This course emphasizes principles and concepts of structure-function relationships in major biomolecules and human metabolism. This course includes lectures and workshops which utilize small group discussions focusing on clinical case studies to illustrate principles of clinical biochemistry and application to the practice of pharmacy.

Credits: 2.5

This course emphasizes human nutrition along with cell and molecular biology. This course includes lectures and workshops which utilize small group discussions focusing on clinical case studies to illustrate principles of clinical biochemistry and application to the practice of pharmacy.

Credits: 3.5

This course will introduce first year pharmacy, medical, dental medicine and optometry students to the fundamental principles of effective communication in the healthcare setting. The course introduces the principles of interpersonal, nonverbal, motivational communication, cultural awareness, and selected barriers to effective communication.

Credits: 1

Changes in our healthcare delivery system are creating a growing demand for health professionals with skills in collaboration and teamwork. This course will describe the roles and responsibilities of the various healthcare disciplines. It will also provide students, from different health professions, the opportunity to interact with one another as well as simulated patients. This collaboration will promote communication using a team-based approach to the maintenance of health and management of disease.

Credits: 1

This course provides students, working in interprofessional teams, opportunities to learn and provide integrated, patient-centered care in the development of therapeutic care plans using a team-based approach. Active learning techniques, interprofessional learning, and clinical simulation will be used to enhance the education of learners to effectively engage in problem solving and communication activities that address current health related issues in the care of humans, animals, and the environment.

Prerequisite: CORED 1599B Interprofessional Education I

Credits: 1

This course presents basic aspects of the body's defense mechanisms. Current advances in immunotherapy and immunoprophylaxis are emphasized. The role the immune system plays in rejection of organ transplants, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivity are also discussed.

Credits: 2

This course is an integrated course that consists of didactic lectures, "bug quizzes", and homework based on on-line "self-study" assignments. A basic knowledge of the infectious agent and clinical microbiology is provided so that students can understand the infectious agents, relevant diseases, and the clinical signs and symptoms of those diseases based on the organ-system. Emphasis is placed on understanding the interaction between the host and pathogenic microorganisms.

Credits: 3

This three-course sequence explores the pharmacologic actions of the major classes of drugs acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, immune, endocrine, and central nervous systems. The major classes of drugs associated with the chemotherapy of microbial (bacteria, viral, fungal) and parasitic diseases are also described. Other topics discussed include, principles of antimicrobial therapy, drugs acting on blood and blood-forming organs, vitamins, as well as principles of toxicology, receptor theory, and dose response.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite for PHARD 1651 Pharmacology I, 2.5 credits: BIOCD 1554 Biochemistry I, BIOCD 1555 Biochemistry II, and concurrent enrollment in PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action IPrerequisites for PHARD 1652 Pharmacology II, 1.5 credits: PHARD 1651 Pharmacology I and concurrent enrollment in PSCID 1622 Chemical Principles of Drug Action IIPrerequisites for PHARD 1653 Pharmacology III, 2 credits: PHARD 1651 Pharmacology I and concurrent enrollment in PSCID 1623 Chemical Principles of Drug Action III

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This course provides core knowledge of physiology in order to understand normal body function and to acquire the ability to analyze and interpret the immediate and long term compensatory responses to common disease states of excitable cells, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. Basic and applied terminology as well as the basic morphology of systems are discussed, and the relationship between anatomy and function of the systems considered is included.

Credits: 3.5

This course provides core knowledge of physiology required by students of pharmacy in order to understand normal function and to acquire the ability to analyze and interpret the immediate and long-term compensatory responses to common disease states of the respiratory, renal, acid-base, endocrine, and gastrointestinal systems. Basic and applied terminology as well as the basic morphology of systems are discussed, and the relationship between anatomy and function of the systems considered is included.

Credits: 3.5

This course sequence develops students' knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors and attitudes necessary to demonstrate self-awareness, leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship, and professionalism through their life-long career. Continuing professional development model (CPD) will be the framework for the course. Required and elective activities may be offered and students will record and reflect on these activities in their electronic portfolio. Each Course 1 Credit

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This course describes elements and forces affecting the organization, delivery, and financing of healthcare services in the United States. It explores major historical, social, economic, and political aspects of our health care system. Strengths and weaknesses of the system, including possible options for mitigating the latter, are identified.

Credits: 3

This course introduces the student to the practice of pharmacy through lectures and workshops and provides them with skills needed to participate in future Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences. Students learn basic principles of pharmacy practice necessary for any practice setting, including pharmacy law, informatic, prescription process, and the pharmacists' patient care process. Students will be expected to demonstrate patient interviewing and drug information skills.

Credits: 3

This experience provides an opportunity for students to participate in basic patient care and distribution services in a community practice setting. Students gain experience in community pharmacy practice including the areas of professional communication, drug information, patient counseling for prescription and OTC medications, medication distribution, extemporaneous products, and application of federal and state pharmacy laws.

Prerequisites: PPRAD 1525 Fundamentals of Pharmacy Practice, PSCID 1518 Pharmaceutical Calculations, concurrent enrollment or previous completion of PPRAD 1532 Pharmacotherapeutics I

Credits: 6

Pharmacotherapeutics is a sequence of six courses emphasizing the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of drugs. The course sequence focuses on the pharmacists' patient care process through lectures with embedded individual and group learning activities.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites for PPRAD 1532 Pharmacotherapeutics I, 3 credits: NonePrerequisites for PPRAD 1661 Pharmacotherapeutics II, 4.5 credits: Concurrent enrollment in PHARD 1651 Pharmacology I and PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action IPrerequisites for PPRAD 1662 Pharmacotherapeutics III, 5.5 credits: Concurrent enrollment in PHARD 1652 Pharmacology II and PSCID 1622 Chemical Principles of Drug Action IIPrerequisites for PPRAD 1663 Pharmacotherapeutics IV, 4.5 credits: MICRD 1622 Infectious Diseases and their Etiologic Agents; concurrent enrollment in PHARD 1653 Pharmacology III and PSCID 1623 Chemical Principles of Drug Action IIIPrerequisite for PPRAD 1761 Pharmacotherapeutics V, 5 credits: Concurrent enrollment in PSCID 1761 Principles of Drug Action IPrerequisite for PPRAD 1762 Pharmacotherapeutics VI, 4 credits: Concurrent enrollment in PSCID 1762 Principles of Drug Action II

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This is the first course in a two-course series introducing students to concepts important for the development and evaluation of pharmacy practice activities. Students will be exposed to basic management principles relevant to pharmacy practice and will learn about the role of quality improvement in both health care and pharmacy practice. In addition to traditional lectures, students will participate in hands-on activities and group projects related to management and quality topics.

Prerequisites: PPRAD 1521 Healthcare Systems and PPRAD 1525 Fundamentals of Pharmacy Practice

Credits: 3

This course will introduce students to the practice of pharmacy in institutional settings, focusing on hospitals and other acute care settings. The use, preparation, and regulations of parenteral medications will be described. In addition, students will learn about other issues surrounding the safe and effective use of medications in the institutional setting, including medication safety, accreditation and computerized physician order entry systems.

Credits: 2.5

This course will provide students an opportunity to participate in basic patient care and distribution services in a health system setting. Students will gain practical experience in health systems including the areas of professional and patient communication, drug information, medication distribution systems, sterile product preparation, interprofessional activities, and application of federal and state pharmacy laws.

Prerequisites: PPRAD 1543 Institutional Pharmacy Practice and PSCID 1518 Pharmaceutical Calculations

Credits: 3

A three course sequence designed to provide students opportunities to communicate, deliver patient care, and develop drug information skills. Emphasis will be placed on the changing needs of patients and ensuring continuity of care. These courses will not only provide students opportunities to apply didactic knowledge to patients, but will also cultivate their affective attributes necessary to becoming a caring pharmacist.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites for PPRAD 1651 IPPE Longitudinal I, 2 credits: PPRAD 1525 Fundamentals of Pharmacy Practice and concurrent enrollment in or previous completion of PPRAD 1671 Evidence-Based Pharmacy PracticePrerequisites for PPRAD 1652 IPPE Longitudinal II, 1 credit: PPRAD 1651 IPPE Longitudinal I, PPRAD 1671 Evidence-Based Pharmacy PracticePPRAD 1653 IPPE Longitudinal III, 1.5 credits: PPRAD 1652 IPPE Longitudinal II, PPRAD 1661 Pharmacotherapeutics II, and PPRAD 1662 Pharmacotherapeutics III

Credits: PPRAD 1651 IPPE Longitudinal I - 2 credits; PPRAD 1652 IPPE Longitudinal II - 1 credit; PPRAD 1653 IPPE Longitudinal III - 1.5

In this course sequence, students will integrate and apply knowledge and skills obtained throughout the curriculum to the practice of pharmacy. These courses develop skills in communication and in identifying and assessing drug therapy problems using principles of patient assessment, physical assessment, and knowledge of drug therapy and devices. Students will demonstrate these skills and apply drug therapy problem-solving strategies to the pharmacists' patient care process.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites for PPRAD 1670 IPPE Clinical Skills & Simulation I, 3 credits: PPRAD 1532 Pharmacotherapeutics I, PPRAD 1661 Pharmacotherapeutics II, and concurrent enrollment in PPRAD 1662 Pharmacotherapeutics IIIPrerequisites for PPRAD 1771 IPPE Clinical Skills & Simulation II, 2 credits: PPRAD 1670 IPPE Clinical Skills & Simulation I, PPRAD 1662 Pharmacotherapeutics III, and concurrent enrollment in PPRAD 1663 Pharmacotherapeutics IVPrerequisites for PPRAD 1772 IPPE Clinical Skills & Simulation III, 3 credits: PPRAD 1662 Pharmacotherapeutics III, PPRAD 1663 Pharmacotherapeutics IV, and concurrent enrollment in PPRAD 1761 Pharmacotherapeutic V

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This course introduces students to the knowledge and skills necessary to construct sound pharmacotherapeutic recommendations via thorough retrieval and evaluation of best available clinical evidence. The course will focus on developing primary literature evaluation and critical thinking skills, so that students can use evidence to formulate drug information responses and patient care recommendations. Individual and group activities will include literature searching, literature evaluation, problem solving skills, and practice of verbal and written communication skills.

Credits: 3

In this course sequence, students will integrate and apply knowledge and skills obtained throughout the curriculum to the practice of pharmacy. These courses develop skills in communication and in identifying and assessing drug therapy problems using principles of patient assessment, physical assessment, and knowledge of drug therapy and devices. Students will demonstrate these skills and apply drug therapy problem-solving strategies to the pharmacists' patient care process.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites for PPRAD 1681 Clinical Skills I, 2 credits: NonePrerequisite for PPRAD 1682 Clinical Skills II, 2.5 credits: NonePrerequisite for PPRAD 1683 Clinical Skills III, 2.5 credits: NonePrerequisite for PPRAD 1781 Clinical Skills IV, 2.5 credits: Concurrent enrollment in PPRAD 1761 Pharmacotherapeutics V

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This second course of a two-course series continues the introduction of students to concepts important for the development and evaluation of pharmacy practice activities. Students will learn basic skills necessary to evaluate programs and services. These skills will build on earlier principles related to evaluation of drug therapy outcomes at the patient level by translating that thinking to economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes at the population level. Various evaluation and outcome frameworks will be introduced.

Prerequisite: PPRAD 1533 Pharmacy Practice Development and Evaluation I

Credits: 3

This course allows students to practice clinical skills in pharmacy through practical experiences, practice simulations, and workshops. Site visits to various clinical environments allow the student to experience and apply lessons learned from didactic courses in patient care settings.

Prerequisites: PPRAD 1656 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Health Systems, PPRAD 1671 Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice

Credits: 3.5

This course examines laws and ethical concepts controlling and guiding the practice of pharmacy in Illinois and the United States. Detailed analyses will be made of the following regulations and associated rules: Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act; Illinois Controlled Substances Act; Federal Controlled Substances Act; and Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Additional state and federal laws affecting pharmacy practice will be considered as appropriate. Case law and scenarios will be used to facilitate student learning.

Prerequisite: PPRAD 1525 Fundamentals of Pharmacy Practice

Credits: 3

This course focuses on the application of pharmacokinetic principles for the purpose of optimizing drug therapy. Lectures and workshops are used to learn the following principles: effects of disease and drug-drug interactions on pharmacokinetic parameters, initial loading and maintenance dosage regimen calculations, dosage adjustment for linear and nonlinear drugs, interplay between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, effects of extracorporeal elimination, and interpretation of serum drug concentrations.

Prerequisite: PSCID 1531 Introduction to Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, PSCID 1518 Pharmaceutical Calculations

Credits: 3

This practice experience will enable students to develop their skills and gain experience in a variety of patient-oriented services in community practice. In addition to medication dispensing, students will focus on drug therapy assessment and intervention, identification, resolution, and prevention of drug-related problems, education, and communication with patients and other healthcare professionals. Students may participate in additional services such as administration of immunizations, blood pressure screenings, and medication therapy and disease state management.

Prerequisites: Completion of all required courses and 8 credit hours of electives

Credits: 9

This practice experience will enable students to develop their skills and gain experience in hospital practice or other system of integrated pharmacy services. Emphasis is placed on systems to promote safe and effective medication use to optimize patient outcomes. In addition to medication order processing, preparation, and distribution, students will focus on drug-use decision-making processes, individual patient drug therapy monitoring, formulary management, and communication with patients and other healthcare professionals.

Prerequisites: Completion of all required course and 8 credit hours of electives

Credits: 9

This practice experience will enable students to develop their skills and gain experience related to general medicine in an acute care setting. Emphasis is placed on participating in an interprofessional healthcare team, drug therapy assessment, patient care activities, and monitoring of outcomes in various patient populations. In addition, students will participate in drug therapy interventions, identify drug related problems, develop therapeutic care plans, and effectively communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals.

Prerequisites: Completion of all required courses and 8 credit hours of electives

Credits: 9

This practice experience will enable students to develop their skills and gain experience related to ambulatory care practice. Emphasis will be placed on participating in an interprofessional healthcare team, and sharing responsibility with patients, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals to achieve optimal drug therapy outcomes. In addition, students will participate in drug therapy assessment and intervention, identify drug related problems, develop therapeutic care plans, and effectively communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals.

Prerequisites: Completion of all required courses and 8 credit hours of electives

Credits: 9

This practice experience will enable students to develop their skills and gain experience related to practice in a specific clinical specialty. Emphasis will be placed on participating in an interprofessional healthcare team, drug therapy assessment and intervention, patient care activities, and monitoring of outcomes in various patient populations. In addition, students will participate in drug therapy interventions, identify drug related problems. develop therapeutic care plans, and effectively communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals.

Prerequisites: Completion of all required courses and 8 credit hours of electives

Credits: 9

This is an experience where students will gain an adequate breadth of knowledge, skills, and experiences specific to their chosen elective area. Pharmacy students may select from a list of electives with a variety of patient-care or non-patient care experiences such as an additional clinical specialty (when available), managed care pharmacy, academia, or pharmacy administration.

Prerequisites: Completion of all required courses and 8 credit hours of electives

Credits: 9

This course provides the student an opportunity to review pharmacy-related concepts and clinical reasoning skills to prepare them to be successful, competent pharmacists that are able to contribute meaningfully to the profession. Topics covered will systematically address the NAPLEX® Competency Statements: Ensure Safe and Effective Pharmacotherapy and Health Outcomes; Safe and Accurate Preparation, Compounding, Dispensing, and Administration of Medications and Provision of Health Care Products.

Prerequisite: Concurrently enrolled in APPE coursework

Credits: 4

This course is designed to impart an understanding of the types and characteristics of pharmaceutical dosage forms, and the physico-chemical principles involved in design, development, formulation, preparation, and dispensing of dosage forms.

Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to the practice of pharmacy with an emphasis on commonly encountered mathematical calculations that are essential to compounding and dispensing medications in subsequent pharmacy courses and a variety of pharmacy practice settings.

Credits: 3

This course is focused on discussing and learning to prepare various extemporaneously compounded dosage forms, while understanding and fulfilling all legal requirements.

Prerequisites: PSCID 1517 Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design, PSCID 1518 Pharmaceutical Calculations

Credits: 1

This course will discuss biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetic parameters. Topics covered include but are not limited to: mathematical descriptions of time course of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination; physicochemical properties of drugs and relevant physiologic factors that affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; relationship between drug concentration and clinical responses; pharmacokinetic variability caused by differences in body weight, age, sex, genetic factors, diseases, and drug interactions; and applications of pharmacokinetics and pharmaceutics to clinical situations.

Prerequisites: PSCID 1517 Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design, PSCID 1518 Pharmaceutical Calculations

Credits: 3.5

This course provides a review of organic functional groups found in drug molecules and their properties. Heterocycles and amino acids are introduced as structural components of endogenous biomolecules and/or biological targets for drug action. As part of the drug structure evaluation process the acid/base properties, binding interactions possible with a biological target, and metabolic transformations for each functional group are presented. Significant emphasis will be placed on functional group interaction with amino acid side chains.

Credits: 2

Concepts of drug-target interactions and structure-activity relationships are discussed for major drug classes. Classification is based on a drug's mechanism of action at its biological target. Routes of drug metabolism, drug transport and the predication of drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions based on chemical properties are presented. Examples of drug action in the cardiovascular, endocrine, central nervous, and immune systems and anti-infective agents will be discussed, as well as the impact of pharmacogenomics.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites for PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action I, 3.5 credits: PSCID 1532 Introduction to Drug Structure Evaluation and concurrent enrollment in PHARD 1651 Pharmacology IPrerequisites for PSCID 1622 Chemical Principles of Drug Action II, 2.5 credits: PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action I and concurrent enrollment in PHARD 1652 Pharmacology IIPrerequisites for PSCID 1623 Chemical Principles of Drug Action III, 2 credits: PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action I and concurrent enrollment in PHARD 1653 Pharmacology III

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The pharmacology and medicinal chemistry of major drug classes used in the treatment of various disorders are explored. Mechanisms by which drugs mediate their pharmacological effects are discussed with consideration of drug-target interactions, structure-activity relationships, side effects and related toxicities. Drug metabolism, transport, drug resistance and the prediction of drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions based on chemical properties, and the impact of pharmacogenomics are presented.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite for PSCID 1761 Principles of Drug Action I, 2 credits: PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action IPrerequisite for PSCID 1762 Principles of Drug Action II, 3.5 credits: PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action I

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Biotechnology-derived products are increasingly being used to treat a variety of medical conditions. This course is an introduction to biotech products, and will cover general principles, production methods, regulatory issues, stem cell and nucleic acid therapeutics, pharmacogenomics and gene testing. Delivery, storage and handling, and therapeutic use, monitoring and adverse effects of biologics (including hormones, enzymes, growth factors and monoclonal antibodies) will be addressed.

Prerequisite: PSCID 1517 Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design

Credits: 2.5