Student Catalog and Handbook 2026-2027

PHAR 1002 Pharmacology and Calculations

The course introduces pharmaceutical calculations (fractions, decimals, ratio and proportions, percents and solutions, alligation dosing formulas) and prescription reading, pharmacology (medication preparation/handling, drug classifications, routes of administration, dosage forms , side effects and drugs of abuse) clinical pharmacology (therapeutic drug monitoring, drug half-life), medication storage and stability, and vaccinations.

Credits

7

Contact Hours

8

Prerequisite

PHAR 1001

Corequisite

PHAR 1004