EG 105 - Pharmacology

Credit Hours: 2

This didactic course is designed to introduce the paramedic student to the categories of pharmacological agents and the application of pharmacological concepts to clinical paramedic practice. Emphasis will be placed on understanding physiologic drug actions. Topics include pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interaction and classifications, venous access and medication administration.
Prerequisites: EG 103, EG 104, basic EMT, math (AARLV2) and English (AWRLV3 & ARELV3) pretest codes or higher.
Corequisites: EG 106, EG 110
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Students seeking entrance into this course must be currently certified as a basic EMT and be admitted to the paramedic curriculum to register for this course.