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Students in the Health Professions Pharmacology for Pharmacy Students ( Online Syllabus ) (Fall Semester) 743. Pharmacology 1. 3 Hr. PR: Second year professional standing or consent. Cellular and biochemical effects that explain the therapeutic or adverse effects of drugs. These will be integrated into considerations of drug effects, toxicities and interactions between drugs. (Spring Semester) 744. Pharmacology 2. 3 Hr. PR: Second year professional standing or consent. Continuation of Pharmacology 1. These two courses together form a year-long course that focus on understanding the cellular and biochemical effects that explain the therapeutic or adverse effects of drugs. This will be integrated with descriptions of drug effects, toxicities and interactions between drugs. The overall goal of this course is for the student to develop a knowledge base of how drugs exert their actions on the body, and how the body metabolizes and eliminates drugs. The student will be able to recommend appropriate drug treatment, recognize and evaluate signs and symptoms of therapeutic and toxic effects and predict adverse drug interactions. Consideration will be given to new agents, including biotechnology products under development, that target specific proteins or cellular processes. The assignment of specific agents or classes to fall or spring semester may vary in different years. 760. Pharmacology for Dental Students. I. 5 Hr. PR: Second year dental students or graduate students with consent. Lecture and demonstrations relevant to explaining how drugs function in the human body. Team teaching by basic science faculty and clinical dental faculty. This course emphasizes fundamental concepts of pharmacology including the chemistry, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic uses and toxicology of drugs used in the practice of dentistry and medicine. Drugs are viewed in the context of how they exert their action on anatomical and physiological processes to alter disease states. A framework is presented so that as new drugs appear they can be understood on the basis of the framework concept. Because dental patients are often using physician-prescribed medication, emphasis is placed upon important interactions occurring to various dental treatments. Detailed lectures are given on drug effects occurring in the autonomic and central nervous systems as well as anti-anxiety agents, analgesics, antiseptics, antiinfectives, and antiinflammatory drugs, etc. 761. Medical Pharmacology. 7 Hr. Basic principles of drug action, mechanisms of therapeutic effects and undesirable effects. Emphasis on the classes of drugs currently used in medical practice. http://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/portal/?appid=114 Pharmacology unifies knowledge of anatomy, biochemistry, pathology and physiology into an understanding of the actions of drugs. In this course, the basic knowledge of drug action is integrated with consideration of the practical use of drugs, and problems associated with the use of drugs. Information is conveyed to students via several modes: lectures, small group and problem solving interactions, clinical correlations and computer-aided instruction. Active, student-centered learning is a significant part of the course. The overall goal of this course is to expose the students to basic science information and allow them to develop the skills needed to solve therapeutic problems of the practice of medicine. 761. Medical Pharmacology: summer course This online course is designed for medical students who need to remediate or catch up in Medical Pharmacology. It may also be taken by graduate level students in the health professions or biomedical sciences. Students will attend a virtual classroom by viewing online lectures, available at any time, and will interact with faculty and classmates through an online discussion forum and chat room. Passing performance in Summer Medical Pharmacology requires that the student achieve a passing grade in each of the two components of the course. Component One is the demonstration of the ability to acquire knowledge, and is assessed through four regularly scheduled online examinations. Component Two is the demonstration of the ability to retain and integrate the knowledge gained throughout the course, and is assessed through a comprehensive final examination given on-site at WVU. This course integrates the basic knowledge of drug action with significant exposure to the practical use and problems associated with the clinical use of drugs. One of the great strengths of the subject of pharmacology is that it unifies knowledge of anatomy, biochemistry, pathology and physiology into an understanding of the actions of drugs. The overall goal of this course is to expose the students to basic science information and allow them to develop the skills needed to solve therapeutic problems of the practice of medicine. |