Semester/Year: 4/2

Lec.+lab/week: (3+0) hours

Course provides student with pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynbamic, pharmacotherapeutic knowledge about drugs to help safe and effective dispensing of medication to patient. It includes drugs for cardiovascular disorders, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris and hypertension. Also course includes diuretics, drugs for hyperlipidemia, drugs for blood disorders as drugs affecting blood coagulation and drugs for anemia. Drugs for gastrointestinal disorders such as antacids, ulcer healing drugs, antidiarrheal, laxatives and antiemetics. Drugs for endocrine disorders such as corticosteroids, insulin, oral hypoglycemics, sex hormones, oral contraceptives, thyroxin and antithyroid drugs will be discussed.