Macomb Community College Pharmacology Drug Pamphlets Presentation

Pharmacology

Pharmacology Project – 300 points

Collect an advertisement for a prescription drug from each of the drug classifications from the following chapters of the Pharmacology textbook. 14 total

• Chapter 7 Antibiotics and Antifungal, Antiviral and Antiparasitic Agents
• Chapter 8 Antihistamines
• Chapter 9 Drugs that Affect the Skin and Mucous Membranes
• Chapter 10 Drugs that Affect the Respiratory System
• Chapter 11 Drugs that Affect the Circulatory System
• Chapter 12 Drugs that Affect the Central Nervous System
• Chapter 13 Pain Medications
• Chapter 14 Tranquilizers and Antidepressants
• Chapter 16 Drugs that Affect the Autonomic Nervous System
• Chapter 17 Drugs that Affect the Digestive System
• Chapter 18 The Endocrine Glands and Hormones
• Chapter 19 Diuretics and other Drugs that Affect the Urinary System
• Chapter 20 Immunizing Agents and Immunosuppressives
• Chapter 21 Antineoplastic Drugs

These advertisements can be from a magazine, journal, newspaper, internet, etc.. Example – an ad for Advair would be for chapter 10 – Drugs that Affect the Respiratory System

For each drug advertisement (14), you are to complete a typed drug/disease informative page to include the following:

1. Chapter number and name
2. Name of Drug
3. Classification of the drug
4. Mechanism of action
5. Description of the drug
6. Side effects of this drug
7. Disease that the drug was advertised for
8. 1-2 paragraph description of the disease
9. Where you found the drug/advertisement
10. Copy of the advertisement or screen shot/picture of the advertisement

References to use:

• 3M coding reference – clinical pharmacology
• http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp (Links to an external site.)
• http://www.drugs.com/ (Links to an external site.)
• http://www.webmd.com/drugs/ (Links to an external site.)

Rubric:

Overall Project Appearance and Organization: 20pts

Each Medication Included in Project is worth: 10 pts (20 x 14 medications=280)

• 10pts–All medication information included as directed
• 5pts–More than one category requested missing
• 0pts–More than three categories requested missing

Total: 300pts

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