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PTN 1121 - Therapeutic Agents I


Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance into the Pharmacy Technician program and completion of the program’s semester one core courses, with a C or better. 
Corequisite(s): None
Introduces the student to pharmaceutical nomenclature and classification. Topics include the evolution and source of medicinal drugs, product identification, storage and dispensing requirements, dosage forms and routes of administration, mechanisms of drug actions, interactions, indications and contraindications. Covers antibiotics, therapy for fungal and viral infections, anesthetics, analgesics, narcotics, psychiatric and related drugs.
Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
Semester Offered: Summer
Fees: None
Course Designations: AS only


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