Pharmacotherapy IV

Catalog description

This course covers several topics of pharmacotherapy: renal, nutrition, gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders as well as hematology and oncology with a focus on patient care. The student will need to integrate physiologic, pathophysiologic, pharmacologic, pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, laboratory monitoring, and pharmacotherapeutic principles to assess and/or formulate disease specific pharmacotherapy care plans. The course will focus on optimizing drug therapy through the design, r ecommendation, implementation, monitoring, and modification of individualized pharmacotherapeutic plans using updated pharmacologic principles, clinical recommendations, and evidence-based guidelines. (Prerequisites: PBS 704 & CAS 706 – Co-requisite: PRC 810) Formerly