PHM 230 - Pharmaceutical Drug Classifications

Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3

Covers the sources, classifications, and prototypes of drugs. Examines pharmaceutical names; routes of administration; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of xenobiotics; and pathophysiology of various systemic body systems. Studies variables that affect drug actions including, contraindications and drug interactions; prescription abbreviations and interpretations; drug marketing; and drug approval processes.