AHL 152 - Pharmacology

2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn about commonly prescribed medications, their classifications and schedules, and common adverse reactions. Topics to be covered include the legal and ethical boundaries involving drugs, the how and why medications work on different ages and sexes, and the proper handling and storage of medications.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. discuss legal and ethical boundaries of drugs
2. recognize commonly prescribed medications and their adverse reactions;
3. describe the varying methods, routes, and techniques of medication administration;
4. describe how medications act when administered to different age groups; and
5. identify the proper handling and storage for medications.