PA 526 Clinical Pharmacology I
This is the first course in a two-part series which must be taken sequentially. The essentials of pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics and applicable biomechanisms will be applied to the care and treatment of pediatric, adult and geriatric patients. The course will utilize case studies to develop critical thinking in considering treatment guidelines and indications and contraindications of medications. Topics include general pharmacologic principles, cardiovascular-renal drugs, autonomic drugs, chemotherapeutic drugs used against bacterial, eukaryotic and viral infections, drugs with important action on smooth muscle including autocoids and eicosanoids, and drugs to treat inflammation and gout.