PHA442 Pharmacotherapeutics III

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This is the third in a series of six Pharmacotherapeutics courses. These sequenced courses address the principles of Pharmacotherapeutics and the functional consequences of major diseases. Discussions will focus on therapeutic problem solving, and the evaluation of drugs commonly used in clinical practice. Emphasis includes the individualization of pharmacotherapy, the selection of appropriate drug regimen with its efficacy and monitoring parameters, the assessment and the determination of therapeutic endpoints. Disease prevention, patient counseling, and pharmacoeconomic issues will be an integral part of each disease state management. Pharmacotherapy of rheumatologic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and renal diseases will be discussed in this course.

Prerequisites: PHA210, PHA313, PHA316, PHA320, and PHA398

Corequisites: PHA 430 and Professional Year 2 status