AHE 177 - Over the Counter Drugs

2.0 Credits
Covers medications available to patients without prescription, including herbal medications and supplements, cold/flu prescriptions, gastrointestinal preparations, topical products. Includes conversion of specific legend drugs to OTC status. Prerequisite: AHE 170, 171, 172, and 173 all with a minimum grade of 2.5 or equivalent.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Access information resources and identify whether a drug is legend or OTC. [ACT]
Identify commonly stocked OTC products and describe their intended use. [COMMUNICATE]
Discuss and describe the rationale and regulation used by the FDA to determine the OTC or legend status of a particular drug or preparation. [REASON]
Describe important drug to drug interactions for selected OTC products. [REASON]
List important contraindications for selected OTC products. [REASON]