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This video explains the role of complementary and alternative medicine in patient wellness and the reasons why herbal and dietary supplements have increased in popularity in recent years. It identifies the parts of an herb that may contain active ingredients and the types of formulations made from these parts and describes the strengths and weaknesses of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DHSEA). Students learn some adverse effects that may be caused by herbal preparations and the role of the nurse in teaching patients about complementary and alternative therapies together with common drug¡Vherbal interactions.
This video describes fundamental concepts underlying a holistic approach to pharmacotherapy, components of the Human Integration Pyramid model and psychosocial and spiritual factors that can impact pharmacotherapeutics. It explains how ethnicity can affect pharmacotherapeutic outcomes and gives specific examples of how cultural values and beliefs can influence pharmacotherapeutic outcomes. Students learn how community and environmental factors can affect healthcare outcomes and convey an understanding on how genetic polymorphisms can influence pharmacotherapy as it also relates the implications of gender to the actions of certain drugs.
This video looks at medication administration as a component of safe, effective nursing care, utilizing the nursing process. It describes the roles and responsibilities of the nurse regarding medication administration and looks at the five "rights" of medication administration impact patient safety. It gives specific examples of how the nurse can increase patient compliance in taking medications; and helps students with interpretation of medication orders that contain abbreviations. The video looks at the systems of measurement used in pharmacology and explainss the proper methods to administer enteral, topical, and parenteral medications while highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each route of drug administration.
Pharmacodynamics is the study of how drugs affect the body. The goal of drug therapy is to achieve a good outcome, a therapeutic effect. It is important to bear in mind that not all drug actions are beneficial. Medications may result in both therapeutic and toxic effects. This program provides a basic overview of pharmacodynamics.
Pharmacokinetics is the study of what happens to a drug from the time of administration until the parent drug and all metabolites leave the body. This process includes absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. This program provides a basic overview of pharmacokinetics.
This program provides viewers with an overview of how the use of medication is incorporated as part of the overall process of patient assessment, diagnosis, care planning, implementation, and evaluation.
This program focuses on those aspects of pharmacology that most impact patient care. These include: therapeutic equivalence, pharmaceutics, the three phases of drug action, toxicology, pharmacognosy, absorption of medications, and site of drug action. An understanding of these aspects of pharmacology is critical if healthcare professionals are to provide safe and effective medication administration.
Pain killers, antibiotics, cholesterol lowering pills; Drugs perform minor miracles day after day, freeing us from pain and disease. In this fascinating programme, Pill Poppers, Horizon takes a tour through the world of pharmaceuticals and reveals drug discovery has as much to do with serendipity as it does science.
Discover that the purpose of some drugs has changed, like Ritalin, which although now used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, was originally designed to treat depression in adults. Scientists think it may even make you more intelligent.
Elsewhere Horizon investigates the consequences of over prescribing antibiotics; and reveals the drugs that have changed the world - from the pill to Prozac and Viagra.
Scientists have come a long, long way since Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, the wonder drug of the 20th century. This program explains the function of infection -fighting antibiotics; vaccinations and insulin, crucial to the prevention of diseases such as smallpox and the management of diabetes; recombinant drugs, treatments involving genetically engineered DNA; and stem cells, those chameleon -like building blocks of the body. Commentary is provided by Drs. James Baker, Brian Athey, and Elliott Hill, of the University of Michigan; Susanne Kleff, of MBI International; and Bob Forgey, of ProNAI Therapeutics.
Learn how commonly prescribed drugs produce their positive effects during immediate treatment for a hypertensive emergency and during continuing therapy for hypertension. See exactly what each drug's actions mean to your nursing care before, during, and after drug therapy.
You'll learn:
~ how the vasodilator sodium nitroprusside works quickly to lower blood pressure during a hypertensive emergency
~ how peripheral vascular resistance and cardiac output control blood pressure, and how different antihypertensive drugs affect those forces to reduce hypertension
~ how beta blockers, diuretics, angiotensin-receptor blockers, central-acting drugs, and many other drugs are used in long-term, individualized treatment for hypertension
~ how to spot adverse drug reactions and work quickly to prevent life-threatening complications
~ which patient-teaching measures can maximize a drug's therapeutic effects and minimize its adverse ones
~ how drug therapy can be safely adapted for a patient whose hypertension is complicated by diabetes mellitus or renal insufficiency
~.and much, much more.
This program will show you how such drugs as vancomycin, clindamycin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole work to treat life-threatening infections, such as bacteremia, septic shock, and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP); how to prevent--or recognize and treat--adverse reactions and drug interactions; and how to assess the effectiveness of drug therapy. You'll discover how the actions of these antibiotics may affect your nursing care before, during, and after drug therapy.
You'll learn:
~ why vancomycin is prescribed for patients with bacteremia caused by certain resistant gram-positive bacteria
~ how the fourth-generation cephalosporin cefepime works by preventing the cross-linking of peptidoglycan chains, which usually strengthen and support the bacterial cell wall
~ which drugs are effective against bacteria that secrete beta-lactamase
~ which drugs are preferred for treatment of PCP
~ how certain antibiotics can cause hearing loss or renal failure
~ why you should check blood pressure and blood glucose levels frequently in a patient who is receiving I.V. pentamidine
~ and much, much more.
See how drugs work for your patients with an MI during immediate and continuing treatment. Learn about the drugs' therapeutic effects, life-threatening adverse reactions, and interactions. See exactly how to tailor your nursing care before, during, and after drug therapy.
You'll learn:
~ how nitroglycerin relieves chest pain by relaxing vascular smooth muscles, which dilates coronary arteries
~ how thrombolytic drugs, such as alteplase, lyse an occluding thrombus, restore myocardial blood flow, and prevent necrosis of the injured myocardium
~ how heparin blocks the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin and prothrombin to thrombin, thus preventing new thrombi from forming
~ why beta blockers are used to limit the size of an MI
~ how ACE inhibitors minimize left ventricular dilation by reducing afterload and blood pressure
~ why HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, such as lovastatin, are used to reduce the risk of a second MI in patients with hyperlipidemia
~ and much, much more.
Polypharmacy in the aged is a major patient safety issue in the United States today. Medication errors due to polypharmacy can involve severe and even life-threatening side effects or drug interactions. This video reviews the causes of polypharmacy in the elderly and identifies patients who are at risk for medication errors due to polypharmacy. It also discusses steps that primary care physicians can take to reduce the risk for medication errors in elderly patients who are taking multiple drugs to treat coexisting conditions. The use of a handheld electronic device such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) to assess potential medication errors is emphasized, as is the vital role of the pharmacist in helping to identify medications that are more likely to cause severe adverse effects or drug interactions in the elderly. Two hypothetical patient cases based on real-life situations are presented to illustrate how to assess and manage elderly patients who are at risk for polypharmacy-related adverse effects. Tips for educating elderly patients and their caregivers to avoid complications from prescription drugs and from over-the-counter medications and herbal agents also are provided.
Discussion on the status of recent initiatives to create a national standard for the routine documentation and transmission of clinical and billing information related to the delivery of pharmaceutical care between pharmacy providers and third-parties.
Thomas O'Conner, PharmD, MBA; Michael A. Mancano, PharmD; Barbara Goppold, RPh
Identify the four basic types of pharmacoeconomic analyses; Discuss and categorize the types of relevant costs; Evaluate the criteria for a well designed pharmacoeconomic study; Interpret study results; Suggest the most appropriate treatment modality based upon study results; Identify the potential value and uses of pharmacoeconomic research in the managed care environment.
Vanessa L. Kluth, PharmD; Melissa Cordell, RN; Ed Septimus, MD
Identify important factors when choosing the appropriate antimicrobial agent for a given infection; Describe the mechanism of action and spectrum of active aminoglycosides; Discuss rationale for once-daily dosing; State appropriate timing of drug sampling as it relates to aminoglycoside dosing; Understand the importance of the interpretation of results.
Barry Coleman, RPh (Moderator); T. L. Vordenbaumen, Sr., RPh; Orville A. Wagner; Dr. Jaime Kravzov
A prominent international faculty that will "explore the pharmacy implications of NAFTA with an emphasis on education and practice needs, as well as quality and pricing in drug manufacturing".
Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD; David S. Ettinger, MD; Chandra P. Belani, MD; Dawn Moose, MD
Integration of Chemotherapy and Radiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; New Drugs in Treatment of NSCLC; Recent Improvements in the Management of NSCLC; Management of Anorexia and Cachexia for Patients w/ NSCLC
Art Matthys, RPh; William Letender, MS, RPh; Dave Mason, RPh; Loyd Allen, PhD
Define the terms pharmacy, manufacturing, compounding, and triad; Identify areas where pharmacists can solve non-compliance problems using compounding services; List the unique dosage forms that are available to healthcare professionals. Understand how pharmacists meet the unique needs of patients at their practice sites; List the factors that exempt pharmacists from the Federal Food and Drug and Cosmetic Act; Realize the value of compounding services in terms of patient compliance and patient needs. Identify areas of practice could potentially benefit compounding; Select a course of action to take when filling a compounded prescription .
Mickey Smith, RPh, PhD; Jack Fincham, RPh, PhD; J. Lyle Bootman, RPh, PhD; Kent Summers, RPh, PhD; Albert I. Wertheimer, RPh, PhD
Describes the methods of detecting and predicting non-compliance, identifies the economic consequences of non-compliance to healthcare generally and in pharmacy practice, and discusses how to choose interventions best suited to enhance compliance.