PHAR2220 Systems Pharmacology (University of Western Australia): rated 3.7/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PHAR2220 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Biomedical Sciences in Natural and Physical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 系统药理学
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Natural and Physical Sciences
Faculty: Biomedical Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an introduction to the action of drugs in tissues, organs and whole body environments such that the relevance of pharmacological agents to disease therapy is made clear. Topics include pharmacology of the autonomic and central nervous systems; respiratory; cardiovascular and endocrine pharmacology; substance use disorder; cancer and applied ethics.
PHAR2220 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 9 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "I did phar2220 last semester sem 1 2025, it was manageable but there is a lot of drugs and content to memorise with 5 drugs in each lectures but the labs were very easy. I’m planning on taking gene2230 next semester sem 2 2025 for my genetics major i’ve heard the unit is not as …"
On Reddit: "I know someone who got into optometry in UWA with a GPA of 5.9. So while it’s a competitive entry, it might not be as competitive as you think compared to pharmacy, med, dent or other courses. As long as you will continue to get Ds and HDs, you should be fine. Second year pharma…"
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Q: Is PHAR2220 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHAR2220, and when is it offered?
A: PHAR2220 is taught by the Biomedical Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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