Principles of Clinical Pharmacology II

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As a continuation of CRP 252, this course includes the topics of drug transport mechanisms and their relevance on pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism, dose response and concentration response analysis, biological markers of drug effect, and adverse drug reactions. In addition, emphasis is given to optimizing and evaluating the clinical use of drugs, as well as drug therapy in special populations (children, elderly adults, pregnant and nursing women). A special course module focuses on the processes of drug discovery and development, and the regulatory role of the FDA. Prerequisite: CRP 252. Credit: 2.