PTN 1121 Therapeutic Agents I

This course introduces students to pharmaceutical nomenclature and classification. Topics include the evolution and source of medicinal drugs, product identification, storage and dispensing requirements, dosage forms and routes of administration, mechanisms of drug actions, interactions, indications and contraindications. Antibiotics, therapy for fungal and viral infections, anesthetics, analgesics, narcotics, psychiatric and related drugs will be covered in this course.

Credits

3 cc

Prerequisite

HSC 1531, PTN 1001.

Offered

SU
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