PHAR6772

Course provides students with the pharmacologic, pharmacotherapeutic, and pharmaceutics knowledge they need to understand therapies for dermatologic, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary conditions, and arthritis and gout. Prepares future generalist pharmacists to be knowledgeable about common conditions of aforementioned topics and appropriate pharmacotherapy options for treatment. It will focus primarily on pharmacotherapy, but will have an overview of pathophysiology of these conditions. Students will be expected to apply knowledge to design and monitor a patient-centered pharmaceutical care plan and to appropriately educate patients regarding proper use of medications covered in the course. This course prepares students to identify clinically relevant information in the modern healthcare setting, learn it at a depth beyond memorization, and apply and interpret its application to relevant patient case vignettes.

prereq: All required PharmD year two coursework

000514