MDOH 5420 - Pharmacology I

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Pharmacology I is a course that emphasizes the basic principles of pharmacology, including therapeutic prototypical drugs and drugs established in clinical practice. Attention will be directed to newly developed drugs, available preparations and dosing regimens, and other pertinent topics. Specific emphasis will be provided for the practice of dentistry when appropriate. The course will refresh dental student’s understanding of: 1) general concepts of pharmacology, 2) autonomic pharmacology, and 3) the mechanisms of action, effects, and interactions of antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, antineoplastic, and immune pharmacologic drugs used clinically in the practice of dentistry, and drugs in which the practicing dentist may encounter. Stated very simply, we want students to be well informed about the use of drugs in treating patients, but at the level appropriate for the current state of their dental education.