PHAR 2052

This course encompasses issues such as contraception, osteoporosis and menopause; common infectious disease states including colds/influenza, otitis media and pneumonia; acute and chronic pain of various origins and the management of these conditions. Students learn the medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics, and pharmacology, as well as the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapeutic principles pertaining to the problems and products discussed. Students will apply cumulative knowledge to a complex patient case.