Much of the current pharmacotherapy education is tailored around learning about adult treatment but may not exclusively focus on the care of pediatric or geriatric patient populations. These vulnerable patients require tailored pharmacotherapy, and it is imperative that pharmacists are adept at identifying and addressing medication-related problems in these patient populations. Through a mixture of didactic and case-based discussions, students will integrate learning on pediatric- and geriatric-specific issues with previous pharmacotherapeutic knowledge to develop the necessary skills to provide pharmaceutical care to neonates, children, adolescents, and older adults. Students will be expected to develop and demonstrate competence in optimizing drug therapy for pediatric patients and older adults with multiple medications and medical issues. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Completion of Year 2 of the Pharm.D. program. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): PHAR 390.0 Note: Students with credit for PHAR 398 Applied Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults cannot take this class for credit.
Much of the current pharmacotherapy education is tailored around learning about adult treatment but may not exclusively focus on the care of pediatric or geriatric patient populations. These vulnerable patients require tailored pharmacotherapy, and it is imperative that pharmacists are adept at identifying and addressing medication-related problems in these patient populations. Through a mixture of didactic and case-based discussions, students will integrate learning on pediatric- and geriatric-specific issues with previous pharmacotherapeutic knowledge to develop the necessary skills to provide pharmaceutical care to neonates, children, adolescents, and older adults. Students will be expected to develop and demonstrate competence in optimizing drug therapy for pediatric patients and older adults with multiple medications and medical issues. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Completion of Year 2 of the Pharm.D. program. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): PHAR 390.0 Note: Students with credit for PHAR 398 Applied Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults cannot take this class for credit.
