1. Course Description

    2. The purpose of PHAR 651, the first of a three course sequence, is to integrate the pathophysiologic abnormalities of disease states with concepts of drug action and therapy. State-of-the-art pharmacotherapy will be reviewed with pertinent patho-physiology and pharmacology. Emphasis will be placed on drug preparation selection, dosing regimen design, and therapeutic drug monitoring to assess the attainment of therapeutic efficacy and avoidance of adverse reactions. Identification and treatment of significant drug-drug and drug-disease state interactions will also be covered.

    Pharmacotherapy of selected disease states will be illustrated using patient cases. Students will be presented with clinical situations frequently encountered in a patient care setting. Other areas that will be discussed include therapeutic problems which require assessment, selection of appropriate alternatives and development of therapeutic monitoring plans.

  2. Goals
    1. Enhance the student’s knowledge of all aspects of drug therapy and his(her) understanding of how drugs cure disease or ameliorate signs and symptoms of disease.
    2. Enhance the student’s therapeutic problem-solving skills so that he(she) can integrate and apply pathophysiologic and pharmacotherapeutic knowledge in the development of drug therapy plans.

 

  1. Textbooks
    1. Required texts

DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG and Posey LM. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. Fourth Edition. Appleton & Lange: Norwalk, Connecticut. 1999.

    1. Recommended texts

Ravel R. Clinical Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Application of Laboratory Data. 6th ed. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers. 1995.

    Isselbacher KJ, et al., Editors. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1998.

 

  1. Course Implementation

A self-study course syllabus is the primary source material, and may be purchased from the University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center Bookstore [Phone: (312)413-5550]. Included in the syllabus are goals, objectives and reading lists for each therapeutic area. The students are expected to complete the reading assignments, understand the course materials, and prepare the answers for the case studies.

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