.O.A. Arowolo, Dr. J.O. Olukunle, Dr. K.T. Biobaku
Course Synopsis
Introduction to toxicology; sources and types of poison, antidotal therapy; toxicology of fungicides, pesticides, herbicides, rodenticides; cyanide, nitrate, nitrite and oxalate poisoning; environmental toxicology; toxicology of heavy metals; plant toxicology;
toxins of animal origin; formulation of veterinary drugs; drug prescription, organization and management of a veterinary pharmacy.
