Principles of Pharmacology

Catalog description

Course introduces pharmacology, primarily for students in allied health fields. Content includes major prescription and over-the-counter drug classes (with representative drugs), their uses, side effects and warnings. Students will use practical pharmacology theory (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics) and physiology to understand and predict drug effects, interactions, and toxicity. The impact of society, media, economic and cultural pressures on patient access and compliance with medication will also be discussed.