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CMH 116 Pharmacology and Essential Medicine in Community Health

ND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences15 topics

CMH 116 covers 15 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. Drug definition and sources
  2. Classification of drugs by generic names
  3. Drug metabolism and excretion
  4. Essential medicines concept
  5. Essential medicines list and its purpose
  6. Advantages of essential medicines list
  7. Indications, dosage, contraindications and side effects of essential medicines
  8. Essential medicines in VHW/TBA kits
  9. Drug Revolving Fund concept
  10. Purposes and advantages of Drug Revolving Fund
  11. Barriers to effective Drug Revolving Fund operations
  12. Pre-packing and dispensing of medicines
  13. Advantages and disadvantages of pre-packing medicines
  14. Drug logistics management
  15. Challenges of drug supply and storage

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Drug definition and sources

A drug is any substance that, when administered, alters normal physiological functions. Mastering its definition, classification, and sources—natural, synthetic, semi‑synthetic, and biologically derived—is essential because exam questions frequently ask you to identify or differentiate these categories and to explain why a drug’s origin matters for its pharmacological properties.

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