Course Listing For PHRM

PHRM(PMCY) 3010. Introduction to Pharmacy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO PHARMACY.
Prerequisite: For PHRM: Enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program; For PMCY: None.
Corequisite: For PHRM: PHRM 3100; For PMCY: None.
Medical terminology, the United States health care system, drug development and distribution, and the pharmacist's roles in the system. Discussion of common diseases, their diagnosis and treatment. Development of basic medication dispensing skills.
Non-traditional format: If PMCY 3010 is taken prior to admission to the COP, it must be re-taken as PHRM 3010 in the COP curriculum.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 3050. Biochemical Basis of Disease I. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOCHEM DISEASE I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM 3400 and PHRM 3470.
Chemical factors affecting bioactivity of drugs, role of enzymes in biochemistry and disease, metabolism of biochemicals and drugs, maintenance of acid/base balance.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3060. Biochemical Basis of Disease II. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOCHEM DISEASE II.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3050.
Corequisite: PHRM 3410 and PHRM 3480.
Lipids and prostaglandins; cholesterol and steroid hormones, biosynthesis of amino acids and nucleotides; nucleic acids, molecular genetics and biotechnology; immunology; targets for therapeutic intervention.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3100. Pharmacy Skills Laboratory I. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHM SKILLS LAB I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM(PMCY) 3010 and PHRM 3400 and PHRM 3940.
Development of knowledge base, skills, and techniques necessary to render effective pharmaceutical care in a variety of settings.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3101. Introduction to Public Health. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO PUBLIC HEALTH.
Not open to students with credit in PBHL(PMCY) 3100.
Prerequisite: Student enrolled in the UGA College of Pharmacy.
An overview of the United States Public Health System as it currently exists and operates, with an emphasis on the core functions of public health. A survey of different approaches to public health problems, including health promotion and disease prevention.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 3110. Pharmacy Skills Laboratory II. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHM SKILLS LAB II.
Corequisite: PHRM 3200 and PHRM 3410.
Development of knowledge base, skills, and techniques necessary to render effective pharmaceutical care in a variety of settings.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 3200. Quantitative Methods in Pharmacy. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: QUANT METHODS PHARM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM 3110.
Mathematical principles and quantitative methods utilized in the contemporary practice of pharmacy. The calculations required in the quantitative development and assessment of prescriptions, dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and drug therapy modalities are integrated in a manner applicable to pharmacy practice.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 3400. Anatomy and Physiology I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ANAT AND PHYSIOL I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM 3050 and PHRM 3100 and PHRM 3470.
Anatomy and physiology of the human body with emphasis on the central nervous system, autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular and renal systems.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3410. Anatomy and Physiology II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ANAT AND PHYSIOL II.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3400.
Corequisite: PHRM 3060 and PHRM 3110 and PHRM 3480.
Human anatomy and physiology with emphasis on the immune, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3470. Pathophysiology I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM 3050 and PHRM 3400.
Fundamental mechanisms of human disease process, including manifestation, diagnosis, and treatment. Emphasis on central nervous system, musculoskeletal, oncological, neurological, dermatological, and gastrointestinal diseases.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3480. Pathophysiology II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3470.
Corequisite: PHRM 3060 and PHRM 3410.
The human disease process, including manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of endocrine, metabolic immunological, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and respiratory diseases.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3620. Administrative Sciences. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: ADMIN SCIENCES.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Administrative topics designed to prepare pharmacy students for the professional practice environment. Topics include computer applications and database management and retrieval.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3750. Pharmacy and the United States Health Care System. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHCY & HEALTH SYST.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The social, economic, and political forces that shape the environment in which health care currently is being delivered in America and how this affects the practice of pharmacy.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3800. Clinical Applications I. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: CLIN APPLICATNS I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM 3050 and PHRM 3400 and PHRM 3470.
Clinical diseases and management (non-pharmacological and pharmacological) through patient case presentations (interviews). Patient case presentations will supplement the disease states covered in Pathophysiology I.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3850. Clinical Applications II. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: CLIN APPLICATNS II.
Corequisite: PHRM 3060 and PHRM 3410 and PHRM 3480.
Clinical applications of anatomy/physiology, pathophysiology, and biochemistry. Case presentations and various off-site experiential assignments to develop students' pre-clerkship skills.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3900. Pharmacy Intercommunications. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACY INTERCOM.
The skills to effectively communicate with, teach, and counsel patients about their medications and health are taught. Effective communication strategies and skills are presented. Students are challenged to incorporate these skills into their own counseling and communication style. Innovative technology is employed to promote interactive patient counseling.
Offered every year.

PHRM 3940. Survey of Drug Information. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: SURVEY OF DRUG INFO.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM 3100.
Primary, secondary, and tertiary drug information resources, including standard reference texts, computer systems and journals. Emphasis will be placed on retrieval of information and communication of a response.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4050/6050. Principles of Medicinal Chemistry I. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PRIN OF MED CHEM I.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 3060 or permission of department.
Undergraduate corequisite: PHRM 4410 and PHRM 4850.
Drugs acting on the peripheral nervous system and peripheral acting hormones and antihormones, including structure-activity relationships; mechanisms of action; storage and chemical stability reactions.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 4060/6060. Principles of Medicinal Chemistry II. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PRIN MED CHEM II.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 3060 or PHRM 4050/6050.
Undergraduate corequisite: PHRM 4420 and PHRM 4860.
Central nervous system drugs, including their physio-chemical properties, structure-activity relationships and toxicities, side effects, and drug interactions.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 4120. Pharmacy Skills Laboratory III. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHM SKILLS LAB III.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3100 and PHRM 3110.
Corequisite: PHRM 4180/6180 and PHRM 4200/6200 and PHRM 4850.
Analysis, comprehension, and application of pharmaceutical product knowledge.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4130. Pharmacy Skills Laboratory IV. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHM SKILLS LAB IV.
Corequisite: PHRM 4190/6190 and PHRM 4210/6210 and PHRM 4860.
Analysis, comprehension, and application of pharmaceutical product knowledge.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4180/6180. Drug Therapy of Infectious Disease. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DRUG THER INFEC DIS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 3060 or permission of department.
Undergraduate corequisite: PHRM 4120.
Chemistry, spectrum of activity, place in therapy, stability, incompatibilities, and toxicities of antibacterials, antivirals, and antibiotics.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 4190/6190. Chemotherapy of Cancer. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: CHEMOTHER OF CANCER.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 3060 or permission of department.
Etiology, prevention, and treatment of cancer in man. Emphasis is on the mechanism, toxicity, and side effects of anticancer agents of various antineoplastic agents.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 4200/6200. Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics I - Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FUND PCEU I.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 3200.
Undergraduate corequisite: PHRM 4120.
Fundamentals of physical pharmacy and pharmaceutical dosage form design.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4210/6210. Principles of Pharmaceutics II. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PRINC PHARMACEUT II.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 4200/6200.
Undergraduate corequisite: PHRM 4130.
Principles of drug delivery systems and dosage form design, formulation, storage, and utilization.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4211/6211. Pharmaceutics II: Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOPHARM & PK.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 4200/6200.
Basic concepts associated with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and transport with an emphasis on compartmental modeling related to dosing of drugs. Specific disease states that alter drug disposition.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 4410. Pharmacology I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOLOGY I.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3060 and PHRM 3410 and PHRM 3480.
Corequisite: PHRM 4050/6050 and PHRM 4850.
Pharmacology of drugs which affect the autonomic nervous, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and renal systems.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4420. Pharmacology II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOLOGY II.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4410.
Corequisite: PHRM 4060/6060 and PHRM 4860.
Pharmacology of anesthetics, analgesics, hypnotic agents, anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, antiparkinsonism agents, antianxiety and anti-panic agents, antipsychotic agents, antidepressants, central stimulants and drugs of abuse.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4600/6600. Cancer: Carcinogenesis, Biology, Prevention. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: CANCER BIOL & PREV.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Steps in cancer development, initiation, promotion, progression, metastasis, modulators of tumor promotion and progression, diet and cancer, hormone receptors, suppressor genes, oncogenes, and immunosurveillance. Nutritional epidemiology and population studies, dietary guidelines and cancer prevention strategies. Treatment strategies, therapeutic side effects, and quality of life issues.

PHRM 4700. Statistical Approaches to Drug Literature Evaluation. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: STATISTICAL APP DLE.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4120.
Basic statistical methods and analysis used to critically evaluate drug literature are discussed. Topics include statistical inference and hypothesis testing, selection of appropriate statistical tests, correlation and regression analysis, and research design. Students will apply these topics while evaluating published clinical trials, outcome studies, and materials from pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 4800. Pharmacy Seminar. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: PHARMACY SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Presentations and small group discussions with emphasis on professionalization and lifelong personal and professional learning.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4850. Disease Management I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DISEASE MGMT.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3060 and PHRM 3410 and PHRM 3480.
Corequisite: PHRM 4050/6050 and PHRM 4120 and PHRM 4410.
Drug and non-drug treatment of diseases that occur in various human organ systems. The effect of a disease on the patient, non-drug therapy, and drugs used are covered.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4860. Disease Management II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DISEASE MGMT II.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3060 and PHRM 3410 and PHRM 3480.
Corequisite: PHRM 4060/6060 and PHRM 4130 and PHRM 4420.
Drug and non-drug treatment of diseases that occur in various human organ systems. The effect of a disease on the patient, non-drug therapy, and drugs used are covered.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4900. Clinical Applications III. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: CLIN APPLICAT III.
Corequisite: PHRM 4050/6050 and PHRM 4410 and PHRM 4850.
Clinical applications of medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and therapeutics. Case presentations and various off-site experiential assignments to develop students' pre-clerkship skills.
Offered every year.

PHRM 4950. Clinical Applications IV. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: CLIN APPLICAT IV.
Corequisite: PHRM 4060/6060 and PHRM 4130 and PHRM 4420 and PHRM 4860.
Clinical application of medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and therapeutics. Case presentations and various off-site experiential assignments to develop students' pre-clerkship skills.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5000. Non-Traditional Medical Systems and Therapies. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NON TRAD MED SYST.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Non-traditional systems of health care, including alternative health care systems, herbal medications, and self-care using accepted nonprescription drugs and home remedies.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5020/7020-5020L/7020L. Drug Design and Molecular Modeling. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CADD MOL MODELING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 4050/6050 and PHRM 4060/6060.
Graduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Interrelated topics of computer-assisted drug design and molecular modeling, including an introduction to applied aspects of molecular graphics and modeling.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 5040/7040. Antiviral Chemotherapy. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ANTIVIRAL THERAPY.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4180/6180 or permission of department.
An in-depth discussion of human viral disease and the management of these diseases.

PHRM(PMCY) 5050/7050. Abused Drugs. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ABUSED DRUGS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: For PHRM: Enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program; For PMCY: None.
The history, abuse, misuse, effects, and detection of selected drugs. Guest lecturers are invited to present their views on these subjects.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5060. Oncology Therapeutics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CANCER THERAPY.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4190/6190.
Cancer chemotherapeutic agents' use, toxicity, patient education, and treatment of the most prevalent oncologic problems.
Non-traditional format: A self-study elective with an established text and self-study questions already developed by authors.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5070. Immune Therapeutics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: IMMUNOTHERAPY.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4190/6190.
The immune system, immunotherapeutics use, toxicity, patient education, and treatment of the most prevalent immune-mediated problems.
Non-traditional format: A self-study format using established text with self-study questions.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5080. Diabetes Disease Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIABET DISEASE MGMT.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Provision of diabetes education/management services to patients.

PHRM 5090. Infectious Disease Case Studies. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ID CASE STUDIES.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4180/6180.
An application of prior course material to cases of infectious disease. Students write a pharmacy care plan for each case.
Non-traditional format: A case-study method involving student using standard references to synthesize case solutions.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5100. Nuclear Pharmacy. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: NUCLEAR PHARMACY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Procedures and techniques involved in handling and use of radio isotopes in nuclear pharmacy practice.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5110. History of Medicine and Pharmacy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HIST MED PHARM.
The history of medicine and pharmacy beginning with pre-historical discoveries and continuing through the modern era. Emphasis on the social impact of medical discoveries and the conquering of health care problems with drugs and other therapies.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5120. Professional Development for Today's Pharmacist. 1-3 hours.
Oasis Title: PROF DEV FOR PHAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Professional issues in the following areas: communication skills, financial skills, leadership skills, team work, current events, and interviewing skills.
Non-traditional format: Projects and papers will be assigned to students who desire two or three hours of credit.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5140. Pharmacy Skills Laboratory V. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHM SKILLS LAB V.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4130.
Corequisite: PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5860.
Creation and demonstration of individual dosage regimens designed by integrating patient presenting conditions and pharmacotherapeutic conditions.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5150. Pharmacy Skills Laboratory VI. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHM SKILLS LAB VI.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5140.
Creation and demonstration of individual dosage regimens designed by integrating patient presenting conditions and pharmacotherapeutic considerations.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5150E. Pharmacy Skills Laboratory VI. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHM SKILLS LAB VI.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5150.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5140.
Creation and demonstration of individual dosage regimens designed by integrating patient presenting conditions and pharmacotherapeutic considerations.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5200. Impact of International Health Care Issues on United States Foreign Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HEALTH AND FOR POL.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Effects of diseases on indigenous populations and the precautions required of travelers; health care impacts on United States foreign policy. The Great Decisions program will serve as the topic outline for the course.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 5210. Special Topics in Pharmacy. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPC TOPICS PHARMACY.
Specialized pharmaceutical systems, processes and techniques, including assignment of current literature and student presentations.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 5240/7240-5240L/7240L. Advanced Compounding. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED COMPD.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PHRM 3100 and PHRM 3110 and PHRM 3200 and PHRM 4120 and PHRM 4130 and PHRM 4200/6200 and PHRM 4210/6210.
Graduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Novel and traditional dosage forms and advanced principles of pharmaceutics for dosage form preparation and administration.

PHRM 5250. Entrepreneurship for Pharmacists. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHAR ENTREPRENEUR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Current management and strategic issues in operating an independent pharmacy.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 5260/7260. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: CLIN KINETICS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (PHRM 4210/6210 and PHRM 4420) or permission of department.
This course covers basic pharmacokinetic concepts including compartmental modeling of data and design of therapeutic drug regimens. Emphasis is on learning how to analyze/interpret patient-specific concentration-time data in order to optimize drug therapy. In addition, graduate students will learn experimental design and computer analysis of data.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5261. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: CLINICAL PK.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4200/6200 and PHRM 4211/6211.
Application of pharmacokinetic prinicals to the dosing and therapeutic monitoring of drugs. Emphasis on pharmacokinetic changes in specific disease states and of specific drugs.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5300. Applied Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: APPL PHARM BIOTECH.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3060.
Developments in the field of biotechnology that are applicable to the pharmaceutical industry.

PHRM 5320/7320. Industrial Pharmacy and New Controlled Release Products. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY.
New and advanced industrial pharmacy products with an emphasis on the current list of new controlled release drug products and the advanced dispersion dosage forms including protein pharmaceutical products.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 5340. Consultant Pharmacy and Long-Term Patient Care. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: CONSULTANT PHARMACY.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4420 and PHRM 4860.
Clinical skills and practical knowledge needed to prepare for a successful consulting practice. Topics include Consultant Pharmacist and Long Term Care Patients, Regulatory Minimal Standards, Medication Management Program in Long Term Care Inappropriate Drug Use in the Elderly, Safe Medication Use in Older Adults, and Drug Regimen Review.
Non-traditional format: All self-study with on-line feedback to questions and grading by instructor.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM(HPAM) 5350/7350. Disaster Training for Health Care Professionals. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DISASTER TRAINING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Basic first aid and disaster relief training for future pharmacists, other health care professionals, and graduate students. First responders training and mock simulations for weapons of destruction events, including case studies, tabletop exercises, and mass casualty medical response.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5360. Geriatric Medication Therapy Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GERIATRIC DRUGS.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4180/6180 and PHRM 4190/6190.
Preparation for a geriatric or senior care area clerkship, such as the pharmacy or primary care clinic, personal care, assisted-living, or nursing facility in appropriate management of drug use in older adults.
Non-traditional format: Self-study with on-line feedback to instructor with questions and answers to 200 case-based embedded questions on course materials.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 5440/7440. Nutraceuticals. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: NUTRACEUTICALS.
Rationale for use of nutraceuticals in both prevention and treatment of human disease. Course emphasizes nutritional genomic targets for nutraceutical research and development. Students will study several functional medicine topics related to the use of nutraceuticals.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5450. Parenterals. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PARENTERALS.
Preparation and therapeutic uses of parenteral medicinal agents use in institutional (hospital) practice and home health care settings.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 5460. Forensic Pharmacy. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: FORENSIC PHARM.
Application of pharmacy to legal issues, including drug testing, analyzing adverse drug reactions for causation, evaluation of drug interactions, medication errors and drug effects as mitigating factors in criminal activity.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM(PMCY) 5470. International Comparisons of Pharmacy Services and Health Care Delivery. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INT HEALTH COMP.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
A comparison of international systems of delivery of pharmacy services and health care delivery mechanisms, including varying methods of pharmacy care and medical systems in an international context.
Non-traditional format: Travel to foreign countries as part of the Studies Abroad Program to critically examine differences and similarities in the provision of health care abroad.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 5500. Community-Based Pharmacy Outreach. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: COMM PHARM OUTREACH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
A framework for implementing community-based programs in practice settings for health risk reduction. Emphasis will be placed on disease states and different target groups.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 5520. Cancer Awareness and Prevention. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CANCER AWARE & PREV.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4850.
Public health information on common cancers: breast, cervical, lung, prostate, testicular, leukemia/lymphoma, colon, and skin, focusing on information needed to identify high-risk patients and properly counsel patients on early warning signs and appropriate early diagnostic tests and procedures.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM(PMCY) 5530. Ethics in Health Care. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ETHICS HEALTH CARE.
Prerequisite: For PHRM: Enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program; For PMCY: None.
A focus on the ethical issues and dilemmas facing health professionals in today's environment. Beliefs, human experimentation, professional responsibility, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest will be addressed to develop the critical thinking process important to the personal and professional resolution of ethical issues.

PHRM(PMCY) 5540. Public Health and the Health Professions. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PUB HEALTH PROFESS.
Prerequisite: Enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program or permission of department.
Relationship between the public's health and the health professions, including the role of the health care professional in local, state, and national public health systems, the Healthy People 2010 program, interdisciplinary public health professional teams, and the health care professional's role in prevention programs.

PHRM 5650/7650. Pharmacy Care Management. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACY CARE MGT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Presentation of management principles, organizational needs, accounting practices, entrepreneurial aspects, marketing needs, and associated topics for use in future pharmacy and health care system practice milieus. The analysis of management principles as they relate to community and health-systems management.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 5650E/7650E. Pharmacy Care Management. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACY CARE MGT.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5650/7650.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Presentation of management principles, organizational needs, accounting practices, entrepreneurial aspects, marketing needs, and associated topics for use in future pharmacy and health care system practice milieus. The analysis of management principles as they relate to community and health-systems management.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 5680. Pharmacy Law and Ethics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARM LAW & ETHICS.
Prerequisite: PHRM(PMCY) 3010 and permission of department.
Laws and regulations that govern the practice of pharmacy, including those of patient care, professional conduct, business conduct, hospital practice, and the dispensing and provision of pharmaceuticals.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5680E. Pharmacy Law and Ethics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARM LAW & ETHICS.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5680.
Prerequisite: PHRM(PMCY) 3010 and permission of department.
Laws and regulations that govern the practice of pharmacy, including those of patient care, professional conduct, business conduct, hospital practice, and the dispensing and provision of pharmaceuticals.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5800. Externship in Pharmacy. 5 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: EXTERNSHIP IN PHARM.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5260/7260 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820.
Experiential training in various off-campus sites, including community, hospital, and clinical pharmacy practice settings.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5820. Self-Care and Nonprescription Medications. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SELF-CARE AND OTCS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: PHRM 5140.
Development of skills for patient counseling on the use of nonprescription medications and products related to self-care. Emphasis on patient consultation, product recommendation, triage, and verbal communication skills; topics in self-care and health maintenance.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5860. Pharmacotherapy I. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOTHERAPY I.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4180/6180 and PHRM 4190/6190 and PHRM 4850 and PHRM 4860.
Corequisite: PHRM 5140.
Pharmacotherapeutic principles and concepts applied to human disease states and conditions with emphasis on case-based problem solving.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5870. Pharmacotherapy II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOTHERAPHY II.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4180/6180 and PHRM 4190/6190 and PHRM 4850 and PHRM 4860.
Pharmacotherapeutic principles and concepts applied to human disease states and conditions with emphasis on case-based problem solving.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5870E. Pharmacotherapy II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOTHERAPHY II.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5870.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4180/6180 and PHRM 4190/6190 and PHRM 4850 and PHRM 4860.
Pharmacotherapeutic principles and concepts applied to human disease states and conditions with emphasis on case-based problem solving.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5901. Required Pharmacy Clerkship I. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK I.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5902. Required Pharmacy Clerkship II. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK II.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (200 total hours of contact time) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5903. Required Pharmacy Clerkship III. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK III.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5903E. Required Pharmacy Clerkship III. 5 hours.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK III.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5903.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.

PHRM 5904. Required Pharmacy Clerkship IV. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK IV.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient setting with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5904E. Required Pharmacy Clerkship IV. 5 hours.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK IV.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5904.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient setting with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.

PHRM 5905. Required Pharmacy Clerkship V. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK V.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5905E. Required Pharmacy Clerkship V. 5 hours.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK V.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5905.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.

PHRM 5906. Required Pharmacy Clerkship VI. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK VI.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5907. Required Pharmacy Clerkship VII. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK VII.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5908. Required Pharmacy Clerkship VIII. 5 hours. 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REQ PHAR CLERK VIII.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (total of 200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5909. Required Pharmacy Clerkship IX. 5 hours.
Oasis Title: REQ PHARM CLERK IX.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650/7650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950.
Clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient settings with emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Non-traditional format: This course will meet for forty hours a week for five weeks (200 contact hours) during the semester.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5920. Clinical Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CLINICAL SEMINAR.
Elements of an effective clinical presentation, including the use of slides, overheads, handouts, and other visual aids; methods of answering audience questions; steps to evaluate the presentation.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5920E. Clinical Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CLINICAL SEMINAR.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5920.
Elements of an effective clinical presentation, including the use of slides, overheads, handouts, and other visual aids; methods of answering audience questions; steps to evaluate the presentation.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5930. Pharmacotherapy Care Plans and Professional Development. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PHARM PROF DVLP.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950 and PHRM 5260/7260.
Corequisite: PHRM 5901 or PHRM 5902 or PHRM 5903 or PHRM 5904 or PHRM 5905 or PHRM 5906 or PHRM 5907 or PHRM 5908.
Capstone course (during last three semesters) for the advanced pharmacy experiences, including integration and utilization of student's knowledge of drug therapy and professional practice for patients with common disease states. Development of professional attitudes and behaviors through completion of professional development activities.
Non-traditional format: Development of patient care portfolio, participation in local, state and national pharmaceutical association meetings and other professional opportunities, present pharmacy-related educational programs to patients, care-givers and health care professionals and participate in community service learning activities.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM 5930E. Pharmacotherapy Care Plans and Professional Development. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PHARM PROF DVLP.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5930.
Prerequisite: PHRM 5150 and PHRM 5650 and PHRM 5680 and PHRM 5820 and PHRM 5870 and PHRM 5920 and PHRM 5950 and PHRM 5260/7260.
Corequisite: PHRM 5901 or PHRM 5902 or PHRM 5903 or PHRM 5904 or PHRM 5905 or PHRM 5906 or PHRM 5907 or PHRM 5908.
Capstone course (during last three semesters) for the advanced pharmacy experiences, including integration and utilization of student's knowledge of drug therapy and professional practice for patients with common disease states. Development of professional attitudes and behaviors through completion of professional development activities.
Non-traditional format: Development of patient care portfolio, participation in local, state and national pharmaceutical association meetings and other professional opportunities, present pharmacy-related educational programs to patients, care-givers and health care professionals and participate in community service learning activities.

PHRM 5950. Advanced Drug Information and Drug Policy Management. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV DRG INFO POLICY.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3940 and PHRM 4700 and PHRM 5860.
Advanced concepts of drug information provision, including newsletter publication, ADR monitoring systems, drug usage evaluation, formulary management, and drug information retrieval and analysis.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5950E. Advanced Drug Information and Drug Policy Management. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV DRG INFO POLICY.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5950.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3940 and PHRM 4700 and PHRM 5860.
Advanced concepts of drug information provision, including newsletter publication, ADR monitoring systems, drug usage evaluation, formulary management, and drug information retrieval and analysis.
Offered every year.

PHRM 5960. Women's Health Care. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: WOMENS HEALTH CARE.
Prerequisite: PHRM 3410.
Medications most often used in OB/GYN, preparation for patient education and counseling in women's health, patient monitoring parameters in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5970. Health-System Pharmacy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Pharmacy services ranging from inpatient dispensing in hospitals and long-term care facilities to the provision of outpatient services in clinics and home health care services. Emphasis is given to the inpatient distribution of medications in hospitals.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 5980. Undergraduate Research Problem. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: UNDERGARD RSCH PROB.
An introduction to research methods. A problem will be assigned and the student will perform library and laboratory work and write up results.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM 6400. Human Physiology I. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY I.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 3400.
Prerequisite: (BIOL 1104 and CHEM 2410 and CHEM 2410L) or permission of department.
Physiology of the human body with emphasis on the central nervous system, autonomic nervous system and digestive system.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 6410. Pharmacology I. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOLOGY I.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 4410.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Mechanisms of action of drugs in the human body. Specific drug classes that are covered include nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, male and female reproductive agents, thyroid drugs, insulin and diabetes treatments, diuretics, ACTH, cholinergic, antihypertensives, hyperlipidemias, antianginals, cardiac glycosides, thrombolytics, and antiarrhythmics.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 6420. Pharmacology II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOLOGY II.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 4420.
Prerequisite: PHRM 6410 or permission of department.
Pharmacologic mechanisms of action, therapeutic application, and toxicology of drugs, focusing on central nervous system.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 6470. Pathophysiology I. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 3470.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104 and CHEM 2410 and CHEM 2410L.
Corequisite: PHRM 6400.
Mechanisms of human disease processes, including manifestation, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis. Emphasis is on cell injury, neurological, dermatological, oncological, gastrointestinal, visual, and auditory disorders.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 6480. Pathophysiology II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 3480.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104 and CHEM 2410 and CHEM 2410L.
Corequisite: PHRM 6500.
Mechanisms of human disease processes, including manifestation, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis. Emphasis is on inflammation, blood, endocrine, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal disorders.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 6500. Human Physiology II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY II.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 3410.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Human physiology of the cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, respiratory, immune, and reproductive systems, including selected topics in integrated physiological regulation. Directed literature studies in human physiology.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM(POPH) 6550. Essentials of Animals in Biomedical Research. 5 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ANIMALS IN RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Humane methods of animal maintenance and experimentation; the testing methods which minimize animal distress; use of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers for commonly used lab species; methods for reporting deficiencies in animal care; laws pertaining to the use of animals in biomedical research.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 6750. Pharmacy and the United States Health Care System. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHCY & HEALTH SYST.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 3750.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The social, economic, and political forces that shape the environment in which health care currently is being delivered in America and how this affects the practice of pharmacy.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM(VPHY) 6910. Introductory Toxicology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRODUCTORY TOX.
Basic toxicology principles, including dose-response relationships, principles of toxicity and safety evaluation, pharmacokinetics and metabolism of chemicals, basic mechanisms of cellular injury, factors influencing toxicity, carcinogenesis/mutagenesis, governmental regulations, and exposure and risk assessment.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 7000. Master's Research. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM 7080. Pharmaceutical Sciences Internship. 10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PHARM SCI INTERN.
Research experience in an appropriate industrial or government environment.
Non-traditional format: Course will offer students a chance to enhance their research skills by working in different laboratory environments part or full time for the semester in which they are enrolled in this course.

PHRM 7080E. Pharmaceutical Sciences Internship. 10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PHARM SCI INTERN.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 7080.
Research experience in an appropriate industrial or government environment.
Non-traditional format: Course will offer students a chance to enhance their research skills by working in different laboratory environments part or full time for the semester in which they are enrolled in this course.

PHRM 7210. Special Topics in Pharmacy. 1-5 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit. 2-10 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SPC TOPICS PHARMACY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Specialized pharmaceutical systems, processes and techniques, assignments of current literature and student presentations.
Non-traditional format: Formal lectures are not held. Faculty work with students as needed.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM 7220. Drug Development and Regulation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DRUG DEV REG.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Processes involved in drug discovery, development, and regulation, including methods of new drug characterization, preclinical and clinical testing, laboratory and manufacturing practice standards, government regulations applicable to the drug approval process for marketing and postmarketing surveillance.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM(HPAM) 7230. Ethical Issues in Research. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ETHICAL ISSUES RES.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Ethics of research in animals and human subjects, fraud, scientific misconduct, and conflicts of interest.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM(HPAM) 7230E. Ethical Issues in Research. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ETHICAL ISSUES RES.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM(HADM) 7230.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Ethics of research in animals and human subjects, fraud, scientific misconduct, and conflicts of interest.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM 7500. Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO CLIN THER.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics PhD program in Pharmacy.
Management of patients in the Health Care System. Case discussions and certification in clinical research. Students will gain competency necessary for translational research.
Non-traditional format: Students will spend 3-5 hours per week in case presentations with Professional Pharmacy students and their preceptors. In addition, self-directed completion of the Clinical Research Certification course at MCG is required.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

(PHRM)HADM 7600. Introduction to Health Policy and Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HEALTH POLICY.
A detailed look at the United States health care system and how it is organized. Policy and management issues affecting providers as well as patients; the role of government in financing care and maintaining quality; the relationship between health policy and management in their historical, economic and political context.
Offered spring semester every year.

(PHRM)HADM 7700. Public Health and Healthcare Ethics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUBLIC HEALTH ETHIC.
Survey of ethical issues facing healthcare providers in the United States and the public health system. Students will be required to think critically about ethical issues in health care today, analyze complex situations, and develop a personal position and will be active participants leading weekly discussions from the reading.
Non-traditional format: This course will review a number of topics and challenge students to think critically about them. Classes will consist of lectures and student led discussions. Guest lecturers will be drawn from the academic community, as well as other institutions, e.g., hospitals, health departments, etc. A major goal will be a research paper on one of the ethical issues reviewed in class. Student papers will be presented to the class at the end of the semester.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 7810. Patient Care in the Community. 4-16 hours. Repeatable for maximum 120 hours credit.
Oasis Title: COMM PATIENT CARE.
Prerequisite: PharmD and permission of department.
Residency experiences in the provision of advanced clinical services, development and maintenance of innovative clinical programs, teaching and precepting pharmacy students.
Non-traditional format: Residents will participate in clinical activities for at least 48 weeks (40 hours/week) for a year. Variable credit reflects 6 credit hours in summer short session II, 16 credit hours in fall and spring semesters, 4 credit hours in Maymester and 6 credit hours in summer short session I for a total of 48 credit hours. This fulfills the requirements for an ASHP accredited residency.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM 8000. Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Research Survey. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: PBS RESEARCH SURVEY.
Seminar survey of research activities of faculty in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 8010. Biochemical Targets of Drug Design. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DRUG DESIGN TARGETS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Rational design of drugs based on biochemical targets in humans and pathogenic organisms. Various methodology for the design of drugs, such as false-substrate, mechanism band, and suicide substrate will be presented.
Offered every year.

PHRM 8020. Principles of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO PHARM BIOMED.
This course will cover aspects of pharmaceutical and biomedical science necessary for all graduate students.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 8070. Computational Methods for Drug Design and Discovery. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: COMP DRUG DESIGN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Common theoretical approaches relevant to drug design and discovery, including applied aspects of computational chemistry, quantitating structure-activity relationships (QSAR) and computational molecular biology. Specific topics include modeling of small molecules, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and drug receptors; QSAR and 3D-QSAR; and bioinformatics approaches.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 8080. Grantsmanship. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GRANTSMANSHIP.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Organization and origination of research ideas and data into grants, manuscript, and other submissions.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 8100. Pharmaceutical Analysis I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARM ANAL I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Separation, identification, and analysis of drugs by thin-layer, gas, and high performance liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 8110. Pharmaceutical Analysis II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARM ANAL II.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The separation, identification, and analysis of drugs and metabolites in biological samples.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 8120. Pharmaceutical Analysis III. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARM ANAL III.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Identification and analysis of drugs and other biomolecules by mass spectrometry.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 8160. Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: CHEM SYNTH DRUGS.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4060/6060 and CHEM 8320.
New and established methods for synthetic preparation of organic medicinal agents.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 8170. Advanced Topics In Macromolecular Crystallography. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 5 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOP MCMOL CRYST.
Prerequisite: Permission of school.
This course will cover specific topics concerning the theory of macromolecular crystallographic methods as well as new developments in the field.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 8180. Carbohydrate and Nucleoside Chemistry. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CARBOHYD NUCLEOSIDE.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Carbohydrate chemistry and its application to the synthesis of nucleosides and related classes of compounds.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PHRM 8200. Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PBS SEMINAR.
Research and new developments in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences.
Non-traditional format: Formal lectures are not held. Faculty work with students as needed.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 8210. Advanced Topics in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 1-5 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. 2-10 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV TOPICS PBS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Recent developments in the pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences using a variety of literature, discussion, and laboratory methods.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 8220. Physical Pharmacy. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHYSICAL PHARMACY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Physical concepts and methods as they apply to pharmaceutical problems.
Non-traditional format: Formal lectures are not held. Faculty work with students as needed.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8230. Drug Delivery Systems. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: DRUG DELIV SYSTEMS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The concepts, principles, technology, and assessment of drug delivery to the blood and target sites by various routes.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8240. Technology in Industrial Pharmacy. 4 hours. 1 hour lecture and 9 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TECH IND PHARM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Formation and production of powders, capsules, compressed tablets, coated tablets, liquids, and semisolids.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8260. Pharmacokinetics. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOKINETICS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The kinetics of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination with emphasis on the development and evaluation of mathematical models.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8270. Contemporary Concepts in Pharmacokinetics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CONT PHARMACOKINET.
Prerequisite: PHRM 8260.
Techniques of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling and data treatment.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8290. Dispersion Laboratory of Industrial Pharmacy. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DISP LAB INDU PHARM.
Laboratory skills in industrial pharmacy for manufacturing pharmaceutical dispersion dosage forms.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8300. Applied Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: APPL PHARM BIOTECH.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Developments in the field of biotechnology that are applicable to the pharmaceutical industry.

PHRM(HPAM)(PMCY) 8310. Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics Evaluations. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DISCRETE CHOICE EXP.
Prerequisite or corequisite: STAT 6200 or STAT 6210.
Theoretical background, assessment, research design, modeling, statistical analysis, and utility of Discrete Choice Experiments in evaluating health care decision making in a limited resources opportunity cost framework. Statistical analytic techniques to enhance the understanding and applications of the techniques of Discrete Choice Experiments.
Non-traditional format: Lectures, small group work, independent reading of literature and assigned manuscripts, use of computer packages (STATA, LIMDEP), and required write-up and preparation of manuscripts.

PHRM 8400. Drug Targets in Signal Transduction Pathways. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction pathways, with specific emphasis on sites for therapeutic intervention and manipulation. Lecture, discussion, and student presentations from primary literature.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8420. Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CARDIOVAS PHARMACOL.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Mechanisms of action of drugs used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease states at the system, organ, and molecular level.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8430. Advanced Neuropharmacology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV NEUROPHARMACOL.
Prerequisite: PHRM 4420 or PHRM 6420 or permission of department.
Behavioral and neurochemical aspects of drug action in the central nervous system.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8440. Chemotherapy of Microbial and Neoplastic Diseases. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHEMOTHERAPY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Examination of the mechanism of action of drugs employed in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer. Modern pharmacological approaches in the treatment of these disease states.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8450. Coronary Heart Disease. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CORONARY DISEASE.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Pathophysiology of and therapeutic strategies for treatment of coronary heart disease, including lipid profiles, stress, alcohol, smoking and obesity as interactive risks in coronary artery disease. The vascular biology of arteries and the biochemistry and cell biology of atherogenesis are examined.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 8600. Drug Targets in Signal Transduction Pathways. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Cellular mechanisms of signal transduction by multiple pathways, with specific emphasis on sites for therapeutic intervention and manipulation. Function, regulation, and structure of the components of the pathway including current or potential strategies to pharmacologically manipulate components of the pathway.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 8610. Social Behavioral Theory in Health Care. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOC BEHV IN PHARM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Social behavioral theory and research methods used by health services researchers, focusing on determinants of health and illness, the interplay between values, technology, economics, and patient care.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8620. Pharmacy Care Administration Seminar. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: PCA SEMINAR.
Current topics of pharmacy and health care services research.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 8630. Health Care Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Health care policy and the research methods used by health services researchers; the complex environment in which health care goods and services are delivered to consumers; the political, economic, and social forces influencing the health care system.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8640. Research Methods in Pharmacy Care Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RES IN PCA.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research methodology, including formulation of research questions and research hypotheses, selection of the research design, sampling, internal and external validity, data collection, data analysis, results presentation and discussion.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8650. Advanced Research Methods in Pharmacy Care Administration. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV RSEARCH METHODS.
Prerequisite: PHRM 8640 and STAT 6210.
Advanced research methods in pharmaceutical and health care sciences employing a large claims data base. Course work includes design and execution of research hypotheses relating to medical outcomes, drug utilization review, and policy analysis. Methods include use of the Statistical Analysis System and mainframe control language.
Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8660. Health Care Marketing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HLTH CRE MARKETING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Application of the marketing process to health care and exploration of how marketing theory and practice are applied in health care environments. Development and marketing of health care technology and consumer behavior issues, health beliefs, health promotion, and the role of patient education on behavior are explored.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM(HADM) 8670. Economic Evaluation in Health Care. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ECON EVAL HEALTH.
Prerequisite: STAT 6220 and PHRM 8660.
The application of economic evaluation techniques in health care decision-making. Topics include cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis, discounting, Markov models, sensitivity analysis and controversies of economic evaluations.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 8680. Pharmacoepidemiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHARMACOEPIDEMIO.
Prerequisite: PHRM 8640.
Nature, purpose, and methods in pharmacoepidemiology and their place in pharmacy and health policy. The general concepts in epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology such as study population, drug exposure, basic measurements, quality of measurements, designs, bias and confounding factors.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 8690. Health Outcomes. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HEALTH OUTCOMES.
Prerequisite: PHRM 8640 and PHRM 8670.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 6250.
Quality of life assessment: history, measurement, and their place in pharmacy and health policy. Application in addition to theory is addressed.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8700. Advanced Therapeutics I. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV THER I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Permission of department.
The basic science and clinical issues associated with the use of pharmacological agents with a special emphasis on the pathogenesis and pharmacological management of cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal disorders.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM 8710. Advanced Therapeutics II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV THER II.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The basic science and clinical issues associated with the pathogenesis and pharmacological management of major neurologic and psychiatric diseases suffered by humans.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM 8710E. Advanced Therapeutics II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV THER II.
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 8710.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The basic science and clinical issues associated with the pathogenesis and pharmacological management of major neurologic and psychiatric diseases suffered by humans.

PHRM 8720. Advanced Therapeutics III. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV THER III.
Prerequisite: Acceptance in CET Graduate Program.
The basic science and clinical issues associated with the pathogenesis and pharmacological management of GI disorders, renal disorders, pulmonary disorders, endocrine/metabolic disorders, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, and dermatologic diseases.
Offered fall semester every year.

PHRM 8730. Clinical Seminar/Journal Club. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CLIN SEM.
Prerequisite: Acceptance in the CET Graduate Program.
The basic elements necessary to deliver an effective oral presentation of scientific research topics and current therapeutic approaches to human disease.
Non-traditional format: In this course, the student will be performing literature searches to identify pertinent journal articles related to specific disease topics. These articles will be presented to other graduate students and faculty, critiqued, and discussed in a journal club format.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PHRM 8740. Introduction to Research in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics. 4 hours. 12-20 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO CET RESRCH.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the CET graduate program and permission of department.
Three research rotations of three months each, each with a different CET Investigator, culminating in a presentation on one of the experiences.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM(VPHY) 8910. Organ Systems Toxicology I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORGAN SYSTEMS TOX I.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Mechanisms of injury of biological systems produced by chemical exposure. Adverse effects of chemicals on major bodily organs and organ systems including the blood, respiratory systems, nervous system, kidneys and the cardiovascular system.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

PHRM(POUL)(VPHY) 8920. Organ Systems Toxicology II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORGAN SYS TOX II.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Mechanisms of injury of biological systems produced by chemical exposure. Adverse effects of chemicals on major bodily organs and organ systems including the liver, carcinogenesis/mutagenesis, immune system, reproductive system, skin, and eyes.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM(EHSC)(POUL)(VPHY) 8930. Chemical Toxicology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Chemical contamination of air, water, and food by major agricultural and industrial chemicals. Emphasis will be placed on sources of contamination, fate of chemicals in the environment, target species, health effects, chemical analyses, and contamination control.
Offered spring semester every year.

PHRM(VPHY) 8940. Organ Systems Toxicology. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: ORGAN SYSTEMS TOX.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Mechanisms of injury of biological systems produced by chemical exposure. Adverse effects of chemicals on major bodily organs and organ systems, including the blood, respiratory system, nervous system, kidneys, cardiovascular system, liver, immune system, reproductive system, skin, and eyes.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

PHRM 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 54 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PHRM 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.