Medications - Essential Pharmacology
The Medications - Essential Pharmacology module provides key information on the medication classes most commonly used for symptom management in hospice care. By completing this module you will recognize the medications in each category, their use in hospice, initial and usual dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, and clinical pearls.
1. Opioids
2. Benzodiazepines
3. Antipsychotics
4. Laxatives
5. Non-Opioid Analgesics
6. Corticosteroids