Therapeutics I

CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF
THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL
SUBCOURSE MD0804 EDITION 200

INTRODUCTION

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL

A patient who visits a physician or physician extender frequently receives a prescription for a medication. That prescription is brought to the pharmacy to be filled.

The patient expects professional attention at the pharmacy. Part of that expectation involves any caution or warning the patient should heed while taking the medication.

In your role, you will serve as a source of drug information. Patients and friends will ask you specific questions concerning the use of prescription and over-the-counter medications. You must know the trade and generic names of literally hundreds of medications. Furthermore, you must know the cautions and warnings associated with many agents.

How are you to know this information about drugs? Certainly you have had instruction which presented the basics of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. This instruction has given you a sound foundation for learning more in these areas. This
subcourse will present instruction in anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. The material in anatomy and physiology is included to refresh your memory or to give you additional information so you can better understand the pharmacology material.

This subcourse is not intended to be used as an authoritative source of drug information. As you know, new drugs are constantly being discovered and new uses for existing drugs are being found through research. Therefore, you must rely upon this subcourse to review concepts or to learn new information. You are then to use other
sources (see lesson 1 of this subcourse) to gain new information as it is discovered.e problem before you attempt to take the final examination.

Subcourse Components:

This subcourse consists of 11 lessons. The lessons are:

Lesson 1. Professional References in Pharmacy.

Lesson 2. Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology Important to Therapeutics.

Lesson 3. Introduction to Pharmacology.

Lesson 4. Local Anesthetic Agents.

Lesson 5. The Central Nervous System.

Lesson 6. Agents Used During Surgery.

Lesson 7. Sedative and Hypnotic Agents.

Lesson 8. Anticonvulsant Agents.

Lesson 9. Psychotherapeutic Agents.

Lesson 10. Central Nervous System (CNS) Stimulants.

Lesson 11. Narcotic Agents.

Here are some suggestions that may be helpful to you in completing this subcourse:

–Read and study each lesson carefully.

–Complete the subcourse lesson by lesson. After completing each lesson, work the exercises at the end of the lesson

–After completing each set of lesson exercises, compare your answers with those on the solution sheet that follows the exercises. If you have answered an exercise incorrectly, check the reference cited after the answer on the solution sheet to determine why your response was not the correct one.

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Anyone may take this course. However, to receive credit hours, you must be officially enrolled and complete an examination furnished by the Nonresident Instruction Branch at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Enrollment is normally limited to Department of Defense personnel. Others may apply for enrollment, but acceptance is not guaranteed.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1 PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES IN PHARMACY

Section I. General

Section II. Pharmaceutical Journals.

Section III. Pharmaceutical Texts

Section IV. Electronic Drug Information Services

Exercises

2 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY IMPORTANT TO
THERAPEUTICS

Section I. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

Section II. Cells

Section III. Tissue

Section IV. Skin

Section V. Nature and Causes of Disease17

Section VI. Treatment of Disease and Injury.

Exercises

3 INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY

Section I. Terms and Definitions Important in Pharmacology

Section II. Introduction to Drugs

Section III. Considerations of Drug Therapy

Section IV. Factors Which Influence Drug Action

Exercises

4 LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS

Section I. Background Information

Section II. Local Anesthetics and Their Clinical Uses

Exercises

5 THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Section I. Basic Concepts of the Nervous System

Section II. The Neuron and its “Connections”

Section III. The Human Central Nervous System

Exercises

6 AGENTS USED DURING SURGERY

Section I. General Anesthetic Agents

Section II. Other Agents Used During Surgery

Exercises

7 SEDATIVE AND HYPNOTIC AGENTS

Section I. Background

Section II. Clinically Important Information Concerning Sedative-Hypnotics

Section III. Classification of Sedative- Hypnotic Agents

Exercises

8 ANTICONVULSANT AGENTS

Section I. Review of Epilepsy

Section II. Anticonvulsant Therapy

Exercises

9 PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS

Section I. Overview

Section II. Antianxiety Agents

Section III. Antidepressant Agents

Section IV. Antipsychotic Agents

Exercises

10 CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) STIMULANTS

Section I. Background

Section II. Cerebral or Psychomotor Agents

Section III. Analeptic Agents (Brain Stem Stimulants)

Section IV. Convulsants (Spinal Cord Stimulants)

Exercises

11 NARCOTIC AGENTS

Section I. Background

Section II. Narcotic Agents and Narcotic Antagonists

Exercises

ANNEX: DRUG PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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Sample

LESSON ASSIGNMENT

LESSON 1 Professional References in Pharmacy.

TEXT ASSIGNMENT Paragraphs 1-1 through 1-8.

LESSON OBJECTIVES

1-1. Given a description of a reference used in pharmacy and a list of pharmacy references, select the particular reference being described.

1-2. Given a description of a situation requiring the
use of a pharmacy reference and a list of pharmacy references, select the reference most likely to contain the information required in that situation.

SUGGESTION After studying the assignment, complete the exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises will help you
to achieve the lesson objectives.

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