MAST 1030 PHARMACOLOGY IN THE MEDICAL OFFICE

Credits

4

Introduces medication therapy with emphasis on safety; classification of medications; their actions; side effects; medication and food interactions and adverse reactions. Also introduces basic methods of arithmetic used in the administration of medications. Topics include: introductory pharmacology; dosage calculation; sources and forms of medications; classification of medications; and medication effects on the body systems.

Lecture Hours

60

Lab Hours

0

Prerequisite

ALHS 1011, ALHS 1090, MATH 1012, ENGL 1010, COMP 1000, MAST 1060, MAST 1100, MAST 1120, PSYC 1010

Corequisite

MAST 1080, MAST 1110, MAST 1010).