DESCRIPTION
This course addresses basic pharmacology concepts including drug nomenclature and how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates and approves drugs in the USA. Implications of FDA guidelines for rehabilitation specialists will also be discussed. Pharmacokinetic concepts will then be addressed, including methods of drug administration, absorption, distribution, storage, and elimination. This content area concludes with a discussion of how specific factors can alter pharmacokinetic variables, and how altered drug disposition can have an impact on patients receiving physical rehabilitation.

This Course is the Prerequisite for the multi-course series "Pharmacology in Rehabilitation":

- Pharmacology in Rehabilitation: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Medications (LMS-736)

- Pharmacology in Rehabilitation: Geriatric Pharmacology (LMS-737)

- Pharmacology in Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Medications (LMS-738)

- Pharmacology in Rehabilitation: Neuromuscular Medications (LMS-739)

You may also be interested in the All-inclusive "Pharmacology in Rehabilitation" Course:

- Pharmacology in Rehabilitation (LMS-709)

TOPIC
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Geriatrics, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Neurology, Research, Oncology, Education