PHRM 1001 — Pharmacology 3 Credit Hours
This course provides practical students with information applicable to pharmacology including pharmaceutical nomenclature and classification, mechanisms of drug actions, interactions, indications and contra-indi - cations, side effects, and methods of administering therapeutic agents primarily in the nervous, endocrine, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. The course of study also includes methods of administering therapeutic agents with an emphasis on the renal, reproductive, vasular, sensory, dermatological, immunological and hematological systems. The benefits and disadvantages of over-the- counter vs. non-prescriptive medication will be addressed.