HPRX 3001 Over the Counter Medication Update

Purpose
The purpose of this activity is to enrich the participant’s contribution to quality healthcare and the pursuit of professional career goals by providing updated information on the use, interactions concerns, and precautions needed in the use of over-the-counter drugs.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
1.  Define over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
2.  Describe the monograph process and its significance to OTC drugs.
3.  Identify six (6) categories of OTC drugs.
4.  Compare homeopathic and herbal products.
5.  Contrast homeopathic and herbal products.
6.  Describe the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of a cough.
7.  Identify two (2) products available for constipation including dosage and mechanism of function.
8.  Identify two (2) products used for dyspepsia and considerations for usage.

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Step 5:	Send your completed Registration Form (check or credit card), Post-Test, Evaluation, and payment to: Austin Community College Health Professions Institute Attn: Online Nursing Videos 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd. Austin, TX  78752 Fax: 512-223-7030 Within two business week from receipt of your material at ACC, your certificate of completion will be available (to be mailed, fax, or picked up at the above address … your choice). For additional information regarding these self-study modules contact: Elizabeth Huss 512-223-7271 eahuss@austincc.edu Austin Community College Health Professions Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  This activity meets Type I criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements toward relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.