Department of Pharmacology

MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY
FALL QUARTER  2007   LECTURE SCHEDULE

   UNIT I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

DAY

DATE 

TIME

TOPIC 

INSTRUCTOR

TUE

9/4

1:00

Introduction to the Course
Overview of Requirements

A. Prancan

 

 

2:00

Routes of Drug Entry

J. Podolski

WED

9/5

11:00

Drug Distribution and the Limiting Barriers

J. Podolski

THUR

9/6

11:00

Termination of Drug Action I: Metabolic Pathways

B. Gaynes

FRI

9/7

10:00

Termination of Drug Action II
Excretory Mechanisms:

J. Podolski

MON

9/10

11:00

Pharmacokinetics I

B. Gaynes

TUE

9/11

11:00

Pharmacokinetics II

B. Gaynes

WED

9/12

11:00

Drug/Receptor Interactions; Agonists and Antagonists

J. Podolski

FRI

9/14

10:00

Drug Receptors - I

H. Lum

 

 

11:00

Drug Receptors - II

H. Lum

MON

9/17

1-2:50

WORKSHOP Pharmacokinetic problem solving 4 Rooms

B.  Gaynes J. Clifton S. Lidder M. Newman J. Podolski

WED

9/19

9:00

QUIZ & DISCUSSION General Principles

A. Prancan STAFF

NOTE: All lectures, reviews, quizzes and some workshops will take place in Room 539 Armour Academic Center (AR).  Examinations will require both 539 and 540.  Some workshops will require other rooms and these will be indicated in the lecture schedule.

 


UNIT II
DRUGS AFFECTING THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS

DAY

DATE

TIME

TOPIC

INSTRUCTOR

THUR

9/20

10:00

 Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology An overview of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems

A. Prancan

 

 

11:00

Classic Autonomic Neurotransmitter Acetylcholine:

A. Prancan

MON

9/24

11:00          

Classic Autonomic Neurotransmitter: Norepinephrine

A. Prancan

TUE

9/25

11:00

Alpha Receptors: Agonists and Antagonists

A. Prancan

 

 

2:00

Beta Receptors: Agonists

A. Prancan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:00

Beta Receptors:  Antagonists

A. Prancan

THUR

9/27

10:00

Muscarinic Receptors: Agonists and Antagonists

A. Prancan

FRIDAY

9/28

11:00

Nicotinic Receptors:  Agonists and Antagonists and Drugs that Block Acetylcholinesterase

A. Prancan

MON

10/01

  1:00

The Sympathetic Neuron: Key Target for Drug Action

A. Prancan

 

 

  2:00

Drugs Affecting Motor Neurons, Neuromuscular Junction and Skeletal Muscle

A. Prancan

TUE

10/02

10:00 -11:50

WORKSHOP Blood Pressure Control, Drug Actions on Blood.Pressure, Laboratory Charts539 Armour A.C

A. Prancan

                                                    


UNIT II
DRUGS AFFECTING THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS

DAY                 DATE                 TIME                 TOPIC                 INSTRUCTOR

TUE

10/02

 1:00

Integration of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Control of Organ Systems, Relevant Drug Actions

A. Prancan

THUR

10/04

10:00-11:50

WORKSHOP Cases in Autonomics 539 Armour A.C

A. Prancan Staff

TUE      

10/9

11:00

ANS TOXICOLOGY 

J. Clifton

WED

10/10

9:00

QUIZ & DISCUSSION Autonomics, Neuromuscular Junction

A. Prancan

WED

10/17

9:00 -12:00

MIDTERM EXAMINATION General Principles, Autonomics Neuromuscular Junction

A. Prancan STAFF

 


UNIT III
ANALGESIC, ANTIPYRETIC AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS
HORMONES, ANTIASTHMATICS, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVES, GI

DAY

DATE

TIME

TOPIC

INSTRUCTOR

MON

10/22

11:00

Introduction to Inflammatory Mediators

B. Hendey

 

 

1:00

Over The Counter (OTC) Analgesics

B. Hendey

 

 

2:00

Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs(NSAIDs)

B. Hendey

WED

10/24

  1:00

Antiinflammatory Corticosteroids

B. Hendey

 

 

2:00

Drugs Useful in Asthma and Airway Obstructive Syndromes

B. Hendey

 

 

3:00

Gastrointestinal Pharmacology

B. Hendey

THUR

10/25

 11:00

Immunosuppression

L. Thomas

THUR

11/01

11:00

Hormones I

J. Luborsky

FRI

11/02

10:00

Hormones II

J. Luborsky

 

 

11:00

WORKSHOP - Clinical Cases Inflammatory Diseases539 AR

A. Prancan STAFF

MON

11/05

9:00

QUIZ and DISCUSSION All topics in this section

A. Prancan STAFF


UNIT IV – CNS I
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

DAY

DATE

TIME

TOPIC

INSTRUCTOR

TUE

11/06

1:00

CNS  Introduction Neurotransmitters and Receptors (Case: Getting Drug into Brain)

P. Carvey

 

 

2:00

Mechanisms of Centrally Acting Drug Consequences of Chronic Treatment (Case:  Treating Depression)

P. Carvey

WED

 11/07

3:00

Parkinson’s Disease (Case) Treatment Philosophy

P. Carvey

 

 

 4:00

DA Agonists in Parkinson’s Disease Other Conditions (Case:  ADHD)

P. Carvey

MON

11/12

1:00

Anti-DA Drugs (Case:  Schizophrenia)

P. Carvey

 

 

2:00

Antipsychotic Drugs Schizophrenia and Tourette’s  Syndrome

P. Carvey

FRI

11/16

10:00

Categories of Antidepressants (Case:  Depression)

P. Carvey

 

              

11:00

Antidepressant Side Effects Other Uses

P. Carvey

MON

11/19

1:00

Review of Cases and Underlying Pharmacodynamics

P. Carvey

TUE

11/20

  9:00

QUIZ & DISCUSSION CNS I

A. Prancan P. Carvey

 

UNIT IV - CNS     II
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

DAY

DATE

TIME

TOPIC

INSTRUCTOR

TUE

11/20

  2:00

Anti-epileptics (Case Studies)

P. Carvey

MON

11/26

11:00

NSAIDS and Opioids for Pain Management The Pain Pathways

P. Carvey

TUE

 11/27

1:00

Opioids and Chronic Pain Management(Cases: In-patient, Out-patient, Palliative Care)

P. Carvey

 

 

2:00

Anesthetics(Case:  The Art of Passing Gas)

P. Carvey

WED

11/28

9:00

Headache (Case:  Status Migraine)

P. Carvey

FRI

11/30

9:00

Terminology and Neurobiology of Addicting Substances and Psychostimulants

 P. Carvey

          

 

10:00

Drugs of Abuse (marijuana, hallucinogens, ethanol, designer drugs, PCP, inhalants)

P. Carvey

MON

12/03

1:00

Anticholinergic Syndrome and Management of AD Nutraceutics of CNS Importance

P. Carvey

 

 

2:00

Bizarre Cases of Real-Life Drug Abuse

J. Clifton

TUE

12/04

1:00

Review of Cases and Underlying Pharmacodynamics

P. Carvey

WED

12/05

9:00

QUIZ & DISCUSSION CNS II

A. Prancan P. Carvey

MON

12/10

9:00 -12:00

FINAL EXAMINATION Inflammation, CNS plus 20%  Oldies

A. Prancan STAFF