Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Pharmacy Practice and Science (PHPR)  Department Info

PHPR 195A -- Perspectives on Health Care: Current Issues and Trends  (1 unit)
Description:  The course will address themes, trends, and issues that contribute to the quality, access, delivery and outcome of pharmaceutical and health care. Attention will be given to addressing the roles of pharmaceutical economics, science, and technology, public health and health professional education and practice in the definition of pharmaceutical and health care; issues such as the influence of demographics, gender, age, diversity, behavior, education, politics and socioeconomic conditions on the health of Americans will be explored.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 399 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PHPR 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PHPR 499 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PHPR 596D -- Dean's Seminar: Issues in Pharmacy and Health Care  (2 units)
Description:  The intent of this course is to enable the student and instructor to discuss controversial issues as related to the practice of pharmacy and health care. This course will include an examination on the issues surrounding access and appropriate drug therapy for patients, with a focus on prescription benefits and the use of outcomes research to insure value in clinical, economic, and humanistic terms. Healthcare providers and researchers can play an important role not only in educating the public about the value of pharmaceutical innovation, but also in encouraging appropriate, efficient, and cost-effective use of medications. Additional discussions will focus on IOM reports regarding the quality and safety of health care and the role of the pharmacist in the treatment and prevention of disease.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 673 -- Epidemiology of Aging  (3-4 units)
Description:  This is a course in the principles and methods of epidemiology as applied to the study of aging. It assumes basic knowledge of pathophysiology, and epidemiological and biostatistical methods. Major research issues in the Epidemiology of Aging as well as the methods to study them will be presented and discussed. This course will examine concepts including: Trends in aging and the health of aging populations; Health transition, and explanations and consequences of mortality decline; Determinants of health and survival; Distinctions between healthy aging, disease and disability; Health promotion and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, as applied to older persons; The epidemiology of selected diseases, syndromes and conditions common to old age; The aged health care continuum and how different types of care/ health care systems are used in prevention, intervention and treatment, and supportive care; Special concepts and key methodological considerations for conducting epidemiologic studies of older persons (e.g., cohort effects, age-specific rates, age standardization, use of proxies, appropriate measures, adjusting for comorbidities, and longitudinal analyses), and Practical and ethical issues in the aged as research subjects
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  EPID 673; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 800 -- Pharmaceutical Calculations  (1 unit)
Description:  Pharmaceutical calculations pertinent to the selection, formulation, preparation, dosage and administration of drugs and their dosage forms.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 801 -- Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Community and Institutional Practice  (4 units)
Description:  The purpose of this course is to introduce students to pharmacy practice by providing “hands on” experience in various practice settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  completion at least one semester of PharmD professional coursework. Completion of health screening requirements for placement in rotation sites, CPR training, HIPAA and Bloodborne Pathogen Safety Certification, and UA background check.
Typical structure:  8 hours individual studies, 1 hour discussion.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 802 -- Pharmaceutics  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of the physical and chemical factors that relate to the development of pharmaceutical products and drug delivery systems. Emphasis is placed on newly emerging technologies and an industrial perspective.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 102, PHYS 182, CHEM 103B, CHEM 104B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 803A -- Community Pharmacy Practice  (5 units)
Description:  803A-803B are six week courses.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and elective didactic coursework in the second professional year.
Usually offered:  Summer.

PHPR 803B -- Institutional Pharmacy Practice  (5 units)
Description:  803A-803B are six week courses.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and elective didactic coursework in the second professional year.
Usually offered:  Summer.

PHPR 803C -- Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 803D -- Drug information Practice  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 803E -- Adult Acute Care Pharmacy Practice  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 803F -- Longitudinal Drug Information I  (3 units)
Description:  The goal of this longitudinal experience is to develop competencies in an evidence-based approach to the practice of pharmacy.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Available only after completion of all required and elective didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 803G -- Longitudinal Drug Information II  (2 units)
Description:  The goal of this longitudinal experience is to develop competencies in an evidence-based approach to the practice of pharmacy.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Available only after completion of all required and elective didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 804 -- Interviewing and Counseling Skills  (2 units)
Description:  Basic communication skills and thinking strategies needed for effective medication history interviewing and patient counseling.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 805A -- Beginning Pharmacy Practice  (1 unit)
Description:  Orientation to career opportunities for pharmacists; medical terminology and abbreviations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 805B -- Beginning Pharmacy Practice  (1 unit)
Description:  Orientation to career opportunities for pharmacists; medical terminology and abbreviations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 806A -- Pharmaceutics Lab  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, PHPR 802.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 806B -- Pharmaceutics Lab  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR806B
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 807 -- Pharmacokinetics  (4 units)
Description:  Quantitative description of the processes of drug absorption, distribution and elimination and factors affecting those processes. Application of kinetic principles to chronic drug administration. Quantitative description of the processes of drug absorption, distribution and elimination and factors affecting those processes. Application of kinetic principles to chronic drug administration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR 802. Concurrent registration, PHPR 808A.
May be convened with:  PHSC 507.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 808A -- Pharmacokinetics Discussion  (1 unit)
Description:  Discussion related to the application of pharmacokinetic principles with case-study examples. Discussion related to the application of pharmacokinetic principles with case-study examples.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, PHPR 407.
May be convened with:  PHSC 508A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 808B -- Pharmacokinetics Discussion  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department. Discussion related to the application of pharmacokinetic principles with case-study examples.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, PHPR 885.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 810A -- Internal Medicine  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810B -- Surgery  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810C -- Pediatrics  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810D -- Geriatrics/Gerontology  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810E -- Outpatient Practice  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810F -- Emergency Services  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810G -- Acute Care  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810H -- Clinical Pharmacokinetics  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PHPR 810I -- Psychopharmacy/Neurology  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810J -- Nutrition Support  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 810K -- Specialty Institution  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 812 -- Non-Prescription Medication and Devices  (2 units)
Description:  Discussion regarding medications, remedies and devices which can be sold without a prescription (over-the-counter: OTC) for use in treatment of minor medical problems. Provides pharmacy students guidance on providing professional advice to the self-treating public
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 813 -- Pharmacy Practice  (2 units)
Description:  Application of pharmaceutical care principles, pharmacy problem-solving skills, role playing and documentation of pharmaceutical care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR 807, PCOL 871C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 815A -- Hematology/Oncology  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815B -- Cardiology  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815C -- Pulmonary  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815D -- Endocrine  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815E -- GI/Renal  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815F -- OB/GYN/Neonatal  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815G -- Infectious Disease  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815H -- Rheumatology/Immunology  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815I -- Dermatology  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815J -- Poison Information/Toxicology  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815K -- Administrative  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815L -- Research  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  PHSC 815L, PCOL 815L.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 815M -- International Pharmacy Practice Rotation  (5 units)
Description:  Elective rotation that provides an opportunity for study of the practice of pharmacy in a country other than the United States. By participating in an international rotation, the student will gain a better understanding of the impact of culture on health beliefs, the delivery of health care services, and the provision of pharmaceutical care.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PHPR 816A -- Patient Assessment and Diagnostics  (3 units)
Description:  The use of medical history taking, physical assessment, performance of selected CLIA.WAIVED laboratory tests, laboratory test interpretation, and physical diagnosis skills to monitor response to drug treatment and evaluate patient complaints/problems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 817 -- Introduction to Informatics  (2 units)
Description:  Internet terms, concepts, tools, utilities, and resources. Application of Internet technologies for the delivery of pharmaceutical care and the accessing health care information is emphasized.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 822 -- Case Discussions in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology  (1 unit)
Description:  Student centered problem oriented discussions that stress application and integration of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology using simulated patient scenarios and cases.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to College of Pharmacy students only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 824 -- Infectious Diseases  (2 units)
Description:  A case-based approach to infectious diseases highlighting the use of anti-infective drugs and therapeutic management of infectious diseases.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 871C.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 833 -- Managed Care Pharmacy  (2 units)
Description:  This course will provide an introduction to managed care pharmacy operations and management strategies, including, but not limited to: pharmacy benefit design; formulary development; managed care organizational behavior; and contemporary issues in pharmaceutial services.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR845
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 842 -- Professional Practice Management  (3 units)
Description:  Graduate students will write either an additional paper or proposal. Management of professional situations and the interaction among patients, colleagues, and other health-care providers, with application to institutional, community, and clinical pharmacy practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR 845.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 843 -- Pharmacy Laws  (2 units)
Description:  Legal concepts covering professionalism, negligence, liability, legal processes and semantics; pertinent federal, state and local statutes and regulations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 845 -- Medication Use and the U.S. Health Care System  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of the U. S. health care system and the consumers, providers, payers, and regulators that comprise it. The role of pharmacy and pharmacists within the health care system will be explored, including an examination of social, behavioral, and economic factors associated with the prescribing, dispensing, and use of medications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 847 -- Perspectives in Geriatrics Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, PHPR 848.
Identical to:  GERO 847.
May be convened with:  PHSC 547.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 848 -- Perspectives in Geriatrics  (2 units)
Description:  Graduate-level requirements include one in-depth research paper on a single topic relevant to geriatric care. Multidisciplinary approach to the health-care needs of the elderly, including medication use, nutrition, health care agencies and roles of individual health care professionals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GERO 848.
May be convened with:  PHSC 548.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 861A -- Drug Literature Evaluation - Statistical Methods  (2 units)
Description:  Descriptive statistics. Basic probability concepts and an introduction to inferential statistical techniques. Elements of hypothesis testing with an emphasis on applications in the biomedical literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 861B -- Drug Literature Evaluation - Research Design Considerations  (2 units)
Description:  Application of research design principles, statistical methods, and ethical dimensions to critically evaluate published literature, research reports, and proposals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR861A
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 861C -- Drug Literature Evaluation - Applications  (2 units)
Description:  Application of knowledge and skills related to the evaluation of the medical literature and assessment of research reports and proposals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR 861A, PHPR 861B, enrollment in College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy Program.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 862 -- Writing a Proposal for a Scientific Study  (2 units)
Description:  This course delineates the basics of scientific writing and provides a procedure for writing an investigative study proposal.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR 861C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 863 -- Quality Assurance and Medication Error Reduction  (3 units)
Description:  This course encourages the student to strive for professional excellence by exploring the topic of medication errors. In so doing, the course will acquaint the student with the nature of quality assurance in health care and examine approaches that students can use to assure quality drug therapy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  For pharmacy: 3rd year professional student For medicine: 2nd year professional student For nursing: graduate student (500 level) and for Pharmacy graduate students: all.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 864 -- Acute Care Pharmacy Practice  (2 units)
Description:  This course will use an interactive format to discuss pharmacy practice in the acute care setting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  First two years pharmacy school.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 865 -- Public Health for Pharmacists  (2 units)
Description:  Issues in community health promotion and disease prevention specific to pharmacy practice will be addressed. Recent trends, practices, experiences, theories and resource in public health will be examined.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 873 -- Introduction to Mental Health for Pharmacists  (2 units)
Description:  Students will become familiar with the treatment of mental illness in the United States by reviewing social and medical history and to review the basics of pharmacology for medications used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 875A -- Pharmacotherapeutics  (6 units)
Description:  Common diseases that afflict humans. Their management based on pharmacotherapeutic considerations of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and prognosis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 460, PSIO 480.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 875B -- Pharmacotherapeutics  (6 units)
Description:  Common diseases that afflict humans. Their management based on pharmacotherapeutic considerations of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and prognosis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 460, PSIO 480.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 875C -- Pharmacotherapeutics  (6 units)
Description:  Common diseases that afflict humans. Their management based on pharmacotherapeutic considerations of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and prognosis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 460, PSIO 480.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 885 -- Advanced Clinical Pharmacokinetics  (3 units)
Description:  contact department. Advanced pharmacokinetic principles emphasizing the application of mathematical relationships to therapeutic drug monitoring in patient care situations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 888 -- Practical Spanish for Pharmacy Practice  (2 units)
Description:  This elective class is designed to provide students with basic vocabulary needed to do simple consultations with Spanish-speaking individuals in an outpatient pharmacy setting. Students will perform numerous oral/aural exercises to develop listening comprehension and verbal skills; participate in a variety of role-playing activities to improve fluency and gain confidence using the Spanish language and will learn general and specific terminology within the context of communication with patients. Grammar instruction will stress contrasting sentence structure and language patterns between English and Spanish and will be directed to supporting verbal communication.
Grading:  This course is offered for pass/fail only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 889 -- Clinical Pharmacotherapy of Mental Disorders  (2 units)
Description:  A multidisciplinary approach to clinical psychopharmacology, therapeutics, and diagnosis of mental disorders for health professionals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR 816A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 895B -- Preparation for Rotations  (1 unit)
Description:  The objective of this course is to prepare students for the fourth year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program. Course sessions will include the following: Preceptor Visits, Presentations on Rotations, CPR Training, Patient Monitoring, Residencies, Tips On Fourth Year Planning, Portfolio Development, Résumés and Curricula Vitae, and Off-Campus Access to the College Computer Server.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors in 3rd professional year only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PHPR 895C -- Current Applications of Literature Evaluation  (1 unit)
Description:  A method for identifying and evaluating pertinent, recently published biomedical literature.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHPR 861C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 896A -- Pharmacy Practice Project  (2 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 896D -- Dean's Seminar: Issues in Pharmacy and Health Care  (2 units)
Description:  The intent of this course is to enable the student and instructor to discuss controversial issues as related to the practice of pharmacy and health care. This course will include an examination on the issues surrounding access and appropriate drug therapy for patients, with a focus on prescription benefits and the use of outcomes research to insure value in clinical, economic, and humanistic terms. Healthcare providers and researchers can play an important role not only in educating the public about the value of pharmaceutical innovation, but also in encouraging appropriate, efficient, and cost-effective use of medications. Additional discussions will focus on IOM reports regarding the quality and safety of health care and the role of the pharmacist in the treatment and prevention of disease.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 897A -- Concepts of Pharmacy Business: Entrepreneurship  (2 units)
Description:  The course will teach the basics of pharmacy business and pharmacy ownership. Specific concepts will include innovation, marketing, physical structure, and financials. Students will be required to develop and submit a business plan for new pharmacy or pharmacy service.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PHPR 899 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 99 times (maximum 100 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.