Course Description
Evidence-based information and expert insight covering a wide variety of disease states and their associated therapies.
Athena Title
Pharmacotherapy I
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PHRM 5860
Prerequisite
PHRM 3040 and PHRM 3320 and PHRM 3070 and PHRM 3550 and PHRM 3520
Corequisite
PHRM 4060/6060 and PHRM 4430
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
• Utilize functional knowledge and critical thinking skills to synthesize a comprehensive patient care plan • Identify the pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, and preventative interventions associated with disease states • Assess patients for necessary nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions • Integrate drug-related data for appropriate agent selection given a patient scenario (indications, mechanism of action, precautions/contraindications, adverse drug reactions/toxicity and associated management, drug interactions and associated management, dosing, patient counseling information) • Formulate evidence-based treatment plan recommendations based on patient-specific data and prior pharmacologic knowledge • Recommend and interpret monitoring parameters for safety and efficacy to modify regimens based on ongoing patient data and/or change in clinical status • Demonstrate effective clinical judgment regarding medicines and associated therapeutic plans • Realize the value of effective teamwork • Develop confidence in and enthusiasm for providing direct patient care
Topical Outline
Neurologic Conditions Pain and Addiction Dermatology Men's and Women's Health Pulmonology Cardiology I
Syllabus