These courses are a continuation of PHAR 1611. Topics covered include the chemotherapy of microbial and parasitic diseases, chemotherapy of neoplastic diseases, drugs acting on blood and blood-forming organs, hormones and hormone antagonists, principles of toxicology, vitamins, gastric antacids, digestants, laxatives, antihistamines, and drugs causing birth defects. In addition, these courses include several lectures in clinical pharmacology. Workshops are conducted to demonstrate the application of pharmacologic principles in simulated human cases. In these presentations, emphasis is placed on problem solving, formulating hypotheses, making therapeutic decisions, and evaluating the patient's response to pharmacotherapy.
PHAR 1622: 4 credits; PHAR 1633: 3 credits
Prerequisites for Pharmacology II: PHAR 1611 Pharmacology I
Prerequisites Pharmacology III: PHAR 1622 Pharmacology II