Description: "Pharmacotherapy is a significant piece of a puzzle in medicine that can impact the outcomes of virtually all health-related conditions. While it may bring relief of symptoms, improve quality of life, and cure diseases, it may also cause unwanted adverse reactions. Pharmacology is an area of "rich, fertile soil" filled with a variety of unexpected outcomes. Many drug responses or mechanisms of action related to pharmacotherapy are not fully understood or well characterized"--
Brief description:
Gerald Kayingo, PhD, PA-C, is the director of the Master of Health Services, Physician Assistant Studies program, and an assistant clinical professor at the University of California (UC), Davis.