TRANSDERMAL MEDICATIONS

Course overview

TRANSDERMAL DRUGS ARE MEDICATIONS USED IN MANAGING AND TREATING VARIOUS CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HYPERTENSION, MOTION SICKNESS, PAIN, MIGRAINES, ETC. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUGS AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN TREATING DISORDERS WHEN APPLICABLE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS (E.G., OFF-LABEL USES, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS) PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CONDITIONS TREATED WITH TRANSDERMAL DRUGS.