Pharmacotherapeutics I

Catalog description

This is the first pharmacotherapeutic sequence of coursework which focuses on the application of skills, critical thinking, problem solving, and resources needed to manage patients with ophthalmologic, dermatologic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hematologic as well as renal disorders and is designed to provide a didactic framework of introductory concepts in pharmacotherapy including interpretation of laboratory values, the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP) and the inpatient medical record. The Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP) intertwined with the pathophysiologic, pharmacologic, pharmacotherapeutic and pharmacoeconomic principles will be utilized to prepare students to collect, assess, plan, implement, and follow-up with patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations for each disease state covered.