HLT 250 is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the clinical pharmacology. Emphasis is placed on concepts of drug actions and adverse effects of the drugs. This course will review normal anatomy and physiology of a body system and diseases common to that body system. This course will cover the pharmacological therapies for the diseases related to body systems. The course is an Internet-based Blackboard course.

Although there are no prerequisites for this course, you should have: 

• some background in anatomy, physiology, and chemistry 
• a good knowledge of Medical Terminology 
• a good concept of basic algebra 
• familiarity with email 

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

• describe sources of drugs, different forms in which drugs are dispensed, and the derivation of drug names. 
• discuss local and systemic effects of drugs and factors influencing the actions of drugs. 
• discuss the calculation of drug doses. 
• discuss the effects of the major drug classes and their influence on the pathophysiologic and biochemical changes in disease states. 

Your course grade will be determined by the assignments and exams, according to the following points:

There are 4 exams in this course.

We are here to help you succeed in this course. Occasionally questions or problems may arise. Here is how to contact me when they do:

E-mail: mmunch@nvcc.edu
Phone: 703-323-3435

Email: avera@nvcc.edu

Email:dhendel@nvcc.edu

Last Updated: May 1, 2012