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PHAR 83

• Course Description: — This pharmacology course covers information about drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system, vitamin and mineral balance, infectious diseases, neoplastic disorders, immunological function, and the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.  Content includes major indications for drug use, how drugs exert their effects, adverse effects, and specific implications for consumer awareness.  Emphasis is placed on learning classifications of medications and their indications for use.
• Required Texts:
  • Hitner & Nagle, Basic Pharmacology.  Glencoe Mc Graw-Hill, 2004
  • Gary Thibodeau, Structure and Function of the Body. Mosby, 2003.  12^thEdition.
  • Phar 83 Packet available from bookstore and material as provided by instructor

Course Syllabus (Spring 2007) (NEW: NOTE CHANGES!  New quiz added week 11)

Antifungal Agents

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• Master Trade Generic List(New!) (Updated)
• Master Trade Generic List, Part II (New!)
• Week 1 Summary
• Immune System 
• Immunobiological Agents
• 2007 Recommended Immunization Schedule (New!)
• Quick Reference Vaccine Chart (CDC) (New!)
• Hepatitis (Chart)
• Antiinfective Agents (List)
• Interactive Tuberculosis Curriculum from the CDC (New!)
• Case Study
• Antibiotics
• HIV Page
• Endocrine System
  • Link to Slide of Pituitary Gland with Associated Hormones
  • Negative Feedback
  • Insulins
  • Oral Hypoglycemic Agents: Mechanism of Action
  • Thyroid
• Antineoplastic Medication
• Gastrointestinal Agents
  • GI Agents Summary
  • GI Drugs
  • Case Studies
• Diet and Nutrition
• EENT Case Studies