PAMS 6210 Pharmacotherapeutics I

This course is a study of the applied medical sciences of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics and their application in clinical practice. Students will be taught the appropriate selection and rational use of drugs for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Specific topics include mechanism of action, indication, adverse effects, contraindications, and patient education. This course will include instruction in the acute and longitudinal management of infectious, dermatologic, hematologic, cardiac, pulmonary, and genitourinary diseases. Students will be instructed in clinical reasoning and problem-solving abilities while developing patient centered pharmacologic management plans for adult populations.

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Physician Assistant