Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
NCE270 19956-20086	LEC	3 Credit(s)	3 Period(s)
Pharmacology Update for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
A practical review of the similarities, differences and controversies between the most common pharmacologic agents. Includes basic pharmacology, adverse effects, monitoring parameters, and usual doses of pharmacologic agents. Also, recommendations for appropriate prescribing and monitoring guidelines. Prerequisites: Completion of a nurse practitioner or physicians assistant program.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
NCE270   19956-20086	Pharmacology Update for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

1.	Describe the history of drug therapeutics, drug monitoring, drug interactions and evaluation. (I)
2.	Describe the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and specific drug therapy. (II)
3.	State the basic principles of pharmacology in relation to antihypertensive agents and anticoagulants. (III)
4.	Describe the pharmacology of antibiotics. (IV)
5.	List and describe the pharmacology of psychotherapeutic agents. (V)
6.	Explain the principles of pain therapy and substance abuse. (VI)
7.	Describe specific current pharmacologic therapy involved with neurologic disorders. (VII)
8.	Describe the current drug therapy involved in pulmonary and gastroenterology disorders. (VIII)
9.	Describe the current modalities in diabetic drug therapy. (IX)
10.	Explain the pharmacology of reproductive agents including estrogen replacement therapy and oral contraceptives. (X)
11.	Describe current therapy in cancer treatment and immunology. (XI)
12.	List and describe current drug therapies in pediatrics. (XII)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
NCE270   19956-20086	Pharmacology Update for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

I. Overview A. History of therapeutics B. Therapeutic drug monitoring/kinetics C. Drug interactions D. Drug evaluation and therapeutic decision making E. Over the counter medications II. Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system A. Adrenergic drug therapies B. Cholinergic drug therapies III. Cardiac pharmacology A. Antihypertensive agents B. Antiarrthythmics C. Congestive heart failure treatment D. Anticoagulants IV. Antibiotics A. Current therapy/pharmacology B. Sexually transmitted disease therapy V. Psychotherapeutic agents A. Sedative and hypnotics B. Antianxiety agents C. Antipsychotics D. Antimanic agents E. Antidepressants VI. Pain therapy A. Nonnarcotic analgesics B. Narcotic analgesics C. Substance abuse VII. Pharmacology of neurologic disorders A. Antiparkinsons agents B. Alzheimer's therapy C. Anticonvulsants VIII. Pharmacology of pulmonary and gastroenterology disorders A. Gastroenterology agents B. Pulmonary agents IX. Diabetic drug therapy X. Pharmacology of reproductive agents A. Estrogen replacement therapy B. Oral contraceptives XI. Current therapy A. Cancer treatment B. Immunology XII. Pediatric drug therapy

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