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CAM 317 CAM Pharmacology and Herb-Drug Interactions

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences22 topics

CAM 317 covers 22 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Principles of CAM pharmacology
  2. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
  3. Herbal pharmacology
  4. Herb-drug interactions
  5. Adverse effects and contraindications
  6. Polypharmacy and patient safety
  7. Monitoring and reporting interactions
  8. Rational integrative prescribing
  9. Pharmacokinetics of Nigerian medicinal herbs
  10. ADME and importance in herbal medicine
  11. Drug metabolism pathways and CYP450 enzymes
  12. Principles of pharmacodynamics
  13. Herbal drugs and major pharmaceutical classes
  14. Active herbal constituents and therapeutic outcomes
  15. Mechanisms of herb-food, herb-herb and herb-drug interactions
  16. P-glycoprotein and bioavailability
  17. Receptor competition and non-receptor mechanisms
  18. High-risk herb-drug combinations in Nigerian practice
  19. Clinical implications and reversal of interaction complications
  20. Medication history and interaction risk assessment
  21. Interaction checking tools and databases
  22. Safe dosing, monitoring and patient counselling

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Principles of CAM pharmacology

The Principles of CAM pharmacology introduce the fundamental concepts that guide the use, evaluation, and integration of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in clinical practice. Mastery of these principles—such as evidence hierarchy, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations, safety assessment, and regulatory frameworks—enables students to critically appraise CAM therapies and anticipate their…

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