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ain and spinal cord. Lectures and student
presentations. Prerequisite or corequisite:
Principles of Drug Action 3 or permission
of the instructor. (U/G)(3)
RX 627. Industrial Pharmacy: Pref/Prod
Dev: Study of physicochemical principles of
drugs and excipient for optimization of bioavailability.
Case studies in formulation, production,
and evaluation of pharmaceutical products. By
permission only. (U)(3)
RX 628. Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology:
A course focusing on drugs that affect
the cardiovascular and renal systems. Current
therapeutics and some experimental agents in
development are included in the discussions.
Advanced projects are required for graduate
credit. Prerequisite or corequisite: Principles of
Drug Action III or permission of instructor.
(U/G)(3)
RX 629. Clinical Endocrinology: The
naturally occurring hormones and synthetic
compounds that affect the endocrine system.
Current concepts of endocrine drug
mechanisms are discussed together with the
neural regulation of endocrine function.
Prerequisite: Principles of Drug Action II
or permission of instructor. (U/G)(3)
RX 630. Advanced Toxicology: The principles
of toxicological mechanisms or drugs and environmental
chemicals in the biological systems.
Prerequisite: Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent,
or permission of the instructor. (U/G)(3)
pharmaceutical sciences by graduate students,
faculty and guest speakers. By permission only.
(U)(1)
RX 640. Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy
Practice: This course presents alternate practice
options in light of future health care delivery
systems with an emphasis on identification of
and financing and management of new practice
types. Opportunities will be explored and
business portfolios developed. This is a course
designed for the pharmacist interested in the
private practice of pharmacy. Prerequisites:
Completion of all fourth-year Pharm D. coursework,
or permission of instructor. (U/G)(2)
RX 641. Pediatric Pharmacotherapy: A
course dealing with drug therapy in the pediatric
population including neonates, infants,
children and adolescents. This course prepares
the student to evaluate pediatric drug therapy
regimens. Prerequisite: Completion of all
fourth year Pharm.D. courses or permission of
the instructor. (U/G)(3).
RX 642. 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)
RX 631. Molecular Pharmacology: Discussion
of receptor pharmacology with emphasis
on the structure, functions, and signal transduction
of receptors. By permission only. (U)(3)
RX 643. The Many Faces of HIV: This course
enables student pharmacists to understand the
HIV process and its effects on a diverse patient
population, to study and discuss the multifactorial
aspects of HIV/AIDS treatment, and to
develop an appreciation for wellness and alternative
therapies. Role-play, panel presentations,
RX 632. Drug Abuse - Pharmacology,
field trips, and other instructional methods are
Chemistry, and Social Aspects: This course used. Prerequisite: Completion of all fourth
will examine from a multidisciplinary perspec- year Pharm.D. courses or permission of
tive the phenomenon of the recreational use instructor. (U)(3).
of mind-altering drugs like alcohol, nicotine,
opioids, cocaine and hallucinogens. Prerequisite:
one semester of college-level biochemistry.
(U/G)(3)
RX 644. Women’s Health Issues: This course
will include discussions on health issues that
primarily affect women. Topics include
menopause, breast cancer, silicone breast im-
RX 633. Current Topics in Pharm Sci: plants, systemic lupus, infertility, contraception,
Discussion of current research topics in phar- pregnancy, osteoporosis, women and heart
maceutical sciences. By permission only. (U)(1) disease, and other issues causing illness or death
of women including domestic violence.
RX 634. Seminars in Pharmaceutical
Prerequisites: RX 413, RX 414. Pre- or
Sciences: Presentation of research topics in Co-requisite: RX 513. (U)(3)
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