Pharmacology I

Catalog description

This course is part one of a two-semester sequence in pharmacology and clinical therapeutics. The course introduces the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, dosage forms, and dose-response relationships. Classes of pharmaceuticals are studied, with a focus on the mechanisms of drug action in different therapeutic classes, with common side effects of prototypic drugs, drug side effects, and interactions of drugs with regard to disease states. Polypharmacy and reputable resources of information on drugs are reviewed. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in Physician Assistant Studies. In order to register for this course, the student must be a graduate student in the Physician Assistant plan.