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Pharmacotherapy II PHCL 430 (3+0)

OVERVIEW:

This class continues from Pharmacotherapy I, introduces the clinical use of medication in the prevention & treatment of disease and serves as a foundation for the delivery of pharmaceutical care.  Pharmacotherapy I and II serves the needs of all future pharmacists by focusing on core chronic disease states with an emphasis on outpatient management.  It is coordinated with Pharmaceutical Care I to provide more direct application.

OBJECTIVES:

1.      Understand the basic mechanisms of selected diseases and interpret these mechanisms in relation to drug therapy

2.      Recognize major signs and symptoms of selected disease states

3.      Design an effective drug treatment regimen for selected disease states

4.      Tailor general therapeutic protocols to individual patients

5.      Assess the risk versus benefit of drug therapy in a given patient

6.      Interpret drug response using subjective and objective criteria, including laboratory measures and physical findings

7.      Evaluate the safety and efficacy of drugs in a given therapeutic class

8.      Formulate approaches to monitor patient response to a given drug regimen

COURSE MATERIALS:

1.      Handouts including copies of PowerPoint slides from lectures

2.      Guidelines and articles as specified by the instructor

3.      Dipiro et al. Pharmacotherapy – A Pathophysiologic Approach 7th edition 2008 McGraw-Hill

4.      Optional: Koda-Kimble MA et al Applied Therapeutics – The Clinical Use of Drugs 9th edition 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 

 

LECTURES:

1. Introduction to 430

2.  General principles of Infectious Diseases

3. Immunization

4.  Respiratory Tract Infections

5.  GI/Abdominal infections

6.  Genital / Urinary tract infections

7.   Skin, bone & joint

8.   Central nervous system & Cardiovascular system

9.  General principles of oncology (slides, Handout)

10.  Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

11.  Pain management

12.  Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid Base

13.  Renal Failure (Acute, Chronic)

14.  Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s & dementia

15.  Depression & Anxiety

16.  Thyroid Disorders

17.  Osteoporosis

18.  Tuberculosis/brucellosis/Fungal, Viral & Parasitic Infection

19. Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphate

20. TPN

21. Epilepsy

22. Schizophrenia and Bibolar