• Pharmacology and Toxicology is an undergraduate major offered through the School of Pharmacy. Pharmacology and toxicology are biomedical sciences often referred to as sister disciplines.
  • Pharmacology is the study of the sites, properties, effects, and mechanisms of drug action—the interactions of chemicals with biological systems. 
  • Toxicology addresses the adverse effects of chemicals on humans and animals and includes exposure assessment, hazard identification, dose-response assessment, and risk characterization.
  • Both subjects integrate multiple scientific disciplines and rely on cutting-edge biotechnological approaches to gain insight into drug and toxicant action at the molecular level.