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So at my school which is Concorde Career College We are taking our Pharm 1 class online ok no problem there but the teacher that we have we have a male and a female instructor but neither of them teach us anything We have to be taught from ATI-Testing Pharmacology and Its not bad just wish my teachers would at least show us how to do the dosage calculations instead of being on there phones
EJhummingbird
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Try looking for a book called "Math for Meds". Know the ins & outs of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems since almost all drugs affect them. Get a good drug book such as Davis's or Mosby's or find an app. There are several mnemonics that can help as well, which can be found all throughout this website. Try making note cards of drugs which include the drug class, purpose, action, side effects and life-threatening conditions, potential interacting drugs & foods & herbs, what labs to watch, and what to teach the patient. This may sound like a lot but it helps and if I can do it I'm sure you can. Start with these common drugs:
TOP 50 DRUGS PRESCRIBED
1. Advair Diskus Salmeterol xinafoate
2. Albuterol Aerosol Albuterol
3. Allegra Fexofenadine
4. Ambien Zolpidem tartrate
5. Amoxidillin Amoxicillin
6. Ativan Lorazapam
7. Augmentin Amoxicillin and clavulanate
8. Celebrex Celecoxib
9. Coumadin Warfarin Sodium
10. Desyrel Trazodone HCI
11. Dyazide Triamterene/HCTZ
12. Effexor XR Venlafaxine hydrochloride
13. Elavil Amitriptyline HCI
14. Flonase Fluticasone propionate
15. Fosamax Alendronate
16. Furosemide Furosemide
17. Glucophage Metformin HCI
18. Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide
19. Hydrocodone w/APAP Hydocodone w/APAP
20. Keflex Cephalexin
21. Klonopin Clonazepam
22. Levoxyl Levothyroxine
23. Lexapro Escitalopram
24. Lipitor Atorvastatin calcium
25. Metoprolol Metoprolol tartrate
26. Micro-K Extencaps Potassium chloride
27. Motrin Ibuprofen
28. Naproxen Naproxen
29. Neurontin Gabapentin
30. Nexium Esomeprazole
31. Norvasc Amlodipine
32. Plavix Clopidogrel bisulfate
33. Prednisone Prednisone
34. Premarin Conjugated estrogens
35. Prevacid Lansoprazole
36. Prilosec Omeprazole
37. Prinivil Lisinopril
38. Propoxyohene N/APAP
39. Protonix Pantoprazole
40. Prozac Fluoxetine HCI
41. Singulair Montelukast sodium
42. Synthroid Levothyroxine
43. Tenormin Atenolol
44. Toprol-XL Metoprolol
45. Tylenol w/Codeine Acetaminiphen w/codeine
46. Xanax Alprazolam
47. Zantac Ranitidine HCI
48. Zithromax Azithromycin
49. Zocor Simvastatin
50. Zoloft Sertraline