PHA - 520 Principles of Clinical Pharmacology I

This is the first in a two-part course series designed provide students with an intensive study of the principles pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics required for patient care. Emphasis in the course is placed on the applications of pharmacological principles in primary care medicine. This course is organ system-based; the topics discussed will mirror the major organ systems covered in Clinical Medicine II. Pharmacological principles discussed in this course include: principles of pharmacology and drug action; pharmacokinetics and dynamics; drug dosage calculation; the usage profile for major classes of clinically important drugs, including indications, contraindications and side effects, and dosing and administration; principles of drug selection, and assessment of therapeutic efficacy and outcome. Prerequisite: Successful completion of PHA 514. Also requires successful completion, with a grade of C or higher, of prerequisite undergraduate courses in human physiology and biochemistry. Requires concurrent enrollment in PHA 522, PHA 524, and PHA 525. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 3