Clinical Therapeutics is a four-course series that covers general pharmacokinetic principles and the pharmaceutical therapies related to subjects covered in the Principles of Clinical Medicine course series. Enrollment is limited to Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies students.
Clinical Therapeutics I: focuses on drugs applied to the skin and topical and systemically administered drugs for dermatologic diseases. Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system, both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, is covered in addition to gaining an understanding of how drug manipulation on cholinergic and adrenergic receptors modulate nerve activity. The course includes an examination of drugs acting on the allergenic and pathogenic pathways as they pertain to otorhinolaryngology and ophthalmology conditions
Clinical Therapeutics II: focuses on the drug mechanisms and clinical drug therapies for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. The course examines anti-hypertensive agents, and drugs used for cardiovascular therapies. Clinical treatment for common pulmonary diseases including emphysema and asthma, in addition to the pharmacology of medications including bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory drugs are discussed.
Clinical Therapeutics III: focuses on the pharmacology, medical disease management and patient specific drug management as they relate to the renal, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems, and men’s/women’s health.
Clinical Therapeutics IV: focuses on pharmacology, medical disease management and patient-specific drug management as they relate to the focuses on the neurologic, psychiatric, hematologic, oncologic, and autoimmune/rheumatologic systems.
