Lecture Schedule
71:302
Pharmacology for Graduate Students
Fall Semester, 2007

Course Director:
          Barry Kasson, Ph.D.
          335-9954

Lectures:
          11:30 AM,  M, T, W, Th, F
          Prem Sahai Auditorium 1110A MERF

Date

Time

Topic

Lecturer

Aug 27

11:30

Introduction to Pharmacology

Kasson

Aug 28

11:30

Pharmacokinetics: Drug Absorption

Kasson

Aug 29

11:30

Pharmacodynamics: Drug-Receptor Interactions

Kasson

Aug 30

11:30

Pharmacokinetics: Drug Metabolism & Excretion

Kasson

Aug 31

11:30

Clinical Pharmacokinetics & Drug Dose Regimens

Kasson

Sept 3

NO LECTURE - LABOR DAY

Sept 4 11:30 Introduction to the Peripheral Nervous System;
Peripheral Nervous System: Cholinergic Stimulation
Gardinier
Sept 5 11:30 Peripheral Nervous System: Cholinergic Inhibition Gardinier
Sept 6 11:30 Peripheral Nervous System: Stimulation/Inhibition of Ganglionic & Neuromuscular Sites Gardinier
Sept 7 11:30 Peripheral Nervous System: Adrenergic Stimulation Gardinier

Sept 10

11:30

Peripheral Nervous System: Adrenergic Inhibition

Gardinier

Sept 11

11:30

Clinical Use of Adrenergic/Cholinergic Agents

Hohl

Sept 12

11:30

Antineoplastic Agents I

Koland

Sept 13

11:30

Antineoplastic Agents II

Koland

Sept 14

NO LECTURE - Medical Student Research Day

Sept 17

11:30

Immunomodulatory Agents

Koland

Sept 18

11:30

Clinical Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy

Hohl

Sept 19

11:30

G.I. Drugs I

Williamson

Sept 20

11:30

G.I. Drugs II

Williamson

Sept 21

11:30

Renal Drugs: Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors & Thiazides

Williamson

Sept 24

8:30 - 10:10AM

PROGRESS EXAM I
(covers 15 lectures from Aug 27 to Sept 18 -- 38 questions)

Sept 24

11:30

Renal Drugs: Thiazides (cont.) & Loop Agents

Williamson

Sept 25

11:30

Renal Drugs: Potassium Sparing Agents; Osmotic Agents; Antidiuretic Agents & Uricosurics

Williamson

Sept 26

11:30

Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

Brennan

Sept 27

11:30

Clinical Use of Diuretics

Hegeman

Sept 28

NO LECTURE

Oct 1

11:30

Pain & Opioids I

Brennan

Oct 2

11:30

Pain & Opioids II

Brennan

Oct 3

11:30

Pain & Opioids III

Brennan

Oct 4

11:30

Local Anesthesia

Brennan

Oct 5

NO LECTURE

Oct 8

11:30

General Anesthesia I

Brennan

Oct 9

11:30

General Anesthesia II

Brennan

Oct 10

11:30

Sedative-Hypnotics/Antianxiety Agents

Proudfit

Oct 11

11:30

Anticonvulsants

Proudfit

Oct 12

11:30

Antiparkinson Drugs

Proudfit

Oct 15

11:30

Antipsychotic Agents

Proudfit

Oct 16

11:30

Antidepressants & Stimulants

Proudfit

Oct 17

11:30

Peptides: Angiotensin, Vasopressin, Kinins & ANP

Fisher

Oct 18

11:30

Amines: Histamine, Serotonin & Their Antagonists

Fisher

Oct 19

11:30

Congestive Heart Failure

Hell

Oct 22

8:00 - 10:00AM

PROGRESS EXAM II
(covers 18 lectures from Sept 19 to Oct 16 -- 45 questions)

Oct 22

11:30

Drugs Used to Treat Congestive Heart Failure

Hell

Oct 23

11:30

Anticoagulants, Antithrombotics & Thrombolytic Drugs

Hohl

Oct 24

11:30

Management of Vascular Integrity

Hohl

Oct 25

11:30

Drugs Used in Atherosclerosis

Hohl

Oct 26

11:30

Arrhythmias: Ionic & Electrophysiologic Basis

Hell

Oct 29

11:30

Antiarrhythmic Agents

Hell

Oct 30

11:30

Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow & Mechanisms of Angina

Lamping

Oct 31

11:30

Antianginal Agents

Lamping

Nov 1

11:30

Central & Peripheral Mechanisms of Hypertension

Lamping

Nov 2

NO LECTURE

Nov 5

11:30

Antihypertensive Agents

Lamping

Nov 6

11:30

Clinical Pharmacology of Antiarrhythmics/Antihypertensives

Hohl

Nov 7

11:30

Drugs Used in Anemias

Hohl

Nov 8

11:30

Insulin & Oral Antidiabetic Agents

Ascoli

Nov 9

11:30

Thyroid & Antithyroid

Ascoli

Nov 12

11:30

Adrenocortical Steroids

Ascoli

Nov 13

11:30

Progestins, Estrogens & Androgens

Ascoli

Nov 14

11:30

Growth Hormone & Prolactin; Drugs that Affect Calcium Metabolism

Ascoli

Nov 15

11:30

Drugs Used in Asthma

Williamson

Nov 16

NO LECTURE

Nov 16

1:30 - 3:40PM

PROGRESS EXAM III
(covers 20 lectures from Oct 17 to Nov 14 -- 50 questions)

Nov 19 - 23

NO LECTUREs - THANKSGIVING BREAK

Nov 26

11:30

Antimicrobial Agents: Cell Wall Active Agents I

Lill

Nov 27

11:30

Antimicrobial Agents: Cell Wall Active Agents II

Lill

Nov 28

11:30

Antimicrobial Agents: Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

Lill

Nov 29

11:30

Antimicrobial Agents: Antimetabolites & DNA Synthesis Inhibitors

Winokur

Nov 30

NO LECTURE

Dec 3

11:30

Antiviral Agents

Lill

Dec 4

11:30

Antimycobacterial Agents

Kusner

Dec 5

10:30

Antifungal Agents

Diekema

Dec 5

11:30

Over-The-Counter-Medications (OTC's)

Williamson

Dec 6

10:30

Applied Clinical Pharmacology

Hohl

Dec 6

11:30

Pharmacogenetics

Hohl

Dec 7

11:30

Toxicology I

Ludewig

Dec 10

10:30

Toxicology II

Ludewig

Dec 10

11:30

Toxicology III

Ludewig

Dec 11

10:30

Toxicology: Clinical Applications

Fuortes

Dec 11

1:30PM

Antiparasitic Agents

Wilson

Dec 12

10:30AM - noon

PROGRESS EXAM IV
(covers 11 lectures from Nov 15 to Dec 6 -- 28 questions)

Dec 21

9:30AM - 12:30PM

PROGRESS EXAM V + FINAL EXAM
(covers 5 lectures from Dec 7 - 11 -- 12 questions)
FINAL covers material from Aug 27 to Dec 11 -- 69 questions)