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Apr 16, 2024
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PHRX 2010 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Credit hours: 4
Prerequisites: Enrollment in the program.
Course Description:
The course presents practical knowledge of the general therapeutic classes of drugs and their interactions with the human body. Emphasis on drug classifications, dosages and routes of administration, side effects, interactions, and precautions of prescription and nonprescription drugs.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- Become familiar with the top 200 Brand and generic drugs
- Understand basic human anatomy and physiology and diseases/conditions that affect the body
- Apply understanding of how drug categories work in the body to produce therapeutic effects
- Monitor drug doses for appropriate strength, routes of administration, side effects, cautions, and adverse events
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