HCDS 1325 - Pharmacology Concepts in Healthcare Documentation

1. Identify, pronounce, spell, define, and apply pharmacological terminology.
2. Describe pharmacological nomenclature and principles.
3. Classify routes of administration and drug forms.
4. Describe the relationships of drug classes with disease processes and medical specialties.
5. Recognize commonly prescribed medications, including indications, actions, dosages, and routes of administration.
6. Recognize and use correct pharmacological names and dosages.
7. Use appropriate pharmacological references.
8. Describe the pharmacologic action of common drugs within all major drug categories by body system and disease process.
9. Identify the trade name of common generic drugs.
10. Identify common generic drug endings.  (For example, see list of common generic H2 blockers on page 116.  Each generic drug listed here ends with tidine.)
11. Identify several important drugs within a given drug category.
12. Pronounce and spell common generic and trade name drugs within a given category.
13. Describe the difference between local, systemic, therapeutic, and allergic and side effects of drugs.
14. Define common drug abbreviations, including units of measurement.
15. Describe a receptor and its role in drug action.
16. Describe a neurotransmitter and its function.
17. Differentiate among common drug classes, forms, dosages, and routes of administration.