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RX642, Geriatric Therapeutics: A study of
the physiologic and pharmacokinetic changes
that occur with aging and how these changes
affect drug therapy. Management of disease will
be discussed and evaluated. This course will
provide the student with knowledge for making
therapeutic decisions in the elderly. Prerequisite:
Completion of all fourth-year Pharm.D.
courses or permission of instructor. (U/G)(3).
Variable.
RX644, Women’s Health Issues: This course
will include discussions on health issues that
primarily affect women. Topics include menopause,
breast cancer, silicone breast implants,
systemic lupus, infertility, contraception,
pregnancy, osteoporosis, women and heart
disease, and other issues causing illness or
death of women including domestic violence.
Prerequisites: RX413, RX414. Pre- or
corequisite: RX513. (U)(3). Variable.
RX645, Pharmaceutical Literature: An exploration
of sources of information applicable to
the pharmaceutical sciences and a systematic
approach to literature searches. One class
hour per week. Prerequisite: Completion of all
fourth-year Pharm.D. courses, or permission of
instructor. (U/G)(1). Variable.
RX647, Exploring Public Health: In this
interactive course, students are encouraged to
examine, explore and solve public health issues
of interest and examine solutions for the same.
It will allow students to think critically about
how to identify and address current health
issues from childhood immunizations to toxic
exposures in the work place. (U)(3). Variable.
RX649, Neurobiology of Stress and Trauma:
Students will learn to understand the neuropathological
effects of stress from a systems,
developmental, neurochemical, cellular and
molecular perspective. This course examines
the phenomenology and neurobiological
mechanisms associated with stress and trauma
as they relate to the topics to be covered.
(U)(3). Variable.
RX651, Administration and Management
Rotation: This rotation provides the student
pharmacist the opportunity to develop skills in
fiscal, organization and personnel management
of the pharmacy. Prerequisite: P-4 standing (U)
(4). Variable.
RX652, Advanced Ambulatory Care Rotation:
This rotation provides the student pharmacist
with further experience in application of therapeutic
principles to the patient in the ambulatory
setting. Prerequisite: P–4 standing. (U)(4).
Variable.
RX654, Advanced General Medicine Rotation:
This rotation stresses the pharmacist’s role in
proper drug therapy, patient education, drug
administration techniques and delivery of
pharmacy services to hospitalized and
ambulatory patients. Prerequisite: P–4
standing. (U)(4). Variable.
RX655, Prescription Compounding Rotation:
This rotation provides the student pharmacist
experience in the extemporaneous compounding
of medicinal products and will be used for
the treatment and/or prevention of disease in
humans. Prerequisite: P–4 standing. (U)(4).
Variable.
RX656, Alternative And Complementary
Medicine Rotation: This rotation provides the
student pharmacist with experience in the use
of herbal, probiotic, nutritional and other
alternative modalities. Prerequisite: P–4
standing. (U)(4). Variable.
RX657, Ambulatory Care Rotation: This
rotation develops the student pharmacist’s
knowledge and problem-solving skills in the
application of therapeutic principles to the care
of patients receiving care in the ambulatory
medicine clinic. Prerequisite: P–4 standing.
(U)(4). Variable.
RX658, Cardiology Rotation: This rotation
develops the student pharmacist’s knowledge
and problem-solving skills in the application
of therapeutic principles to the care of patients
who have cardiovascular disorders. Prerequisite:
RX650, Academic Experience Rotation: P–4 standing. (U)(4). Variable.
This rotation provides the student pharmacist
with experience in the role of the doctor of RX659, Clinical Community Pharmacy
pharmacy in classroom teaching and with the Practice Rotation: This rotation focuses on detection
operations of an academic institution.
and reporting of adverse drug reactions,
Prerequisite: P-4 standing. (U)(4). Variable.
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