Advanced pharmacology Advanced pharmacology is a branch of medicine that deals with the action of different classes of drugs. Drugs are administered differently; some are injected into the blood system while others are administered orally. When a drug is administered through the mouth, it gets into the gastrointestinal tract. It is then transported to the […]
Advanced Pharmacology Nurses are responsible for the lives of the patients they handle every day. Despite the complexity of diagnosis, prescription and providing timely and accurate treatment, nurses must ensure the safety of patients. One of the ways of enhancing safety is to prescribe the right medication. When the wrong medication is prescribed a nurse […]
Advanced Pharmacology Smoking has a major effect on the effectiveness of drugs in the body. The nicotine in cigarettes affects the functionality of the liver. Impaired functionality affects the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of a drug (Wegler et al., 2017). Clinicians should consider the behavior factors of a patient such as smoking to prevent adverse effects […]
Advanced Pharmacology Kinetics of medication or pharmacokinetics involves the process of drug absorption, metabolism, distribution, and elimination from the body system. Pharmacokinetics reduces with age or people with illnesses such as liver failure (Palatini & De Martin, 2016). Liver failure affects the architecture, proper functioning, flow of blood and drug-metabolizing enzymes. Liver disease affects the […]
Advanced Pharmacology The scenario is of a patient aged 64 years and is suffering from a rare skin disease. The experience within the last five years with various patients has been interesting. The reason is that patients have different levels of responding to drugs. The interesting experiences comprise of both pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics processes. Other […]