PHTH 549 Pharmacology

This lecture course will cover medications commonly encountered in the practice of physical medicine. It will include categories of drugs, generic and trade names of common drugs, the use, effects and precautions of common drugs and drug-drug interactions and pharmacokinetic principles. It will also focus on how various drugs affect the patient response to activity, exercise and other therapeutic interventions.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Successful completion of the previous term or permission of the PT faculty