Course Description
Principles of pharmacology and review of drug classes.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be responsible for additional drug classes
to replace drug regulatory topics.
Athena Title
PRINC OF PHARMACO
Non-Traditional Format
Course taught in veterinary sequential format. There are 47 contact hours.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
a) to develop a continuing education mentality regarding drug therapy through the evaluation of the rationale of any proposed therapy and to maintain this active approach to learning during by seeking new information on drugs from the literature and electronic databases. b) as part of focusing upon principles of practical drug usage, to be able to classify a drug pertinent to veterinary medicine according to its drug class. c) as a routine part of making therapeutic choices, to be able to describe the mechanism of drug action of a drug or drug class at the organ and cellular level. d) to approach therapy of an individual case as an experiment; to be prepared with a plan to monitor for efficacy and toxicity and to react by individualization of therapy using principles of drug distribution and kinetics. e) to predict best and worst case scenarios for chosen therapies (therapeutic success and failure, including toxicity. f) to suggest alternative therapy if the first is impractical or has failed.
Topical Outline
A) General principles B) Drug disposition and action C) Autonomic pharmacology D) Congestive heart failure/circulatory disorders E) Membrane active agents F) Therapy of anaphylaxis G) Pain, inflammation, immune disorders H) Gastrointestinal therapy I) Pharmacy and regulatory issues J) Endocrine pharmacology K) Antimicrobials L) Anesthetics and neuroactive drugs