MEAS 218 - Pharmacology

1. Identify common pathology related to each body system including: (IC8)
   1. Signs
   2. Symptoms
   3. Etiology
2. Analyze pathology for each body system including: (IC9)
   1. Diagnostic measures
   2. Treatment modalities
3. Identify the classifications of medications including: (IC11)
   1. Indications for use
   2. Desired effects
   3. Side Effects
   4. Adverse reactions
4. Calculate proper dosages of medication for administration (IIP1)

1. Mathematics applied to dosage calculation
2. Systems of measurement utilized in the administration of medications
3. Legal and ethical implications applied to the administration of medications
4. Prescriptions and their legal implications
5. Drug names and their uses
   1. Trade
   2. Generic
   3. Chemical
6. Reading and interpreting medication orders
7. Sources of drugs
8. Drug classifications
9. Sources of drug information
   1. Physician’s Desk Reference
   2. Pharmacy Times
   3. Drug References
10. Safe administration of medications
11. Drug forms and their uses
12. Routes of administration
    1. Advantages and disadvantages of each route
    2. Equipment required for administration of medications by each route
    3. Procedures for administration by each route
13. Drugs categories and their uses based on the most frequently prescribed medications:
    1. Analgesics and antipyretics
    2. Anti-infectives
    3. Antineoplastics
    4. Drugs of abuse
    5. Immunizations and immunologic agents
    6. Nutritional supplements and vitamins
    7. Psychotropic drugs
    8. Drugs related to specific body systems;
       1. Gastrointestinal medications
       2. Nervous system including special senses
       3. Skin
       4. Urinary system
       5. Respiratory system
       6. Cardiovascular system including blood
       7. Lymphatic system
       8. Reproductive system
       9. Endocrine system
       10. Musculoskeletal system