Year 2 Spring Courses

Key to Course Abbreviations

• CP 120 Therapeutics:
  CP-120 is the first course of a 3 part series on therapeutics focusing on the interpretation of laboratory and other clinical data, the medical management of the disease states most frequently encountered in the clinical APPEs, the considerations and precautions which are required in proper selection, dosage and monitoring of drugs, and the recognition of clinically significant, efficacious and/or toxic drug interactions. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and integration of previous course work.
  Lecture: 5 hours. Conference: 2 hours. 6 units
  Course Director: Dr. Andy Leeds, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
• PC 123 Drugs of the CNS: Chemistry of the central nervous system acting drugs including antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedative hypnotics, antiparkinson agents, neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimers, ALS, etc.), sedative-hypnotics, anticonvulsants, opiates/narcotics, migraine agents, CNS stimulants and/or drugs of abuse (LSD, marijuana, amphetiamines, etc.).
  Lecture: 2 hours. 2 units
  Course Director: Dr. Norm Oppenheimer, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• PCOL 123 Central Nervous System Pharmacology: This course covers the pharmacology of drugs that act in the central nervous system. These include drugs that are used for psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, and drugs that are used to treat neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, pain, Parkinsons disease, stroke and migraine. This course will also cover the pharmacology of the common drugs of abuse (alcohol, stimulants and hallucinogens) and issues concerning the biological, medical and social aspects of drug abuse and addiction. Case conferences are used to illustrate the pharmacological principles of drug selection and management.
  Lecture: 2.5 hours. 2.5 units
  Course Director: Dr. Jeff Lansman, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
• MICRO 120 Microbiology in Pharmacy: This course is an introduction to basic medical microbiology and infectious diseases. The objective is to provide you with fundamental information regarding pathogenic microorganisms, specifically bacteria, fungi and viruses. Information about these microorganisms will be presented from several points of view; 1) their biology; 2) their mode of transmission; 3) their mechanism of disease production and 4) methods of treatment and prevention. As a pharmacist it is important that you have a basic understanding of medical microbiology, microbial pathogenesis and antimicrobial therapy.
  Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours. 4 units
  Course Director: TBA, Department of Stomatology
• CP 129 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
  Introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) in a variety of programs in PharmD courses, settings affiliated with the School of Pharmacy, and/or approved community service projects (e.g., health education and screening events).
  Various settings. 0 units
  Course Director: Dr. Christie Robinson, Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Next Quarter: Year 3 Fall