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Advanced Pharmacology

NURS 5400


This course includes principles of pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism and transport,
assessment of drug effects, drug therapy in special
populations, and contemporary drug development as a
foundation for the use of medications in the
clinical management of diseases. Major classes
of drugs will be discussed in terms of actions;
therapeutic and other effects; adverse, allergic
and idiosyncratic reactions; indications and
contraindications. Emphasis is placed on nursing
responsibility, accountability, and application of
the nursing process regarding drug therapy in a
variety of settings with individuals across the life
span.
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