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INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY
B. PHARM. SEM. VIII
COURSE NAME: PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
COURSE CODE :- 2PH813
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, learner will apply their concepts for promotion of the correct
and appropriate use of medicinal products and devices minimizing the risk of treatment-induced
adverse events and the expenditures for disease treatments as well as improved patient
compliance.
Learner will be able to design therapy for single patient or population receiving drugs by
application of clinical pharmacokinetic and therapeutic drug monitoring.
Theory
L P T C
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Renal Disorders:
Electrolyte and acid-base imbalance, acute renal failure, chronic renal failure, and special
pharmaceutical care considerations for patients undergoing dialysis and renal transplant
therapy.
Pulmonary Disorders:
Bronchial asthama, COPD
Gastrointestinal Disorders:
Peptic ulcer disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis.
Endocrine Disorders:
Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid & parathyroid diseases
Musculoskeletal Disorders:
Rheumatoid arthritis, Gout and hyperuricemia.
Infectious Diseases:
Tuberculosis, Urinary Tract Infections, Enteric infections, Upper respiratory tract infections, and
AIDS.
Tutorials
Case studies for identification of disorders of cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system,
central nervous system, renal system as well as infectious diseases and cancers
Therapeutic managements of various disorders.
Parental nutrition
Critical care and Emergency medicines
Books Recommended
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Roger Walker and Clive Edwards, Churchill Livingstone Publication
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Eric T. Herfindal, Williams and Wilkins Publication.
Principles of Clinical Pharmacology- Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr; Charles E. Daniels, Robert L. Dedrick, Charles V. Grudzinskas,
Sanford P. Markey. Academic Press.
Pathology and Therapeutics for Pharmacists: A basis for Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Greene and Harris, Chapman and Hall publication
Applied therapeutics by Koda-Kimble MA, Young LY, Kradjan WA, Gugliemo BJ. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.