MED143 Principles of Pharmacology

College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department

Course Description: This course is designed to provide an introduction to drug dosage calculation and administration, injections, classifications, schedules, common adverse reactions, conversions and abbreviations necessary for dosage calculations and the top 50 prescribed drugs. The legal and ethical boundaries involving drugs will be addressed. Learn how and why medications work on different ages and sexes. Proper handling and storage of medications will be presented.

Credit Hours: 3.00

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None