MEDA 109 — Pharmacology
Medical Assistant students will study drug therapy including medical uses for drugs, dosage calculations, and principles for administering medications. This course examines how medications are processed and utilized in the body. Students are introduced to a wide variety of medications, drug classifications, drug dosages, and drug interactions. Therapeutic and adverse effects of drugs are considered. Students will learn the medical assistantâs role in assisting in a medical practice with administering medications, safely, including patient education. Introduction to technical language related to medication therapy is emphasized. A component of mathematics utilizing metric and apothecary systems to calculate the dosage of medications is included.