WEB assignment #8 Chapter 27

“—posting due by Sunday, July 1

The fibric acid agent Clofibrate (Atromid-S) is no longer available. Why? BE SPECIFIC—“causes liver damage” is not a complete answer. Who made it? Why was it made available and then removed from the market? Was this a good decision? Why or why not? Which drug(s) best replace it? How to these replacement drugs work differently—ie why don’t they cause liver damage?

Ch 27 Participation Assignment

- posting due by Sunday, July 1
Monitor your intake of saturated fats and cholesterol for 3 days, then calculate your average daily intake.
How does your intake compare with the recommended levels?
Also,
Prepare brief drug cards for
- Lipitor (atorvastatin)
- cholestyramine (Questran)
- Nicotinic acid
- Fibric acid agents: http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Comparison/NewComparison/0,10621,35-15,00.html
Fenofibrate (Micronized) Capsules (Lofibra Capsules)
Fenofibrate Tablets (Tricor Tablets)
Gemfibrozil (Lopid)

Drug Card Info--Chapters 21-26

Chapter 21
NOT GRADED/Handed in
You should prepare brief drug cards for
- Spironolactone
- Reserpine
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Nifedipine
- Enalapril
- Doxazosin
- Hydralazine
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Chapter 22
Prepare brief drug cards for
- digoxin
- lisinopril
- isosorbide dinitrate
- furosemide
- milrinone
- carvedilol
- nesiritide
- hydralazine

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Chapter 23
Prepare brief drug cards for
- Quinidine sulfate
- Propranolol
- Amiodarone
- verapamil
- Adenosine
- Ibutilide

Chapter 24
Prepare brief drug cards for
- Heparin
- Warfarin
- Abciximab
- Altepase
- Aminocaproic acid

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Chapter 25
Prepare brief drug cards for
- nitroglycerin (Nitrostat, Nitrobid, Nitro-Dur)
- atenolol (Tenormin)
- diltiazem (Cardizem)
- Retaplase (Retavase)
- metoprolol (Lopressor)
- isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil)
- captopril (Capoten)
- lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestoretic)
- Ticlopidine (Ticlid)
- Warfarin (Coumadin)

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Chapter 26
Prepare brief drug cards for
- normal serum albumin
- norepinephrine (Levarterenol, Levophed)
- dopamine (Dopastat, Inotropin)
- Isoproterenol (Isuprel)
- Methoxamine (Vasoxyl)
- Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine)
- Mephentermine (Wyamine)

Be sure you have...

Be sure you have drug cards for
Chapter 19
NOT GRADED or handed in:
You should prepare brief drug cards for
- morphine
- pentazocine
- naloxone
- naltraxone
- methadone
- buprenorphine
- suboxone
- acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
- ibuprofen (see your earlier assignment)
- acetomenophen
- clonidine
- tramadol
- sumatriptan
- Enflurane
- Isoflurane
- barbiturates
- opioids
- anticholinergics

Web Assignment #7 (Ch 20)

posting due by Thursday, June 28 at 5 pm


Each of you is assigned a local or general anesthetic (see below). Using any credible resources you have available, provide a brief report. Reports should include classification of anesthetic, route of administration, contraindications, precautions, and side effects. You can use the information provided by your classmates to help you write your drug cards. YOU MUST include ALL references used!

Procaine Kevin
Benzocaine Mike
Lidocaine Krista
Nitrous Oxide Faith
Halothane Neil
Thiopental Sarah
Succinyl choline Eli
Mivacurium everyone
Benzodiazepines everyone

Chapter 18 Participation Assignment

Posting is due by Friday, June 22 at 5 pm

Search the Internet for drugs being used or researched in the management of amyotrophic sclerosis, Huntington’s cholrea, and multiple sclerosis.

Provide a little detail about the drugs you find.

Web Assignment #6, chapter 16

posting due by Thursday, June 21 at 5 pm

Search the Internet for antidepressants that are in the research and development phase.

Search the Internet for examples of foods that contain different amounts of tyramine.

“WEB” ASSIGNMENT 5

-posting due by Monday, June 18 at 5 pm

Using the internet OR any available resource, pick one ANS drug of interest. If you can, choose a drug that you, a relative, or a patient you know is taking. Develop a drug teaching plan for the ANS drug that you have chosen. This may be a little more difficult for those of you not in nursing--but think "What does an uninformed patient need to know?"

CLASS PARTICIPATION/DISCUSSION

Email assignment due by 6/15/05 at 5 pm

1. Visit http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_adams_pharmacology_1/0,8791,1174114-,00.html
and prepare a drug card for Bethanechol (Urecholine). Submit your drug card to me via
email at amanda.stewart@glenville.edu. (The web site will send it to me if you type the correct address in the space provided).

2. Prepare your drug card for Bethanechol on a 4 x 6 index card for you to keep. You can copy/past your response on item #1 above and print it out on the computer OR you can hand write your card. Copy/paste is easier, but handwriting will help you remember!

3. Prepare four 4x6 drug cards for each of the prototype drug in each drug class studied in the chapter. You will do this for each chapter, so keep a collection as we progress.

WEB ASSIGNMENT 4

—posting due by Friday June 15 at 5 pm

PART A:
· Visit http://www.blogger.com/www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome.html
· For your assigned category of drugs listed below, report the following: (a) recent statistics about use, (b) recent research finding, (c)one clinical trial. Type “Web Assignment 4-part A” in the subject line of your posting.

- Mike: CNS depressants
- Krista: cannabinoids
- Faith: hallucinogens
- Neil: CNS stimulants
- Sarah: nicotine
- Kevin: CNS depressants
- Eli: cannabinoids

PART B:
Using any resources available, identify what measures are in place to prevent abuse of narcotic medications.

WEB assignment #3 Chapter 11

Posting due by Thursday June 7 at 5 pm
You have had an introduction to some brief web assignments. For the remainder of the course, for the 10 point “Web Assignments” (not the “Class participation/Discussion” assignments), you should provide a more in-depth assignment.

Visit a health food store.
- What types of remedies do they note?
- What illnesses do the herbal supplements purport to help?
- What is the cost?
- What is your opinion concerning “self-medication” with herbal remedies?

Access the CINAHL at http://www.cinahl.com/ and/or MEDLINE at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi websites.
- What information is available in nursing, pharm, or medical journals on complementary medicine modalities?
- In your opinion, what is a health care provider’s role in understanding and/or using such treatments?

Chapter 8 Participation Assignment

[Note, we are omitting the ch 9 assignment, AND, in "new" 2nd edition textbook, this would go with chapter 7.]

Log onto the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services website regarding women’s health issues at www.4woman.gov and critique materials.

Are they appropriate for patients?
What could be improved?
Should women's and men's health be separate issues? Why or why not?
Post your answers and discuss with your classmates by using the blog.

WEB assignment #2 Chapter 5

Each group should identify their assigned drug’s route of administration, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. Also include the half-life of the drug and therapeutic ranges.
Group 1—Emma, Mike, Krista—Drug: Ketamine
Group 2—Faith, Neil, Sarah—Drug: Ampicillin
Group 3—Kevin, Eli: Nitrofurazone

You will work together via email--emailing each other using your glenville account.
Break up the assignment so that each group member provides some of the information.
Post ONE answer per group as a comment to the blog.

Any questions?