Learning medications is one of the most intimidating, overwhelming, and difficult aspects of entering a healthcare field.
Where do you start? There are
Top Drugs is designed to break down what you NEED to know into easily understandable / easy to learn chunks.
This course follows which conditions are most prevalent, and which drugs are most popular. This way, the student learns which drugs are actually used in practice. Which drugs are fast movers in every pharmacy. The gold standard drugs for each condition.
Learning medications is one of the most intimidating, overwhelming, and difficult aspects of entering a healthcare field.
Where do you start? There are
Top Drugs is designed to break down what you NEED to know into easily understandable / easy to learn chunks.
This course follows which conditions are most prevalent, and which drugs are most popular. This way, the student learns which drugs are actually used in practice. Which drugs are fast movers in every pharmacy. The gold standard drugs for each condition.
This course will provide students with a solid foundation of knowledge to enter a healthcare field, preparing them to excel.
Benefit in having the advantage over other applicants. Imagine already knowing a bulk of basic medications while applying to Pharmacy, Medical, Nursing, PA, or Dental school. How impressive would you be to the administrators?
Avoid the overwhelming feeling of starting your first rotation at a hospital, with only a few weeks of school under your belt. Avoid being completely clueless about what is going on. Go in with a foundation of knowledge, putting yourself above the competition.
I have been through professional school. The first couple of years were rough. Had I known what I know now, I would have prepared. I would have gone in with a foundation of drug knowledge.
That is what this course provides. Whatever healthcare field you are entering, or considering entering - go in with a strong foundation. Blow away your competition, outshine the other applicants. This is possible with some determination, and made simple with these courses.
Entire semesters of schooling can be dedicated to certain conditions. This course provides concise, relevant MUST KNOW education about each condition.
Different career paths require different pieces of medicinal knowledge. This course can be used by students in ALL of the different healthcare career fields.
Medications are sorted into a hierarchy. Each medication will have a popularity designation. I will tell you when medications are hospital only, over the counter, retail pharmacy only, etc. I will tell you when a medication is an absolute MUST KNOW. I will tell you when a drug is not very popular and only certain professionals will need to remember it.
The point of this course is to provide drug information that can be used for any future healthcare professional, at any step of their education journey. You can decide how to utilize the information, you can decide what you need to take note of. I will present every angle of the information.
The Drugs and Conditions NEED to Know Medication courses are broken into conditions. Under each condition, there will be:
Condition Overview: Learn about the condition. What are the signs and symptoms? What causes the condition? What are the treatments? What are the treatment goals? Who needs treatment?
Medication Overview: The bulk of the course will focus on medications. What medications are used to treat this condition? What are the first line medications? When would you use other medications? When and how are these medications used? Medications will be broken into drug classes and popularity. Each medication will have a hierarchy designation. How important is it to know this medication? They will be sorted in importance.
MUST KNOW Medication Conclusion: Going over the important medications at the end of each condition presentation. You have learned about the condition and the medications used for it, now what do you absolutely need to remember?
Condition Outline: A printable, downloadable, one page Word document summarizing every drug discussed in each presentation. Sorted in the usual hierarchy. Brand and generic names will be listed. You can print these documents prior to the presentations, and use to take notes that are relevant to you and your career.
Part 1:
Blood Pressure/Hypertension
Diabetes
Cholesterol/Hyperlipidemia
OTC - Cough, Cold, Allergy
Part 2:
Depression/Anxiety
GERD - Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease
Pain
Thyroid Disorders
Part 3:
Antibiotics
Acute Sickness
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Immunizations/Vaccines
Part 4:
Asthma/COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Gout
BPH/ED - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/Erectile Dysfunction
Sleep Disorders
Bone Health
Part 5:
Birth Control
Incontinence / Overactive Bladder
Anticoagulation / Blood Clots
Arrhythmia Disorders
Dementia / Alzheimer's Disease
List of the Top 200 Drugs of 2020 along with which Top Drugs course covers each medication available on the Drugs and Conditions website
I am a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) and a topic expert in medications. I'm a currently practicing pharmacist, with experience in retail and hospital settings - As well as academia/consultation areas of healthcare. With the purchase of my course you are obtaining advice/Q&A/expertise on medication related healthcare topics, as long as you are enrolled. I will be open and responsive to questions or discussion in the course pages.
Click the Expand Arrows under each section of "Course Content" to see exactly what is included in each presentation.
A list of the Top 200 Drugs of 2020 displaying which Top Drugs course covers each medication. The majority of the Top 200 Drugs are discussed in one of the five Top Drugs courses.
Students can use this list as a reference when they are trying to learn about a specific drug, or see the progress they're making in learning all the Top Drugs.
Also available on www.DrugsandConditions.com/Drugs
Asthma Condition Overview
What is Asthma?
What are the symptoms? Risk factors? Dangers?
How does Asthma compare and differ from COPD?
How is Asthma treated?
How do practitioners decide on the best course of treatment?
Get a thorough understanding of a common childhood disease.
Asthma Medication Overview - Explore the different treatments for Asthma - oral, inhaled, and injectable. What are the common medications? Which ones are used in which situations? Which ones are considered rescue and which are considered maintenance? The bulk of this presentation will focus on inhalers. There are many different inhalers, within many different drug classes, that are used in many different stages of Asthma. Learn how to separate them and remember them easily. Learn about SABA's, LABA's, SAMA's, LAMA's, ICS's - and all the crossover combinations of each class!
MUST KNOW Medication Conclusion- Going over the important medications at the end of each condition presentation. You have learned about the condition and the medications used for it, now what do you absolutely need to remember?
COPD Condition Overview
How do we approach COPD treatment?
What are the major differences in COPD and previously discussed Asthma?
Who is at risk for COPD and how can they prevent it? What are the risk factors?
Is it treatable or just manageable?
What are the long term effects and dangers?
COPD Medications - COPD medications are also mostly made up of inhalers. Are they the same inhalers used for Asthma? Which can be used for both conditions? Which are COPD only? Are there other forms of COPD treatment?
Downloadable "Outline" of medications for the topic/condition. The outline will include brand and generic names of medications, as well as some general condition overview information. Medication hierarchy is the same (without stars). Print out and take notes along with lecture - use notes to gear towards your specific career field (what you NEED to know!)
Gout Condition Overview
What is gout and what are the symptoms?
Is gout treatable? Curable?
What causes gout and what are the risk factors?
Can there be long term complications from gout?
How common is gout and who does it typically affect?
Gout Medications - There are several treatment options for gout. We will explore preventative measures as well as acute attack treatment. Who should be on prevention medication? How effective is the attack medication? What if it doesn't work? We will focus on the mainstay gout treatments - NSAIDs, allopurinol, and colchicine.
BPH and ED Condition Overview
BPH is common in older men. Is it preventable? How is it treated?
What medications are used to treat it? Are there other options?
What are the risk factors? What are the dangers of not treating it?
Is ED preventable? How can you stop it from happening?
What causes ED?
What are drug treatments for it? What about non-medication treatments?
Is it dangerous long term?
BPH and ED Medications - There are not many different medications for BPH and ED. But the medications that are used for it are very common, and are must know! We will discuss Alpha-1 Blockers, 5 Alpha-Reductase Inhibitors, and PDE-5 Inhibitors for BPH and PDE-5 Inhibitors (again!) for ED.
Sleep Disorder Condition Overview
What is insomnia? What is narcolepsy?
Should insomnia be treated OTC or with prescription medications?
What is "sleep hygiene"?
What can cause insomnia to worsen? or get better?
How do people typically treat sleep disorders? Are there guidelines?
Sleep Medications - There are many different sleep medications - and many aren't even technically for sleep! Learn which antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications are often used for sleep. What OTC medications are best for sleep? Are sleep medications safe long term? Can you use OTC sleep medications forever? What should you try first? and if that doesn't work? Learn the approach to treating sleep disorders.
Bone Health Condition Overview
How do we maintain healthy bones?
What medications do we use to maintain bone health?
What medications do we use to treat bone disease?
What is osteoporosis? How is it treated? What are the risk factors?
What vitamins are good for bone health?
Bone Health Medications and Vitamins - Learn about what medications and vitamins we use to maintain bone health and treat bone disease such as osteoporosis. Why are Calcium and Vitamin D important? Learn about bisphosphonates and other bone density treatments.
www.DrugsandConditions.com
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