Weblinks for NUR344 - Fall, 2009

• Topic Outline for Fall, 2009 readings   
• FDA main drug information webpage
• New drug development process
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Pyxis medstation
• 10 "Rights" of medication administration
• Statistics on medication errors (2006)
• 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (JCAHO) 
• Sentinel Event Alerts (JCAHO) 
• Common Medication Abbreviations  
• How you can lower your cholesterol 
• Zetia website
• Fast food fat finder
• Cell membrane image  
• Drug interaction website - cytochrome p450 enzyme activity in humans
• Avoiding drug interaction - for consumers
• Mechanism of action of SSRI  
• Cute anti-depressant facts website  
• BoTox mechanism of action   Normal acetylcholine release - action blocked by BoTox 
• Adverse events slideshow  
• Drug-induced GI problems article
• Preventable Adverse Drug Reactions - a slide presentation from FDA
• Variations in response to drug therapy 
• Over-the-counter medications  
• Autonomic nervous system slide
• Autonomic drugs / Autonomic receptors - updated 10/30/07
• Adrenergic blockers - a slideshow (Powerpoint required)
• International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 
• Pain management slideshow 
• Corticosteroid slideshow  
• History of Penicillin and other antibiotics
• The Fluoroquinolones
• About Synercid - for VRE treatment
• WHO- facts on TB
• CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination website
• Antidysrhythmic slideshow - Powerpoint required
• Tikosyn - a new drug for atrial fibrillation
• ACE Inhibitors - from Medline
• Target drug doses - a patient-run website for CHF
• National Toxicology Program
• Statewide Peer Assistance for Nurses (SPAN)
• Addiction page from UPenn  
• Serotonin and cocaine addiction article
• Cholinergic blockers - a slideshow (Powerpoint required)
• Environmental Impact of Healthcare Industry - a slideshow (Powerpoint required)
• Medtronics - for Diabetes Management
• Final common thrombus formation pathway slide
• HIV treatment slide 
• Current approved antiretrovirals
• Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
• Women in Clinical Drug Trials
• Office of Orphan Products Development
• "How antidepressants work" - a website your patients may visit