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Patient-Oriented Problem-Solving
(POPS)
Packages in Pharmacology
The POPS packages are designed to help students learn concepts in the medical sciences by interacting with their peers in groups of four. They can easily be adapted for groups of other sizes. The packages were formerly distributed by Upjohn, but are now owned and distributed by the Association for Medical School Pharmacology (AMSP). There is no charge for this service.
Three new POPS have been added to the original ones: Treatment of Psychosis,
Antimicrobial Therapy, and Chemotherapeutic Challenges. Two of the older
POPS have been revised and updated (Drug Use in the Elderly, and Treatment
of Essential Hypertension). Minor revisions have been made to Antimicrobial
Therapy, The Treatment of Psychosis, and the Pharmacokinetics in the Treatment
of Asthma packages.
The Treatment of Essential Hypertension package has recently been updated.
The table below indicates the POPS exercises in Pharmacology that are currently available. The date indicates the most recent update. Formatting problems in several of the packages have recently been corrected. These packages are available now only in electronic format, and only to bona fide teaching institutions.
All packages are in Microsoft Word 97/98/2000/2001 format.
We welcome any input on the content of packages, as well as offers to write new packages and to revise and update the older ones.
| Title | Authors | Publication Date |
| Instructors Manual (2nd Edn.) | A. J. Ingenito and W. R. Wooles | 1993 |
| Complications of Analgesic Therapy | D. R. H. Gourley and W. R. Wooles | 1985 |
| Antimicrobial Therapy | G. Best | 1998 |
| Treatment of Psychosis | H. Pinkofsky, A. J. Dunn, N. E. Goeders,
J. M. O'Donnell and J. D. Steketee |
2006 |
| Cancer Chemotherapy | E. M. Scholar, R. S. Kawahara and B. G. Gordon |
1993 |
| Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias | E. E. Bagwell | 1993 |
| Chemotherapeutic Challenges | G. Best | 1997 |
| Drug Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure | P. B. Williams and A. J. Ingenito | 1992 |
| Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus | E. Chideckel and M. Mawhinney | 1994 |
| Drug Overdose Toxicity | J. F. Rogers | 1985 |
| Use of Drugs by Elderly Patients | G. Singh and J. R. D. Bayne (Revised by J. Franklin and P. B. Williams) |
1996 |
| Treatment of Essential Hypertension | J. J. Burford and P. B. Williams (updated by J. H. Zavecz) |
2001 |
| Pharmacokinetics Applied to the Treatment of Asthma | K. W. Renton and A. H. Neims | 1985/1998 |
POPS Packages are now available only in electronic
format (Microsoft Word 97/98/2000/2001).
The POPS Packages cannot be downloaded. Packages can only be sent to
bona fide faculty involved in the teaching of medical students. They
may be obtained by sending an e-mail to: AJDUNN@HAWAII.EDU. Before sending
an e-mail, please check that your mail-server will permit attachments
of up to 3 Megabytes (some of the packages are quite large because they
include figures). If the attachments are too large for your institutional
mail-server, they will be rejected and this can clog our server and my
e-mail. Please also indicate in this e-mail your institutional affiliation
and your role in pharmacology teaching.