PHRM 203: General Pharmacology (3 credits)Course Description
Covers a wide range of drugs with emphasis on sites and mechanism of action, toxicity, fate and uses of major therapeutic agents. This course is intended for students in nursing and allied health fields.(3 hours lecture)
Pre-Requisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in ZOOL 141 and ZOOL 142.
Recommended Preparation: College level chemistry.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the basic mechanisms of drug action.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the terminology and special concepts useful in the study of pharmacology.
- Describe how differences between individuals govern their response to drugs.
- Define how drugs are processed and biotransformed by the body.
- Identify frequent complications and side effects associated with the major drug classes.
- Describe significant interactions between drugs.
- Use information from the pharmacokinetics of a specific drug to determine dosing schedules and best rout of drug administration.
- State the therapeutic uses for each major drug group.
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Classes Offered
- Spring 2013 - asynchronous , Allison Beale - CRN: 62473 - view syllabus
- Summer 2013 - TR, 9:30am to 11:30am, Hale Alaka‘i 102, Allison Beale - CRN: 63007 - view syllabus
- Summer 2013 - asynchronous , Allison Beale - CRN: 63079
- Fall 2013 - asynchronous , Allison Beale - CRN: 64615
- Fall 2013 - TR, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale ‘Imiloa 133, Allison Beale - CRN: 64109
- Spring 2013 - TR, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale ‘Imiloa 133, Allison Beale - CRN: 62413 - view syllabus
- Fall 2013 - asynchronous , Allison Beale - CRN: 64463
- Spring 2013 - asynchronous , Allison Beale - CRN: 62171 - view syllabus
- Summer 2012 - MTWR, 9:30am to 11:05am, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, Allison Beale - CRN: 60038 - view syllabus
- Fall 2012 - TR, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale ‘Imiloa 133, Allison Beale - CRN: 61123 - view syllabus
- Spring 2012 - TR, 10:00am to 11:15am, Hale ‘Imiloa 133, Allison Beale - CRN: 64216 - view syllabus
- Summer 2011 - MTWR, 1:00pm to 2:35pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 111 , Allison Beale - CRN: 62012 - view syllabus
- Spring 2011 - TR, 8:15am to 9:30am, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, Allison Beale - CRN: 61270 - view syllabus
- Fall 2011 - MW, 9:30am to 10:45am, Hale ‘Imiloa 113, Allison Beale - CRN: 63134 - view syllabus
- Fall 2010 - TR, 8:05am to 9:20am, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, Allison Beale - CRN: 60146 - view syllabus
- Summer 2010 - MTWR, 1:00pm to 2:35pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, Allison Beale - CRN: 64027 - view syllabus
- Spring 2010 - TR, 1:30pm to 2:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 133, Allison Beale - CRN: 63365
- Summer 2009 - MTWR, 2:30pm to 4:05pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, Allison Beale - CRN: 61030
- Fall 2009 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:25pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, Allison Beale - CRN: 62173 - view syllabus
- Fall 2008 - TR, 5:30pm to 6:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, Allison Beale - CRN: 64215
- Spring 2007 - MWF, 10:30am to 11:20am, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, C Rajani - CRN: 64286
- Fall 2007 - MWF, 11:30am to 12:20pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 111, C Rajani - CRN: 61279