PHA 508 - Pharmacotherapy and Pathophysiology II

4 Hour(s)

Therapeutic and drug product selection including issues of efficacy, potential toxicities, side effects, compliance, monitoring parameters, drug interactions, contraindications and cost will be studied. Pathophysiology will be presented as it relates to disease states and therapeutic mechanisms of treatment. The student will develop a rational approach to the selection of medications to be prescribed, and studies of medications used in the treatment of acute and chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Pharmacotherapy and Pathophysiology II runs concurrently with Clinical Medicine II and focuses on the therapeutics associated with disease states presented in Clinical Medicine II. In addition, this course presents a review of the principles of pharmacology and examines legal and professional issues in prescribing.

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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all courses in the winter term.