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Pharmacology for Dialysis Practitioners, Part 1: General Principles (1 credit hours)
The author provides a brief overview of naming conventions for therapeutic drugs, followed by a general examination of the four pharmokinetic processes (absorption, metabolism, distribution and drug clearance), with focus on factors influencing bioavailability of a given drug. The module describes the variability of primary and adverse pharmacodynamic effects based on dose-response considerations, drug action, and drug interactions.

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Dan Becker, D.D.S

Dr. Becker received his bachelor of science in zoology from Ohio University in 1968 and his doctor of dental surgery from Ohio State University in 1972. Although Dr. Becker is a dentist, his interest always centered on academia and he began teaching biology at Sinclair Community College (Dayton, OH) as a part-time instructor in the autumn of 1972. He accepted a full-time faculty position in the Dental Hygiene department in 1976, but continued his teaching within the Biology department as well.

Dr. Becker's interest in pharmacology and anesthesia attracted him to Miami Valley Hospital where he became involved with their dental residency instructing dental residents and learning from mentors during rotations within departments of anesthesia and emergency medicine. During this time, he developed and taught courses in pharmacology and pathophysiology for nursing and other allied health programs until his teaching at Sinclair became entirely devoted to these subject areas. Currently he is a full professor at Sinclair Community College and Associate Director of Education at Miami Valley Hospital. He has published in numerous scientific journals and textbooks, and lectures extensively throughout the United States and Canada.

  • Distinguish chemical, generic and brand names for drugs and offer three methods for drug classification.
  • Define bioavailability and explain the four pharmacokinetic processes.
  • Distinguish potency and efficacy using a dose response curve for illustration.
  • Explain mechanisms for drug action and distinguish the concepts of drug action, effect and indication.

Bibliography

American Academy of Pediatrics: Committee on Drugs. Transfer of drugs and other chemicals into human milk. Pediatrics 1994;93(1):137-150.

Hardman JG, Limbird LE, Eds. Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 10th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Wood M. Plasma binding and limitation of drug access to site of action. Anesthesiology 1991;75(5):721-723.

Webliography

Chemical and Drug Names

Page Name: Generic Drugs: Saving Money at the Pharmacy
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/generic.htm
Notes: Article that discusses differences between generic & brand name drugs.

Page Name: Office of Generic Drugs Home Page
URL: http://www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/
Notes: Site for FDA's Office of Generic Drugs. Covers many aspects of generic drugs and related topics.

Page Name: Section 4: Naming Compounds
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/3310/nographics/textbook/u01s04.html
Notes: Basics of naming chemical compounds.

Page Name: GLOSSARY OF CLASS NAMES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES BASED ON STRUCTURE
URL: http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/class/
Notes: Like it says, a glossary of class names of organic compounds, etc.

Drugs

Page Name: FDA Homepage
URL: http://www.fda.gov/
Notes: Homepage for FDA

Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry

Page Name: Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
URL: http://www.bartleby.com/107/
Notes: An online version of the 1918 Anatomy text, with diagrams.

Page Name: General Chemistry Cross-Index
URL: http://www.chemistry.vt.edu/chem-ed/genchem.html
Notes: Links to info on all basic chemistry topics, with navigation to more advanced chemistry topics.

Pharmacokinetics

Page Name: Cell Membrane
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/cell_membranes.html
Notes: Explanation of cell membranes and transport mechanisms, includes good diagrams. Navigation to other pages internal to site covering all cell biology topics.

Page Name: Lifeblood
URL: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/blood/blood.html
Notes: Description and Explanation of the various components of blood, including plasma, red & white cells, links to more detailed explanations of these things.


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