European Poisonous Plants

Synopsis

An interactive package consisting of three activities: 1) poisonous plants and their toxins - considers these plants grouped according to their toxin type or plant family. The toxins are studied according to their chemical structures, biological/pharmacological action. Attention is drawn to useful drugs derived from the toxins; 2) pharmaceutical case presentations - a series of scenarios in which pharmacists respond to situations involving possible poisoning by plants; 3) identifying poisonous plants - a selection of multiple choice questions. Suitable for self-paced open learning or as part of a lecture course. Approximately 2 hours of teaching material.

Series

Pccal: Pharmacy Consortium for Computer Aided Learning, Tltp Project

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Computer program. Floppy disk. PC Windows version only.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale

Notes

Available to UK higher education institutions.

Uses

Undergraduate pharmacy studies.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

computer-assisted learning; pharmacy studies; plants; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme; toxic substances

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

University of Strathclyde

Distributor

Name

University of Bath, School of Pharmacy

Email

pccal@bath.ac.uk

Web

http://www.bath.ac.uk/PCCAL/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01225 826826 ext 5110

Address

Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY

Notes

contact: Mr Keith Brown