Pharmacology/Pharmacotherapy I

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This course is the first of three courses designed to provide students with a strong foundation of principles of pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics. Discussion will include mechanism of action of major classes of therapeutic agents with attention given to individual drugs and their uses, desired effects, potential side effects, and toxicities. Emphasis is placed on agents that are most frequently prescribed for treatment of common diseases found in the primary care setting in the areas of neurology, musculoskeletal, rheumatology, hematology/oncology, and infectious disease. Offered summer term each year. Three semester hours.