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OTC Herbal and Dietary Supplements Lecture notes
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Pharmacokinetics and Medication Administration (NURS 205)
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OTC’s, Herbal and Dietary
Supplements
####### Nurs 205
Objectives
- We will: ● Review some terminology ● Discuss Over the Counter Medications ● Discuss Vitamins and Supplements ● Discuss Herbal supplements ● Discuss Complementary and Alternative Medications and Treatments ● Use the Nursing Process to discuss Patient Care. ● Answer any other questions you may have!
Key Terms
- Dietary Supplements - products intended to supplement the diet. They are not medicines and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure diseases.
- Herbs- one type of dietary supplement available for purchase. Herbal supplements and plants have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. But herbal supplements generally haven't been subjected to the same scientific scrutiny and aren't as strictly regulated as medications.
- Iatrogenic effects - adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical treatment or advice. → allergies herbal ← still can feast happen drinks → replaced often by not { scientific
regulated
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OTC’s by the numbers
- 80 classes of OTC’s
- 300,000 + OTC products
- 40-87% of people over 65 use at
####### least one OTC regularly
OTC oversight
- Labeling changes
- Box 8-
Alternative and Complementary
Medicine
- Five categories ● Alternative medication systems ● Mind-body interventions ● Biologically based therapies ● Manipulative and body based ● Energy therapies typically ingested / infuse chiropractor
- healing touch , cupping, salt
Herbal and dietary supplements
- Considerations ● Drug-supplement interactions ● May not tell health care provider what they are taking ● Patient may not be properly educated about the supplement ● Not well researched
Nursing Process
- Assessment ● OTC’s ● Supplements
Goals and outcome criteria
• Goal - Patient remains free from
injury while taking OTC’s or
supplements
• Outcome - Patient is able to self
administer these drugs using the
appropriate dose, frequency and
administration technique
our goal is to make
sure
patient
is safe / win not
haprifient
ex finding right med that won't
affect kidneys
Implementation
- Patient education – ● Frequency of dosing ● Administration specific information dont take 11 On W milk
Evaluation
- Careful monitoring ● Therapeutic response ● Adverse effects
Evaluation
- Careful monitoring ● Therapeutic response ● Adverse effects
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OTC Herbal and Dietary Supplements Lecture notes
Course: Pharmacokinetics and Medication Administration (NURS 205)
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University: Widener University
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OTC’s, Herbal and Dietary
Supplements
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