Advanced Clinical Pharmacology

Task:
Assignment Details
Diagnosis: Mild AD with an MMSE score of 22
1.List specific goals of treatment for M. W.
2.What drug therapy would you prescribe for M. W.? Why?
3.What are the parameters for monitoring success of therapy?
4.Discuss specific patient education based on the prescribed therapy.
5.List one or two adverse reactions for the selected agent that would cause you to change therapy.
6.Would there be any over-the-counter and/or alternative agents appropriate for M. W.?
7.What lifestyle changes would you recommend to M. W.?
8.Describe one or two drug-drug or drug-food interactions for the selected agent.
Directions
1.Craft a Therapeutic Plan.
2.Using Beers Criteria and rational drug prescribing, review the medications and diagnoses listed for M. W. What three prioritized changes would you make to the medication regimen? Include a detailed and evidence-based rationale for all changes, including, but not limited to, monitoring, drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, age, gender, and culture.
3.What would be your pharmacological-related patient education?
4.Would you order any laboratory testing? Provide rationale for all decisions.
5.Describe a follow-up plan of care with rationale. 



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