Pharmacology

Catalog description

This course encompasses basic pharmacological principles and the various classes of drugs. Included is a discussion on the manner in which drugs interact with biological receptors, are absorbed, distributed, metabolized and excreted. Also, to be discussed will be drug interactions of podiatric significance. Drugs will be covered primarily on a system basis. The ultimate goal is to enable the future doctor of podiatric medicine to apply pharmacological principles to ensure the rational use of drugs in the therapeutic setting. Emphasis will be placed on those agents contained in the ever-expanding armamentarium of the modern podiatric practitioner. Prerequisite: PCLP 601