240 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION

 Development, functions, responsibilities, organization, and administration of
 the hospital and the hospital pharmacy department. Viewpoint of the adminis-
 trative responsibilities of the hospital pharmacist.
 PHY 602-SELECTED TOPICS IN PHARMACY. 3 credits
 PHY 603-RESEARCH METHODS IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES.
 2 to 6 credits
 Prerequisites: MS 302, CY 451. Pharmaceutical research in which the student
 acquires proficiency in research techniques and instrumentation used in physical
 pharmacy, drug stability, kinetics and pharmacokinetics, under supervision of a
 staff member.
 PHY 604-EQUILIBRIA, COMPLEXATIONS, AND INTERACTIONS OF DRUGS.
 5 credits
 Prerequisites: CY 453; MS 304 or MS 501. Models for drug interactions in
 solution. Physical chemical characteristics of drugs and their complexes in pharma-
 ceutical systems.
 PHY 605-STABILITY AND KINETICS OF DRUGS. 5 credits
 Prerequisites: CY 644, CY 662, STA 521, PHY 604. Kinetics, mechanisms and
 prediction of stability of in vitro transformations of drugs, including alkaloids,
 vitamins, steroids, salicylates, and their pharmaceutical formulations; application of
 analog computer.
 PHY 606-PHARMACOKINETICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS. 5 credits
 Prerequisites: PHY 605 and a course in pharmacology, or by special arrange-
 ment. In vivo transformations of drugs and compartmental analysis with analog
 computer; absorption, transfer, protein binding, metabolism, excretion, receptor
 site interaction, and biological availability from the dosage form.
 PHY 607-ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES. 1 to 2 credits
 Oral reports on the pharmaceutical sciences; discussion and critical review of
 such topics; written and oral presentations of research designs, protocols, papers,
 and critical appraisals.
 PHY 611-HOSPITAL PHARMACY SEMINAR. 1 credit
 Required of hospital pharmacy residents, but not more than 3 credits are allowed.
Oral reports related to hospital pharmacy. Discussion of problems.
PHY 621-DRUG INFORMATION. 3 credits
 Survey of drug information sources; evaluation of drug research reports; analysis
and abstracting of data; building of data banks; problem solving and clinical ap-
plication. Selection, organizational and retrieval technics of pharmaceutical litera-
ture.
PHY 631-ADVANCED PHARMACEUTICAL LAW. 3 credits
 History, philosophy, requirements, administration, and enforcement of the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and various state and local laws applicable
to manufacturers, wholesalers, and other distributors of drugs and drug-related
products, with analyses of recent court decisions.
PHY 633-HEALTH SCIENCES LIABILITY LAW. 3 credits
 Liability of health sciences practitioners including hospitals, physicians, pharma-
cists, nurses, medical technologists, and dentists.
PHY 635-PHARMACEUTICAL LAW SEMINAR. 1 credit
 Selected recent cases and materials having impact on the drug industry, health
professions, health-care services, and consumers with respect to the effects of
these new decisions on socio-economics and public health. May be repeated for
a maximum of 3 credits.