Top Drugs II Credit: 1

Catalog description

This 1.0 hour course is designed as an introduction to up to 300 of the most commonly prescribed medications. This course will provide students with the opportunity to learn basic drug knowledge including brand (trade) and generic names, controlled substance schedule, therapeutic class, common dosage forms, FDA approved indications and common off-label uses, dosing, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, contraindications/precautions and medication safety considerations, adverse effects, drug monitoring, patient counseling, and clinical pearls.