PAS 5261 Clinical Pharmacology II
This course is the second in a series of three courses for the study of clinical pharmacology appropriate to the professional physician assistant role. The basic principles of pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics are applied to generate pharmacologic management plans for diseases/disorders based on current clinical practice guidelines and other evidence-based resources. The 3-series clinical pharmacology course collectively provides an introduction to the pharmacologic processes in the care and promotion of wellness across the lifespan, including the medications commonly used to treat human disorders, their classification, mechanisms of actions, indications, contraindications/cautions, formulations, routes of metabolism and excretion, adverse reactions, and drug interactions. Prerequisite: PAS 5161
Lab Hours
0
Lecture Hours
1
Corequisite
None