PAS-5040 Pharmacology & Clin Therapeutics 1
Pharmacology and Clinical Therapeutics 1 First of three courses in Pharmacology and Clinical Therapeutics. Introduces students to the general principles of pharmacology and the application of these principles to patient care situations. Students learn the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, dosage forms and dose-response relationships. Classes of pharmaceuticals will be studied, with a focus on the mechanisms of drug action in different therapeutic classes, drug side effects and drug-drug interactions, the interaction of drugs with the disease state under treatment, polypharmacy, and reputable sources of information about drugs. The classes of pharmaceuticals will parallel the body system being studied in Clinical Medicine 1.