AHEA 115 - Pharmacology for Allied Health

3 credit (2.5 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 3.5 contact hours [AHEA 109 , AHEA 215 , CMIS 101 and AHEA 116 or BIOL 105 ]*

This course is designed for medical assistant and other allied health students. It provides the theoretical framework for the fundamental principles and concepts of pharmacology. Topics essential to understanding drugs, legislation relating to drugs, drug classifications and actions and drug references are discussed. Basic mathematical dosage calculations and basic principles for medication administration are also included and practiced in a correlating lab session. The responsibility of the medical assistant in understanding and administering drugs and safety for the client are emphasized.
OFFERED: spring semesters