Course Title

Pharmacology

Course Number

7109301

Instructor Name

Rafeef Aqel

Contact Information

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester 2022

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

This course is intended for students in allied health fields.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the therapeutic use of drugs in humans.  It covers a wide range of drugs with emphasis on sites and mechanism of action, toxicity, fate and uses of major therapeutic agents.

This course teaches basic principles of Pharmacology and pharmacologic agents used in treating disorders of organ systems.  Drug classes, interactions, and specific usages with functional and clinical applications are presented with relevant clinical examples. 

At the end of the course the students should be able to: 

1. Describe the basic mechanisms of drug action.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the terminology and special concepts useful in the study of pharmacology.
3. Describe how differences between individuals govern their response to drugs.
4. Define how drugs are processed and biotransformed by the body
5. Identify frequent complications and side effects associated with the major drug classes.
6. Describe significant interactions between drugs
7. Use information from the pharmacokinetics of a specific drug to determine dosing schedules and best route of drug administration.
8. State the therapeutic uses for each major drug group.

Focus on nursing pharmacology, 2011, Amy Karch, Lippincott

Pharmacology for the Health Care Professions, Christine M. Thorp. 2008

1. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 13th Ed. (2015), Bertram Katzung, Susan Masters and Anthony Trevor.

Lippincott's Illustrated Review in pharmacology, 5th edition. 2015.