BI 351 - Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacy

Course Description: A non-laboratory course intended for athletic training majors. Emphasis is placed on the types and classification of drugs, their modes of action at the cellular, systemic, and organismal level, their contraindications and possible long term effects. Prerequisites: BI 120 and CH 108 and CH 108 L or CH 105.

Credit Hours: 3:0:3

Learning Outcomes: Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Recognize the signs and symptoms of toxic drug overdoses and explain how potency and expiration dates affect pharmaceutical agents.
• Appreciate and recognize the legal differences in prescription and non-prescription medications and the classification of pharmaceuticals.
• Appreciate, recall and identify resources that deal with laws and regulations that govern the storage, transportation, dispensing, and recording of prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Identifies the role of the FDA, including the approval and the recall process.
• Identifies resources used in acquiring information about prescription and non-prescription medications. Particular emphasis on the PDR and resources that include the NCAA, USOC, and the IOC recommendations.
• Uses appropriate terminology and abbreviations with regard to pharmacology, interpreting Rx's, following HCP orders, and documentation of therein.
• Identifies common methods to administer medications.
• Discusses the relationship between generic and brand name pharmaceuticals.
• Describes the kinetic process of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of administered medications.
• Describes how physical activity may influence a drug's therapeutic effects.
• Describes the general concept of dissolution, bioavailability, and bioequivalency.
• Differentiates immediate versus delayed adverse drug reactions and the potential risk of co-interaction between two or more pharmaceutical agents.
• Differentiates cortical versus anabolic steroids as well as other androgenics.
• Describes and lists the general indications, contraindications and adverse reactions of prescription and non-prescription: analgesics, antiarthritics, anti-inflammatories, local anesthetics, respiratory medications, antibiotics, anaphylactic medications, gastrointestinal medications, beta-blockers, antihypertensives, and topical medications.
• Identifies usage patterns, effects, and adverse long-term and short-term of performance enhancing drugs.
• Recognizes the role and use of pharmacology in the care of physically active individuals.
• Accepts of the role of the physician's qualified health care providers, and relevant clinical resources in the care of physically active individuals.
• Recognizes the role of the athletic trainer, including limitations, in the use of pharmaceutical agents and acts as a role model demonstrating moral and ethical behavior.
• Describe the role of an athletic trainer in the intervention and appropriate referral for an individual who has a suspected substance abuse problem.
• Explains the appropriate use of an epinephrine injector and bronchodilator.
• Locate the phone number of the poison control center and replicate the reporting of a drug overdose.
• Demonstrate the appropriate documentation and tracking of medications by simulation.
• Identify pertinent label information for OTC medications.
• Administer an OTC medication including patient instruction and information as well as documentation.

Course Assessment: Exams, case studies, presentations, current event reporting, interviews and short research projects.

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