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Pharmacology Assignment - Addisons Disease Essay

PHARMACOLOGY PROJECT - Each student will be assigned a specific disease and choose a drug for treatment of that disease to research. Each student will complete a research report and poster board visual on their assigned drug. This project will consist of the following 2 parts:

1. Research paper that covers the following, in this order: use subtitles.

1) Describe your disorder/disease. You MUST cover the following with citations:

a. Define the disorder/disease

b. Etiology of disorder/disease

c. What effects does the disorder/disease have on the body

2) Discuss your drug as it is used to treat your assigned disease. The following MUST be covered in your drug discussion in this order with citations:

a. Mechanism of action: define in detail

b. Pharmacokinetics (ADME): all parts of ADME must be discussed

c. Drug Interactions: at least 3 drug interactions, no more than 5 (must be different categories of drug interactions and specific drug names must be mentioned).

d. Adverse Effects: at least 3 adverse effects, no more than 5

3) Conclusion to summarize the paper

Paper must be in paragraph format (no outlines or bullet points) and be at least 3 pages not to exceed 4 pages in length (you will need at minimum 3 pages to cover all the information required.) The paper must also contain the following:

1) Title page: name, date, class, college, disease, drug (not included in the 3 pages required)(APA format)

2) 12-pt font, Times New Roman, 1" margins, Use subtitles (APA format)

3) APA format throughout and correct APA for in-text citations

4) Include a short conclusion to summarize the research paper

5) Reference page in correct APA format (not included in the 3 pages required)