HPRX 3007 New Medications Released During 2007 & 2008

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, interaction concerns, and precautions needed regarding new medications approved by the FDA and released in 2007 and 2008.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
1.  Identify two (2) classifications in which the new drugs released in 2007 and 2008 address.
2.  Identify the required warning (by the FDA) to be placed on pharmaceutical labels when there is something important or outstanding about a medication (particularly a side effect).
3.  List two (2) new topical drugs available for the treatment of pain.
4.  Describe three (3) new drugs released in 2007 and 2008 including their mechanism of action, route of administration, and any special considerations.
5.  Discuss the future of pharmaceutical development and its relationship to cellular markers.
6.  Discuss the healthcare professionals responsibility in staying current with new pharmaceuticals released each year.

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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.