COURSE
NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
- Complete the outline templateLinks to an external site. provided for the sections highlighted in yellow and the “click to enter text here” is indicated.
- Provide references for your protocol at the bottom of the form where indicated. References should come from the following sources:
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- DyslipidemiaLinks to an external site.
- HTNLinks to an external site. You can click on “Figures/Tables” on the right-hand side of the screen to take you to the algorithm/decision tree to get directly to the information you are looking for to work through the assignment to see how hypertension is treated according to this guideline.
- Course Textbook
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
SOLUTION
- PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT
- List the hypertension drug classifications and examples you would prescribe in order of treatment according to clinical practice guidelines without consideration of race or ethnicity. (Provide generic names for examples. Doses are not needed or required.)
Drug Category/ Classification | Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Example 4 |
ACE inhibitor (ACEI) | Lisinopril | Benazepril | Fosinopril | Quinapril |
Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) | Candesartan | Valsartan | Losartan | Olmesartan |
Thiazide diuretic | Hydrochlorothiazide | Chlorthalidone | Indapamide | Chlorothiazide |
Calcium Channel Blocker (CCB) | Amlodipine | Nifedipine | Diltiazem | Verapamil |
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