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Course DHCA 213

Medication Assistance & Pharmacology Basics

Diploma course 13: Medication Assistance & Pharmacology Basics.

  • 5 hours
  • 3 theory
  • 2 practical
  • Week 7

Topics covered

  1. Drug forms and routes
  2. the 5 rights + 3 checks
  3. analgesics, antibiotics, antihypertensives and diabetic drugs
  4. side effects, adverse reactions and interactions
  5. storage and controlled drugs
  6. HCA role: assist, remind, observe, document
  7. reading a MAR chart
  8. abbreviations OD, BD, TDS, PRN and NPO

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