Veterinary Pharmacology

Honor Code

Students must abide by the Weatherford College Academic Honor Code (Honesty.) See college catalog.

Tasks

1. Demonstrate knowledge of common pharmacological terms. (C11,C12,C13,F1, F4, F5,F10)
   1. Define basic terms associated with pharmacology
   2. Demonstrate knowledge of terminology associated with drug interactions
   3. Demonstrate knowledge of terminology describing drug uses.
2. Describe the components of pharmacokinetics (C11,C12,C13,F1, F4, F5,F10,F11)
   1. Demonstrate knowledge of drug absorption.
   2. Demonstrate knowledge of drug distribution
   3. Describe means of drug inactivation or elimination
3. Compare and contrast pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics (C11,C12,C13,F1, F4, F5,F10,F11)
   1. Describe and give examples of pharmacodynamics.
   2. Describe and give examples of pharmacotherapeutics
4. Demonstrate knowledge of common routes of drug administration. (C11,C12,C13,F1, F4, F5,F7,F10,F11)
   1. Compare and contrast oral and parenteral routes of administration
   2. Describe benefits and disadvantages of each route.
5. Demonstrate proper reconstitution and withdrawing of injectible medications. (C11,C12,C18,C19,C20, F1,F4,F7,F11)
   1. Demonstrate appropriate syringe handling.
   2. Reconstitute medication using proper technique.
   3. Describe reasons for storing medication in lyophilized form.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of common categories of drugs used in veterinary medicine. (C11,C12,C13,F1, F4, F5,F10)
   1. Describe common drugs that affect the autonomic nervous system.
   2. Describe common drugs that are used to combat microbes.
   3. Describe common drugs that are used as antihistamines.
   4. Describe common drugs that are used to treat or prevent parasites.
   5. Describe common drugs used to treat heart disease.
   6. Describe common drugs used to treat reproductive disease.
7. Describe principles of veterinary drug use and prescription. (C11,C12,C13,F1, F4, F5,F10)
   1. Define legend drug.
   2. Define controlled drug.
   3. Contrast laws associated with the above.
8. Properly prepare and label medication for dispensing to client. (C11,C12,C13,F1,F2,F10,F11)
   1. Identify components of a proper prescription label.
   2. Properly prepare prescription labels for varied medications.
9. Describe the laws governing controlled substances.
   1. Demonstrate knowledge of the scheduling of controlled drugs.
   2. Describe laws associated with the dispensing, acquisition, storage and record-keeping associated with controlled substances.
   3. Contrast the laws associated with Schedule II drugs versus Schedule III-IV drugs.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of systems of measurement in pharmacology. (C11,C12,C13,F1,F3,F4, F5,F10)
    1. Demonstrate knowledge of common units of measure.
    2. Demonstrate ability to convert readily between units of measure.
11. Perform common medical calculations. (C11,C12,C13,F1,F3,F4, F5,F10)
    1. Convert between pound and kg.
    2. Convert percent solutions to mg./ml.
    3. Calculated drug dosages for patients of varying weights.
    4. Perform problems involving dilutions and creation of solutions

Competencies

1. Demonstrate knowledge of common pharmacological terms
2. Describe the components of pharmacokinetics.
3. Compare and contrast pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics
4. Demonstrate knowledge of common routes of drug administration.
5. Demonstrate proper reconstitution and withdrawing of injectible medications.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of common categories of drugs used in veterinary medicine.
7. Describe principles of veterinary drug use and prescription.
8. Properly prepare and label medication for dispencing to client/
9. Describe the laws governing controlled substances.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of systems of measurement in pharmacology..
11. Perform common medical calculations