Pharmacy Practice and Science, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Pharmacy Practice and Science (PHPR) Dept Info - College Info

PHPR 195A Perspectives on Health Care: Current Issues and Trends (1) I

PHPR 195C Medication Misadventures (1) I

PHPR 299 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

PHPR 394 Practicum (1-4) [Rpt./]

PHPR 399 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

PHPR 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

PHPR 400 Pharmaceutical Calculations (1) I Pharmaceutical calculations pertinent to the selection, formulation, preparation, dosage and administration of drugs and their dosage forms.

PHPR 401 Dosage Form Design (2) II Application of physical-chemical principles to pharmaceutical dosage forms, including a discussion of the biopharmaceutical considerations which influence the efficacy of pharmaceutical formulations.

PHPR 402 Pharmaceutics (3) I 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.

PHPR 403A Beginning Pharmacy Practice (1) I Orientation to career opportunities for pharmacists; medical terminology and abbreviations.

PHPR 403B Beginning Pharmacy Practice (1) II Orientation to career opportunities for pharmacists; medical terminology and abbreviations.

PHPR 404 Interviewing and Counseling Skills (1-2) I Basic communication skills and thinking strategies needed for effective medication history interviewing and patient counseling.

PHPR 406A Pharmaceutics Lab (1) I

PHPR 406B Pharmaceutics Lab (1) II

PHPR 407 Pharmacokinetics (4) I Quantitative description of the processes of drug absorption, distribution and elimination and factors affecting those processes. Application of kinetic principles to chronic drug administration. May be convened with PHSC 507.

PHPR 408A Pharmacokinetics Discussion (1) I II Discussion related to the application of pharmacokinetic principles with case-study examples. May be convened with PHSC 508A.

PHPR 408B Pharmacokinetics Discussion (1) I II Discussion related to the application of pharmacokinetic principles with case-study examples. May be convened with PHSC 508B.

PHPR 410 Research Options in Pharmacy (1) I Introduction to research in the pharmacy disciplines, career opportunities in pharmacy research; grants, contracts, and patents; confidentiality and ethics.

PHPR 411 Perspectives in Professional Practice (2) II Orientation to professional practice issues; pharmacy practice site visitations. Involves weekly discussions, site visits to various pharmacy practices, and a written paper. Field Trips.

PHPR 413 Pharmacy Practice (2) II Application of pharmaceutical care principles, pharmacy problem-solving skills, role playing and documentation of pharmaceutical care.

PHPR 414 Pharmacy Practice Lab (1) II Laboratory for 413.

PHPR 415 Toxicokinetics (3) II Introduction to the principles of pharmakinetics as they are applied to the biological and chemical sciences for the quantitative study of drugs and toxic agents. Toxicokinetics involves the development of quantitative models to describe the time course of absorption toxicity, especially as it relates to the drug or toxin disposition. Issues in experimental design, extrapolation of data from animals to humans, and aspects of risk assessment. May be convened with PHSC 515.

PHPR 416 Patient Assessment (1-2) II The use of medical history taking, physical assessment, laboratory test interpretation, and physical diagnosis skills to monitor response to drug treatment and evaluate patient complaints/problems.

PHPR 417 The Internet: Application and Use (2) II 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.

PHPR 422 Case Discussions in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology (1) I Student centered problem oriented discussions that stress application and integration of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology using simulated patient scenarios and cases.

PHPR 424 Antibiotics (2) I P, MIC 205, PCOL 471B.

PHPR 425 Preparation for Pharmacy Clerkship (1) I Weekly discussion to prepare students for pharmacy clerkships. Includes presentations by clerkship preceptors, curriculum vitae preparation, and professional portfolio development.

PHPR 427 Antineoplastic Drugs (2) II Discovery and development of natural and synthetic antineoplastic drugs; preclinical screening and toxicity evaluation; phase I, II, and III clinical studies in humans. May be convened with PHSC 527.

PHPR 432 Managed Health Care (2) II An introduction to the concepts and various aspects of managed health care systems within the United States and roles for pharmacists.

PHPR 442 Professional Practice Management (3) I Management of professional situations and the interaction among patients, colleagues, and other health-care providers, with application to institutional, community, and clinical pharmacy practice. May be convened with PHSC 542.

PHPR 443 Pharmacy Laws (2) I Legal concepts covering professionalism, negligence, liability, legal processes and semantics; pertinent federal, state and local statutes and regulations.

PHPR 444 Clinical Aspects of Interpersonal Violence (3) I II S (Identical with NURS 444, which is home). May be convened with PHPR 544.

PHPR 445 Medication Use and the U.S. Health Care System (3) I 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. May be convened with PHSC 545.

PHPR 447 Perspectives in Geriatrics Laboratory (1) II (Identical with GERO 447, N SC 447).

PHPR 448 Perspectives in Geriatrics (2) II Multidisciplinary approach to the health-care needs of the elderly, including medication use, nutrition, health care agencies and roles of individual health care professionals. P, PHPR 447. Open to non-majors only. (Identical with GERO 448, N SC 448). May be convened with PHSC 548.

PHPR 454 Drug Information and Drug Literature Evaluation (3) I II Skills and principles of drug information, biostatistics, and literature evaluation needed to evaluate biomedical literature.

PHPR 461 Methodology in Pharmacy Research and Drug Literature Evaluation (3) I II Application of research design, statistical methods, evaluation techniques, and ethical dimensions to critically evaluate published literature, research reports and proposals

PHPR 475A Pharmacotherapeutics (6) II Common diseases that afflict humans. Their management based on pharmacotherapeutic considerations of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and prognosis.

PHPR 475B Pharmacotherapeutics (6) I Common diseases that afflict humans. Their management based on pharmacotherapeutic considerations of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and prognosis.

PHPR 475C Pharmacotherapeutics (6) II Common diseases that afflict humans. Their management based on pharmacotherapeutic considerations of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and prognosis.

PHPR 484 International Health Care and Pharmaceutical Systems (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] II S Comparative analysis of health care and pharmaceutical systems between U.S. and selected countries in the world.

PHPR 485 Advanced Clinical Pharmacokinetics (3) II Advanced pharmacokinetic principles emphasizing the application of mathematical relationships to therapeutic drug monitoring in patient care situations.

PHPR 487 Public Speaking and Teaching Techniques for Health Care Professionals (2) I Public speaking and analysis of teaching techniques for health care professionals. Students develop speeches aimed at different target groups, participate in formal debate and prepare learning objectives and assessment questions. P, upper division standing in the College of Pharmacy, Medicine, or Nursing.

PHPR 489 Clinical Pharmacotherapy of Mental Disorders (2) I A multidisciplinary approach to clinical psychopharmacology, therapeutics, and diagnosis of mental disorders for health professionals. May be convened with PHSC 589.

PHPR 495A Issues in Pharmacy (2) II

PHPR 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

PHPR 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

PHPR 499 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

PHPR 499H Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

PHPR 544 Clinical Aspects of Interpersonal Violence (3) I II S (Identical with NURS 544, which is home). May be convened with PHPR 444.

PHPR 579 Issues in Rural Health (3) II (Identical with NURS 579, which is home).

PHPR 599 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

PHPR 694 Practicum (1-6) [Rpt./]

PHPR 699 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

PHPR 803A Community Pharmacy Practice (5) S 803A-803B are six week courses. P, available only after completion of all required and elective didactic coursework in the second professional year.

PHPR 803B Institutional Pharmacy Practice (5) S 803A-803B are six week courses. P, available only after completion of all required and elective didactic coursework in the second professional year.

PHPR 803C Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice (5)

PHPR 803D Drug information Practice (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 803E Adult Acute Care Pharmacy Practice (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 810A Internal Medicine (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 810B Surgery (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 810C Pediatrics (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 810D Geriatrics/Gerontology (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 810E Outpatient Practice (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 810F Emergency Services (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 810G Acute Care (5) [Rpt./]

PHPR 810H Clinical Pharmacokinetics (5) [Rpt./] I II

PHPR 810I Psychopharmacy/Neurology (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 810J Nutrition Support (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 810K Specialty Institution (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815A Hematology/Oncology (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815B Cardiology (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815C Pulmonary (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815D Endocrine (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815E GI/Renal (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815F Ob/Gyn/Neonatal (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815G Infectious Disease (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815H Rheumatology/Immunology (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815I Dermatology (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815J Poison Information/Toxicology (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815K Administrative (5) [Rpt./ 1]

PHPR 815L Research (5) [Rpt./ 1] (Identical with PHSC 815L, PCOL 815L).

PHPR 896A Pharmacy Practice Project (2) II

PHPR 900 Research (1-6) [Rpt./]

PHPR 910 Thesis (1-6) [Rpt./]

PHPR 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

PHPR 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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