PHARMACOTHERAPY III

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PHM PRAC 554 and 556 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the goals of treatment - both overall and related to individual patient cases Audience: Undergraduate 2. Design a therapeutic regimen consisting of both non-drug and drug elements appropriate for individual patients. In selecting drug therapy, consider the patient’s age, disease, clinical condition/severity of illness, concomitant diseases and medications Audience: Undergraduate 3. Select the initial dosing regimen and plan a dose titration scheme not exceeding maximal recommended doses (unless such excess is warranted) Audience: Undergraduate 4. Provide the patient and health care personnel with information on the nature, likelihood and management of relevant (likely or severe) adverse effects Audience: Undergraduate 5. Design a treatment monitoring plan incorporating symptoms, physical assessment, diagnostic test and laboratory findings as needed to document patient response and possible drug-related problems. Identify monitoring parameters, including endpoints/goals, timing and follow-up Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the disease process, purpose of drug therapy, and other information pertinent to patient education in lay terms Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the goals of treatment - both overall and related to individual patient cases Audience: Undergraduate 2. Design a therapeutic regimen consisting of both non-drug and drug elements appropriate for individual patients. In selecting drug therapy, consider the patient’s age, disease, clinical condition/severity of illness, concomitant diseases and medications Audience: Undergraduate 3. Select the initial dosing regimen and plan a dose titration scheme not exceeding maximal recommended doses (unless such excess is warranted) Audience: Undergraduate 4. Provide the patient and health care personnel with information on the nature, likelihood and management of relevant (likely or severe) adverse effects Audience: Undergraduate 5. Design a treatment monitoring plan incorporating symptoms, physical assessment, diagnostic test and laboratory findings as needed to document patient response and possible drug-related problems. Identify monitoring parameters, including endpoints/goals, timing and follow-up Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the disease process, purpose of drug therapy, and other information pertinent to patient education in lay terms Audience: Undergraduate