UCSF School of Pharmacy

Year 3 Fall Courses

Key to Course Abbreviations

• CP 130 Therapeutics: This is the second course of a 3-part series on therapeutics focusing on interpretation of laboratory and other clinical data, medical management of disease states most frequently encountered in APPEs, considerations and precautions which are required in proper selection, dosage and monitoring of drugs, and 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 Directors: Dr. Patrick Finley, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
• CP 135A Applied Drug Information: Orientation to clinical references including written and oral consultation techniques with health care professionals and consumers; experience in literature retrieval, analysis and dissemination of drug information.
  Prerequisites: Successful completion of CP 120 and concurrent enrollment in CP 130.
  Lecture: 1 hour. 1.5 units
  Course Directors: Dr. Candy Tsouronis, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
• CP 139 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. Donald T. Kishi, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
• Path 135 General Pathology: Mechanisms and language of diseases are discussed, with emphasis on the dynamic nature of fundamental disease processes such as cell injury, immunopathology, inflammation, response to infectious agents, repair and regeneration, hemodynamic arrangements, genetic disorders, disturbances of cell growth and neoplasia.
  Lecture: 3 hours. 3 units
  Course Director: Dr. Henry Sanchez, Department of Pathology
• PC 131 Chemotherapy: This course discusses the pharmacology of chemotherapeutic agents, including drugs used to treat bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections, and drugs used in the treatment of cancer. This course will be closely aligned with Pharmacology 131.
  Lecture: 2.5 hours. 2.5 units
  Course Director: Dr. Norm Oppenheimer
• PCol 131 Chemotherapy: This course discusses the pharmacology of chemotherapeutic agents, including drugs used to treat bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections, and drugs used in the treatment of cancer. This course will be closely aligned with Pharmaceutical Chemistry 131.
  Lecture: 2 hours. 2 units
  Course Director: Dr. Marieke Kruidering, Department of Cellular and Mollecular Pharmacology

Next Quarter: Year 3 Winter