74 undergraduate courses in the 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar, and 26 graduate courses in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar.
This integrated anatomy and physiology course and its continuation in PHARM 111 cover all the major human body systems using a systems approach. Major themes are the relationships between structure and function, and homeostasis of the cellular environment.
This integrated anatomy and physiology course and its prerequisite PHARM 110 cover all the major human body systems using a systems approach. Major themes are the relationships between structure and function, and homeostasis of the cellular environment.
This course introduces students to the profession of pharmacy within the larger context of health care delivery in Canada.
This course, and PHARM 125, consider the scientific and technical aspects important in dosage form design. The lectures and practical laboratory experiences emphasize the role of biopharmaceutics, preformulation, and physical pharmacy in the development of safe and effective dosage forms.
This course is a continuation of PHARM 124.
This course provides students with the tools necessary to carry out calculations in a wide range of settings. The scope of pharmaceutical calculations includes concentration expressions, physical and chemical properties, measurement of quantities, dosing calculations, rates of administration, and aligation methods.
This course is designed to help students develop the core communication skills required for success in a career in pharmacy. This is a foundational course. Key concepts introduced in this course are applied throughout the curriculum.
This course introduces students to the building blocks of pharmacy practice including medication dispensing, jurisprudence, drug information, and patient safety. Patient care focuses on self-care and providing students with processes for assessing, educating, and counselling patients about non-prescription medications.
This course continues to develop the foundational knowledge and skills introduced in PHARM 129.
The basic principles of medicinal chemistry, toxicology, and pharmacology are introduced and examined in the context of the autonomic nervous system. Pharmacokinetics, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, pharmacogenetics, and the body's response to drug compounds are also discussed. The tools and principles discovered are applied to specific disease states as well as physiological systems, including the visual and cardiovascular systems.
This course will cover themes to illustrate the role of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences as it relates to patient care. Students will gain an understanding of pharmaceutical drug research, drug discovery and development, and the profession of pharmacy.
This course provides a fundamental understanding of health informatics. This will encompass the nature, key concepts, and applications of this discipline to address challenges in the health field. The material presented will target the high profile areas of health informatics and point the participants in the direction of broader and deeper explorations.
This course provides students with basic skills in retrieving and assessing drug information and medical literature. The foundation acquired in this course will be used throughout the Integrated Patient Focused Care series in critically appraising literature to support an evidence-based patient care model.
This is the first of nine sequential courses that are designed to enable students to understand, integrate, and apply concepts from pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, toxicology, clinical pharmacokinetics, clinical biochemistry and pathophysiology, and applied microbiology to patient scenarios. Students will not only learn core principles from each of these disciplines, but they will also develop skills in critical appraisal, patient assessment, and clinical problem-solving. Ultimately, students will be able to make confident decisions regarding a patient's care plan. The first course will cover core foundational knowledge.
This is the second of nine sequential courses. Topics discussed through patient scenarios and assignments will focus on two to three body systems.
This is the third of nine sequential courses. Topics discussed through patient scenarios and assignments will focus on two to three body systems.
This is the fourth of nine sequential courses. Topics discussed through patient scenarios and assignments will focus on two to three body systems.
Pharmacokinetic principles and quantitative analysis will be used to describe the events that transpire following drug administration. The influence of physiological and biochemical processes on drug pharmacokinetics will be discussed
This course introduces management principles in the context of pharmacy practice.
This course combines lab and lecture components. It applies knowledge acquired in the introductory professional practice courses to simulated pharmacy situations and patient case scenarios. Additionally, it introduces students to important concepts in prioritizing and managing patient safety.
This course combines lecture and lab components, focusing on providing students with the knowledge and skills to fulfil requirements of the expanding role pharmacists play in providing patient care. Physical assessment and an understanding of how analyses and devices inform decision-making are examples of topics that may be covered.
This course builds on PHARM 120 with a focus on providing care in a culturally safe manner. Special attention is given to optimizing care to Indigenous patients in Canada.
This course applies microbiological methods (aseptic techniques, streak plating, culture handling, laboratory safety, etc.) to clinically relevant microbiological and immunological practice. Course material is applicable to and coordinated with Integrated Patient Focused Care courses.
Through the Seminar Series of courses students are exposed to a number of speakers who address relevant topics within a content area. Speakers may include subject-matter experts, patients, and health care professionals.
This is the fifth of nine sequential courses. Topics discussed through patient scenarios and assignments will focus on two to three body systems.
This is the sixth of nine sequential courses. Topics discussed through patient scenarios and assignments will focus on two to three body systems.
This is the seventh of nine sequential courses. Topics discussed through patient scenarios and assignments will focus on two to three body systems.
This is the eighth of nine sequential courses. Topics discussed though patient scenarios and assignments will focus on two to three body systems.
This course offers insight into how health care institutions deliver care and provides an overview of basic clinical topics common to many of these settings. It examines the structure, governance, and delivery of services within institutional health systems such as acute and long-term care facilities. Common clinical topics, such as safe and appropriate administration of intravenous fluids, nutrition, and medication will be discussed.
Professional Practice 5 is a lab-based course that refines basic skills and addresses additional areas of expanding scope of practice for pharmacists.
This course combines lecture and lab components and focuses on preparing students for their first years of professional life.
This business course leverages concepts presented in PHARM 226 and applies them to the specific opportunities and challenges found in institutional settings. Topics that will be addressed include business planning and human resource management in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
This business course leverages concepts presented in PHARM 226 and applies them to the specific opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs and/or individuals creating innovative solutions within more traditional pharmacy environments. Topics that will be addressed include business planning and relationship management for entrepreneurs.
Building upon experiences gained in PHARM 124 and 125 (Pharmaceutics 1 and 2), Advanced Compounding introduces the student to more complex formulations and their use in specific patient populations. Example topics include compounding for geriatric and pediatric patients, veterinary products, USP and its application to extemporaneous compounding, and stability and QC testing.
Advanced Patient Self Care teaches students to critically evaluate the use of self-care therapeutic options such as natural health products, Schedule II and III drugs, and functional foods in various disease states and populations. Other topics include the natural health product approval process, regulatory issues for self-selection products, and reimbursement for self-care services.
This course addresses global infectious diseases from a public health perspective in an integrated case study format. It focuses on the role of the pharmacist, mode of transmission of these diseases, prevention, control, emergency preparedness, appropriate use of vaccines, and vaccine administration.
This course will introduce the basic learning theory and practice that pharmacists use as educators of specific audiences, such as patients, other health care providers, other pharmacists, etc.
This course focuses on the role of nutrition in the attainment of optimal patient health. Topics include nutrition for optimal growth and risk reduction of chronic disease; nutrition in special populations; functional foods and nutraceuticals; enteral and parenteral nutrition; and the role of the pharmacist in nutrition counselling.
This course introduces the student to the more complex pediatric therapeutics and pharmacy-specific issues associated with a pediatric population.
This course builds on the knowledge and skills students have acquired about the retrieval, analysis, and use of drug information. Students will apply the principles of evidence-based medicine and critically appraise literature in responding to the needs of a variety of patient and professional audiences.
This course covers topics that are relevant to the financial decision making of individuals, with a particular focus on future professionals who have any interest in being involved in new business ventures. Knowledge and skills learned will allow students to take advantage of the career diversity and resulting business opportunities related to pharmacy.
This course focuses on the challenges of providing health care and pharmacy-related services within a global context. The course will examine how cultural variations and socio-political factors affect drug therapy and patient care. The specific impact of pharmaceuticals/vaccinations on global health will be featured.
This course will develop students' understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in providing health care to rural and underserved populations. Through lectures and field work, students will examine topics such as health care disparities, interprofessional collaboration, the role of the rural pharmacist, and underserved patient case studies.
This complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) course is designed to give the student an overview of complementary and alternative healing practices and will heighten student awareness that CAM is multifactorial and often includes belief systems and practices other than drug therapy.
This course serves as an overview of addiction, chemical abuse, and chemical dependency and how pharmacists can impact those affected. Topics include prevention, identification, treatment options, clinical aspects of treatment, and an understanding of support systems available for those in recovery.
This course will provide students with tools to optimize patient care when working with diverse communities. Diversity will be defined in its broadest sense encompassing a discussion in how differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, etc. impact patient care. Students will learn about the unique needs of different populations and through a combination of lectures and case studies learn how to sensitively and effectively work with a variety of patients.
This course will explore the most appropriate interventions for prevention, detection, and management of drug-induced diseases. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the pharmacist as a proactive practitioner in minimizing morbidity and mortality from drug-induced diseases.
This course will examine the pharmacotherapy of health conditions commonly experienced by women across their lifespan. Topics will include menstrual and reproductive disorders; contraception, pregnancy, and childbirth; and common diseases that may be experienced differently by women. The course will also explore the ethics, commercialization, and medicalization of women's health.
This course explores the principles of ethical decision-making in health care and applies them to various scenarios and actual cases in different pharmacy practice settings. Discussion will focus on ethical dilemmas where a variety of stakeholders and implications must be considered.
This course is designed to further student's understanding of selected pharmacotherapeutic topics by reading and appraising landmark clinical trials. Therapeutic topics may vary per course offering. In addition, this course will review the fundamentals of clinical trials including planning and design, conduct, reporting, issues in data analysis, and regulatory issues.
This course focuses on developing clinical skills to manage hypertension in primary care settings. Students will learn to critically appraise evidence, individualize treatment plans, and implement hypertension management services. Cardiovascular risk assessment, blood pressure management strategies, and clinical documentation are examples of topics that may be covered.
Through the Seminar Series of courses students are exposed to a number of speakers who address relevant topics within a content area. Speakers may include subject-matter experts, patients, and health care professionals.
Through the Seminar Series of courses students are exposed to a number of speakers who address relevant topics within a content area. Speakers may include subject-matter experts, patients, and health care professionals.
This elective is designed to permit students to pursue areas of personal interest and/or to gain personal experience in scientific research through a research project. The course involves a scientific literature review to synthesize current state of knowledge and identify research gaps; or preliminary data collection/pilot study to assess feasibility; or focused and small scale qualitative study. Research may be conducted in the School of Pharmacy, in a hospital, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical company, etc.
This elective is designed to permit students to pursue areas of personal interest and/or to gain personal experience scientific research through a research project. The course involves a research project resulting in completion of a specific type of review of scientific literature (e.g., scoping/systematic review) and/or generation and analyses of new research data. Research may be conducted in the School of Pharmacy, in a hospital, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical company, etc.
This is the ninth of nine sequential courses. Complex integrated cases will be covered, along with special topics.
Symposium offers senior students the opportunity to deliver a seminar in a content area of their choice. Students will demonstrate an ability to critically appraise literature from a variety of sources and synthesize information in both written and presentation formats.
Students will provide supervised direct patient care in a primary care setting. Over the course of 24 weeks, students will be placed in three 8-week rotations where the student's ability to apply therapeutic knowledge in a live practice setting will be refined and assessed.
Students will provide supervised direct patient care in an institutional setting. Over the course of 24 weeks, students will be placed in three 8-week rotations where the student's ability to apply therapeutic knowledge in a live practice setting will be refined and assessed.
Students will practice in a variety of pharmacy settings under the supervision of qualified preceptors. Over the course of 24 weeks, students will be placed in three 8-week rotations where the student's ability to apply therapeutic knowledge in a live practice setting will be refined and assessed.
This course focuses on application of leadership principles, human, organizational, and motivational behaviour, and power relationships in the health care workplace.
This course focuses on applying the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's domains to projects with community partners and local health care agencies. Students will learn to develop strategies to integrate medication safety updates and implement recommendations into their practices.
This course focuses on developing the enhanced communication and teamwork skills necessary for working in interprofessional teams to optimize patient care.
This course examines advanced oncology therapeutic concepts required as foundation for patient management in the inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings. Topics include a comprehensive review of cancer epidemiology and pathophysiology, therapeutic agents used in the oncology setting, management of cancer therapy toxicities, and treatment and palliation of cancer symptoms.
This course focuses on the types of care provided by interdisciplinary health team members involved in caring for critical care and emergency room patients. Invited respiratory therapists, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, social workers, and intensivists will discuss critical care topics such as sepsis, respiratory insufficiency, toxicology, ethical deliberations, and end of life care.
This course focuses on key concepts of aging that are related to geriatric pharmacotherapy. Topics include the biology and demography of aging, optimal medication use in older people, disease presentation, geriatric assessment, roles for pharmacists, and challenges and complexity of geriatric care.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively and safely manage oral anticoagulation therapy under a medical directive. It contains both an online, self-paced learning module and computer simulated patient interactions that are designed to recreate the experience of practicing in an anticoagulation clinic.
The course aims to promote an enhanced understanding of conceptual and methodological issues essential for effective critical appraisal of the relevant clinical literature and ultimately, improved patient care. Key topics to be covered will include basic concepts of epidemiology; data sources and measures; study design and methodological issues in pharmacoepidemiology; and applications relevant to population-based research and pharmacy.
This course will prepare pharmacy students to provide services in an advanced community pharmacy practice environment. Students will explore, critique, and develop innovative clinical services for the community setting. Students will also develop change management and critical thinking skills.
This course is designed to expand upon students' understanding of infectious disease pharmacotherapy, with a focus on syndromes requiring a higher degree of medical intervention than commonly seen in primary care. The aim of the course is to develop practicing pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and critical dispositions necessary for optimizing the use of anti-infectives in challenging infectious syndromes.
This course will provide students the opportunity to develop and strengthen clinical problem-solving and communication skills required for practice in an institutional setting. The focus will be on disease states commonly encountered in patients requiring acute inpatient care.
This course will provide students the opportunity to apply clinical knowledge and skills to manage pharmacotherapy problems commonly encountered by pharmacists practicing in an outpatient environment. The focus will be on disease states not covered in the integrated patient focused care series. Additionally, problems unique to delivery of care in the ambulatory setting, such as coordination of care within an interdisciplinary team, working within the constraints of the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) program and insurance plan formularies, and provision of best practice care with limited resources.
Research shows that patients actively involved in managing their health report better outcomes. This course is an innovative skills-based program that combines theory and practical techniques to help learners develop the ability to assess readiness, motivate, and support patients in improving their health. Relevant clinical tools will be introduced along with opportunities for hands-on practice.
Through the Seminar Series of courses students are exposed to a number of speakers who address relevant topics within a content area. Speakers may include subject-matter experts, patients, and health care professionals.
From the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar.
This course prepares MSc in Pharmacy students to present their research objectives and proposed methods in written and oral form suitable for an MSc program and involves preparation of a written research proposal and oral defence of the proposal. The written proposal and the oral presentation of the proposal will be considered by an examination committee.
The course is designed to teach the student how to critically review the literature, ask the right scientific questions, generate hypotheses, and write a professional curriculum vita and a fundable grant proposal. The course will include lectures from the instructor and guest speakers, small group discussion, student presentations and a final written grant proposal.
Gene therapy offers extraordinary potential to treat both inherited and acquired diseases by using the body's own machinery to produce a therapeutic compound or protein, or up-regulate/down-regulate specific cellular processes. This course will examine the various extra- and intracellular barriers to DNA transfection, and the common vectors used in gene therapy. Various routes of administration, such as injected, inhaled, and transdermal will be discussed in terms of their challengers, and the successes of recent formulations described in the literature.
Surface active compounds, more commonly known as surfactants are found in nearly every aspect of day to day life, including motor oils, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, and paints and inks to name a few. This course will introduce the student to the structures of classical and emerging classes of surfactants and their fundamental properties that make these systems so useful. The self-assembly of these compounds into micelles will be discussed in detail using both thermodynamic and kinetic modules and modern methods of characterizing these systems will be examined. The application of surfactants in a variety of industries will be introduced. The capstone activity of this course will entail a critical analysis of a relevant recent journal article, and presentation to the class.
This course provides an introduction to modern spectroscopic methods with emphasis on pharmaceutical analysis. First few lectures will cover the theory and application of UV-Vis and IR spectroscopy. A review of NMR spectroscopy will focus on commonly used techniques such as 1H NMR and 13C NMR and their application. The student will get a practical experience in spectroscopic methods for structural elucidation by using UVS-VIS, IR and NMR spectrometers. In addition, a section will address the theory and application of mass spectrometry. Examples of drug molecules/pharmaceuticals and their spectroscopic characteristics will be discussed. In addition, learning activities and assignments include problem sets and structural elucidation of an unknown organic molecule.
This course will discuss specialized topics that are related to the research interests of faculty members in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Topics could include, for example, the areas of drug delivery systems, diabetes, bacteriophage derived therapeutics, central nervous disorders, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, biophysical methods, bionanotechnology, nanomedicine among others. This course may be presented in any of the following formats, reading based, lecture based, project based or online learning.
This course provides statistical hands-on knowledge for the implementation of nonlinear mixed effects (NLME) models in the analysis of population pharmacokinetic data. In order to provide a foundation for NLME, the content builds from simple to multiple linear regression models and to linear mixed effects models. Exploratory and descriptive analyses as well as model implementation will be taught in R and Phoenix.
This course will cover all aspects of drug development, from basic research through to post-marketing surveillance of drug safety and efficacy. Faculty members from the UW School of Pharmacy and beyond will provide their expertise on aspects of the drug development process. Students will gain valuable knowledge and appreciation of the drug development process from "bench to bedside". Using real-life drug research problems, students will learn how identification of disease stat pathophysiology directs drug design, how medicinal chemistry optimizes lead molecule creation, how drug dosage forms are designed, pharmacokinetic studies, how animal models are used to test the efficacy and toxicity of lead compounds, the design and evaluation of clinical trials, drug manufacturing, perspectives from the pharmaceutical industry, as well as business and regulatory issues.
This course will discuss specialized topics that are of mutual interest to the research of faculty members and graduate students in the field of Pharmacy Practice. Topics could include, for example, pharmacy education; rural pharmacy practice; geriatrics and aging; pharmacoepidemiology; the role of technology in primary care; chronic disease management; expanded scope of practice; collaborative practice in different settings; health services design and care delivery; among others. This course may be presented in any of the following formats, reading based, lecture based, project based, or online learning.
This course is designed to accommodate graduate students from a variety of backgrounds who wish to increase their understanding of cancer and its treatment. It will cover the full range of issues involved in the rational use of anti-cancer agents, from the older cytotoxic drugs through to newer agents targeted at particular steps in cell regulatory pathways. A broad overview of the pathology of cancer is included. Although drug mechanisms will be addressed, there is an equivalent emphasis on what these drugs mean to the patient. Students will consider the disease itself, the behavior of the diagnosed patient, the issues around drug administration, the extensive side effects and the various supportive strategies that are required to take the patient through the very stressful course of systemic cancer therapy.
This course will provide students with an overview of the rationale and stages involved in the conduct of a formal systematic review and meta-analysis of a well-defined clinical/health research question. The overarching aim is to provide students with the tools to critically appraise and conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis. Students will largely work in pairs to progress through each step involved (with feedback from instructors at each stage) and to produce a final systematic review and meta-analysis to be presented/submitted at the end of the course. Course Objectives: 1. To demonstrate an understanding of the rationale underlying a systematic review and meta-analysis and relevance to clinical care and health policy; 2. To critically appraise a systematic review; 3. To develop a focused research question amenable to a systematic review; 4. To develop and implement a comprehensive and systematic literature search strategy; 5. To determine and apply procedures for including/excluding potential studies for a systematic review and meta-analysis; 6. To develop and implement a data abstraction process and study database; 7. To demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental statistical/biostatistical issues relevant to the conduct of a formal systematic review and meta-analysis. 8. To perform statistical analyses for a systematic review and meta-analysis and complete/present a final report demonstrating all stages involved. Students will need to meet with Course Coordinators and provide of appropriate previous experience with linear and/or logistic regression techniques.
The strategic development and commercialization of novel and incremental bio/pharma technological innovation is rapidly expanding across all industries and with it comes the need for adept management of the process. Effective management involves ensuring technological precaution such that the risks and ambiguities associated with advanced technologies are minimized. Additionally, management must be strategic to maximize the successful achievement of corporate objectives based on the alignment of internal resources with the external environment. The transfer of technology from lab to market and successful propagation is usually impeded by a lack of cohesion between scientific understanding and business adeptness. This course also serves to analyse and connect scientific principles underlying novel and incremental technologies with strategic management and the commercialization process from an entrepreneurial perspective.
This course prepares PhD in Pharmacy students to present their research objectives and proposal methods in written and oral form suitable to a PhD program and involves the preparation of a written research proposal and oral defence of the proposal. The written and oral proposal will be considered by an examination committee that normally includes the student's Thesis Advisory Committee plus an independent Chair. This course is only available for the first Thesis Proposal taken within the Pharmacy Program.
This course prepares PhD in Pharmacy students to present their research objectives and proposal methods in written and oral form suitable to a PhD program. The written and oral proposal will be considered by an examination committee that normally includes the student's Thesis Advisory Committee plus an independent Chair. This course is for students who previously completed Pharm 601 in their MSc in Pharmacy program and are required to fulfill a second Thesis Proposal where no additional course credit is available.
The formulation of chemicals into products for specific purposes dates back to the stone age. Formulated products are now part of everyday life and include pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, detergents, agricultural products, etc. This course will examine the chemical formulation of various consumer products with an emphasis on pharmaceutical formulations; major components used in formulations, surface chemistry, and molecular interactions will be discussed. Analytical methods for testing formulations, raw materials, and environmental and sustainability considerations will also be discussed.
This course will take a practical approach to health economics and pharmacoeconomics. Students will learn about relevant methods of evaluating diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in order to optimize individualized patient care and inform policy decision, including those in which a fixed amount of resources are an important consideration. Topics include preference-based measures of health-related quality of life and quality-adjusted life years, key principles of economic evaluation and decision-analytic modeling, and critical appraisal of economic evaluation studies. Students will also learn to use decision analysis software to build and test their own pharmacoeconomics analyses.
This course provides an opportunity for students to design experiments and carry out independent research projects in the area of neurodegenerative disorders. Student projects are aimed to study the pathophysiology of Alzheimers disease and related neurodegenerative disorders by various techniques such as designing novel small molecules and peptides by computational chemistry. Furthermore, the interactions between small molecules/peptides with misfolded proteins/peptides will be evaluated by biochemical and biophysical techniques with emphasis on fluorescence spectroscopy and ligand-protein kinetic studies. Microscopy techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis will be studied. Students will be trained in using the computational chemistry software Discovery Studio Structure-Based-Design. Individual student projects may include compound characterization by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), high performance-liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques. Students are expected to spend between 10-11 weeks in the research lab working on their assigned projects. Course re-requisite include completion and proof of safety training including WHMIS, workplace violence training and safety orientation.
Students will learn advanced principles of drug action, pharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetics and therapeutics and will apply these principles to identifying and resolving drug-related problems in a variety of therapeutic areas. A problem-based learning approach will be used to maximize student learning.
Students will apply and further strengthen the foundational knowledge and skills developed in PHARM 651 Advanced Principles of Medication Management 1.
This course will provide an overview of common research methods used to address questions in clinical, applied and translational research. Research ethics and responsible conduct of research will be addressed. This course will touch on basic concepts in successful grant writing.
Students will identify and critique papers from the primary drug literature. Skills related to critical appraisal and evidence-based practice will be developed. Students will have the opportunity to develop communications skills related to presenting scientific literature.
Fundamental skills of physical assessment and the interpretation of clinical laboratory tests relevant to monitoring the effects associated with the use of medications will be covered.
This introductory course is designed to teach students the fundamentals of planning, conducting, and communicating the analysis of quantitative data within the context of health research. Students will learn quantitative data analysis, including descriptive and inferential techniques, through hands-on experience using different data sources with a focus on biomedical and clinical examples. Statistical methods for biomedical experiments and real-world health care data will be covered. Methods for reproducible research will be emphasized.
Mental health and addictions work is often carried out in specialized settings, focused on pathological substance use and use disorder. Addictions research is also almost entirely dedicated to substance use disorder and treatment. This course if focused on understanding substance use and addiction in community-based settings that are not necessarily addictions-focused. This course focuses on substance use in any form and how it affects health, public health, disease progression, and pharmaceutical care including drug interactions. We identify traditional and emerging types of research and information, including data from non-medical research sources and the grey literature. Community engagement and how to effectively educate policy makers, decision makers, stakeholders, service providers, and the public will be explored. Drug and drug classes covered include opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine, prescription and other stimulants, GABAergic drugs, serotonergic, glutamatergic, and cholinergic hallucinogens, entactogens, alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis.
Students will apply and further strengthen the foundational knowledge and skills developed in PHARM 651 Advanced Principles of Medication Management 1.
The course will explore mechanisms of drug action including efficacy, toxicity, and related topics such as dosage forms, routes of administration, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, and pharmacogenetics. Major classes of drugs and drug targets will be explored including G protein-coupled receptors, ion channels, kinases and enzymes, and biologics. This knowledge will be applied to common cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, neurological, and psychiatric disease states, as well as oncology and auto-immune conditions. Methods in preclinical and clinical drug development will be explored using the primary literature.