Students learn about the nature of the biological actions of drugs and the vulnerability of living systems to drug toxicity. This information serves as the basis for developing effective therapeutic regimens and avoiding the toxic consequences of exposure. Topics are presented over a variety of drug classes and include their mechanisms of biochemical and physiological action, metabolism, and adverse effects and their uses in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease. This area in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration deals with the application of pharmaceutical principles to the many concerns of practicing pharmacists. So that they may provide responsible professional services to patients and the other members of the health care team, students receive instruction in the dispensing of drugs, drug therapy in clinical practice, applied pharmaco-therapeutics, sterile products, and patient and disease state orientation.
Students gain clinical experience in ambulatory and institutional pharmacy practice settings.
This area in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration deals with the application of administrative and social sciences to the understanding and the investigation of major administrative issues confronted by pharmaceutical organizations and the pharmacy profession. Graduate programs Administration and faculty Course descriptions for College of Pharmacy courses nay be found in the Course Offerings Bulletin .