Pharmacotherapy.
Assignment Details: In this first week you are asked to discuss a topic in Pharmacotherapy. Based on your experiences thus far,
Discussion topic (your main post)
Explain why administering warfarin and amiodarone causes increased levels of both medications. Describe the monitoring and dosage alterations necessary if both drugs are prescribed.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Fuller, V. J., & McCauley, P. S. (2023). Textbook for the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner: Evidence-based standards of practice. Springer Publishing Company.
The Role of the Nurse Practitioner, p.2.
Doogue, M. P., & Polasek, T. M. (2013). The ABCD of clinical pharmacokineticsLinks to an external site.. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 4(1), 5–7. doi:10.1177/2042098612469335
Sakai, J. B. (2008). Practical pharmacology for the pharmacy technician Download Practical pharmacology for the pharmacy technician. Philadelphia, PA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 3, “Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution, and Excretion of Drugs” (pp. 27–40).
Speed Pharmacology. (2015, April 7). Pharmacology – pharmacokinetics (made easy)[Video file]Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://track.smtpsendemail.com/9064721/c?p=SImooBbxMzVxs3pGdtHSvp1V9S7xcEBDK5Q0sCapv9AMFDeeTPv-ostM6wcthbzynQiTNYlTcRUyh5wiYq1tszqNbvQlUgDL4lVVlBuu5a7Ygl4Bjh_tl_N8cNpoRNlaEfqgJazn1IsM0PNpRSqk8ThIh6MOVuUN5AWD60uAY8CP7L3WA83Gb5plWmqXoLjK
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