OVERVIEW

Essentials of Pharmacology is organized by Global Integrative Medicine Academy (GIMA).

Description:
This seminar educates healthcare professionals on the use of commonly prescribed medications and compares the action and efficacy of these drugs to specific nutritional supplements in regards to the mechanism of action, adverse side effects, clinical efficacy, and contra-indications. Many practitioners are aware that nutrition, exercise, and targeted supplementation interventions may, in some cases, reduce or eliminate a client’s requirement for certain medications, or act as complementary agents to enhance the management of the client outcomes. This program provides an evidence-based review of this subject comparing drugs and supplements that are effective agents in the management of common health conditions. DC’s and other health practitioners routinely ask clients about their present use of prescription and over-the-counter medications during the intake exam and thus, clients expect them to know how drugs influence the physiology of the health practitioners routinely ask clients about their present use of prescription and over-the-counter medications during the intake exam and thus, clients expect them to know how drugs influence the physiology of the body or may interact with various supplements, dietary practices, adaptations to exercise and/or hands-on treatment.

Topics Covered and Hourly Breakdown Of Course:

Hour 1:

Antihypertensive Agents (Diuretics, Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, ACE-inhibitors, ARB’s)

Hour 2:

Hypercholesterolemic and Hyperlipidemic Agents (Stains, Bile Acid Sequestrants, Fibric Acid derivatives, Niacin)

Hour 3:

Anti-coagulants
Angina Management
Congestive Heart Failure Management
Analgesics And Sedatives, Including Headache and Migraine Management

Hour 4:

Muscle Relaxants
Anti-Anxiety and Sleep Aids
Menopause, PMS Management

Hour 5:

Erectile Dysfunction Agents
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Management
Gastro-Intestinal Conditions: Antacids, H2 Antagonists, Proton Pump Inhibitors, Laxatives

Hour 6:

Anti-depressants
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Management
Antibiotics, Anti-fungal, Anti-viral Agents (Common infections, acne, rosacea herpetic lesions, cankers etc)

Hour 7:

Asthma Management And Antihistamines
Osteoporosis Management
Parkinson’s disease Management
Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease Management

Hour 8:

Gout Management
Oral Contraceptives
Anti-convulsant/Anti-epileptic Agents
Key Drug-Nutrient Interactions

Learning Objectives:

The student will have a solid, scientific understanding of how the all the major classes of drugs work in the body.
The student will have the skills to identify common and highly relevant adverse drug side effects.
The student will have the skills to use diet and supplementation interventions, in conjunction with the patient’s medication program, to enhance clinical outcomes and guard against important drug-nutrient interactions.