May 09, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

PAS 5470 Pharmacotherapeutics III


Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 2
This is the third in a three-quarter course sequence designed to provide a solid foundation in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the physiology associated with drug action and interaction. Specific drug classes will be discussed, with attention given to individual drugs, their uses, side effects, similarities, and differences. Emphasis is placed on the most frequently prescribed agents for treatment of common diseases. Specific pharmacotherapeutic agents and/or disorders covered in this course include autonomic pharmacology, ophthalmologic medications, treatment of ear, nose and throat infections, neurologic disorders, skin/bone/eye disorders, respiratory disorders and the related antimicrobial agents, allergies, endocrine disorders, pain management, gastrointestinal disorder, cancer chemotherapy, hematopoietic disorders, psychiatric medications, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular and renal drugs, reproductive health and the related antimicrobial agents, and special populations.