|
Alzheimer's
Disease
ACPE Program# 207-000-01-106-H01
September, 2001 (Expires September 1, 2004)
By
Bernadette K. Brown, Pharm.D.
Educational Objectives
Upon successful
completion of this article, the pharmacist should be able to:
- Identify the
stages of progression of Alzheimer’s disease, and the signs and symptoms
associated with each stage.
- List the patient
assessment tools important in making a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Educate patients
and caregivers regarding nonpharmacolgic treatment options for Alzheimer’s
disease.
- For a patient
with Alzheimer’s disease, design a treatment regimen (medication,
dose, route, frequency, titration schedule) utilizing an AchE-I (acetylcholinesterase
inhibitor).
- Identify other
medications under investigation for Alzheimer’s disease, and the possible
reasons for their efficacy.
Continue
to Lesson
|
|
Copyright ©
2002
No
part of this publication may be produced, stored in a retrieval system,
or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical
photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission
of the publisher and provider.
|
