PARA 31000 Pharmacology

Students will be taught principles of pharmacology including medication safety, legislation, nomenclature, classifications, schedules, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, storage and security, autonomic pharmacology, metabolism and excretion, mechanism of action, phases of medication activity, medication response relationships, medication interactions, and toxicity. Students will also be taught principles of medication administration including common emergency medications, routes of administration, and medication math. Students will also learn techniques of medication administration including intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intraosseous, endotracheal, intranasal, inhaled, oral, rectal, dermal and sublingual. Lab fee required. 

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Admission to paramedic cohort. Paramedic Program Director approval.

Offered

Fall semester.