Class Notes for Core Concepts in Pharmacology, 5th Edition
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY: DRUG
REGULATION AND APPROVAL
LEARNING OUTCOME 1
Explain the expansive nature of pharmacology, and give examples of interrelated subject areas
needed to master the discipline.
Core Concept
1.1 Pharmacology is an expansive and challenging topic.
SUGGESTION FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
• Discuss how knowledge of anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and pathophysiology is
helpful in understanding pharmacology.
SUGGESTION FOR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
• Have each student look up one drug in the PDR and the drug’s chemical structure, what
system of the body is involved, and the disease it is used to treat.
LEARNING OUTCOME 2
Identify professions in which knowledge of pharmacology is important, and explain how the
disciplines of therapeutics and pharmacology are interconnected.
Core Concept
1.2 For healthcare providers, the fields of pharmacology and therapeutics are connected.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
• Have students pretend to be in different occupations that require a knowledge of
pharmacology, and take turns presenting to the class what in particular they do that sets their
profession apart from similar professions.
• Assign each student a particular disease or cause of suffering, and have each member of the
class take turns explaining how therapeutics and pharmacology would play a role in a
patient’s experience with the given ailment.
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY: DRUG
REGULATION AND APPROVAL
LEARNING OUTCOME 1
Explain the expansive nature of pharmacology, and give examples of interrelated subject areas
needed to master the discipline.
Core Concept
1.1 Pharmacology is an expansive and challenging topic.
SUGGESTION FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
• Discuss how knowledge of anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and pathophysiology is
helpful in understanding pharmacology.
SUGGESTION FOR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
• Have each student look up one drug in the PDR and the drug’s chemical structure, what
system of the body is involved, and the disease it is used to treat.
LEARNING OUTCOME 2
Identify professions in which knowledge of pharmacology is important, and explain how the
disciplines of therapeutics and pharmacology are interconnected.
Core Concept
1.2 For healthcare providers, the fields of pharmacology and therapeutics are connected.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
• Have students pretend to be in different occupations that require a knowledge of
pharmacology, and take turns presenting to the class what in particular they do that sets their
profession apart from similar professions.
• Assign each student a particular disease or cause of suffering, and have each member of the
class take turns explaining how therapeutics and pharmacology would play a role in a
patient’s experience with the given ailment.
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