Title: Identify medications and actions.
Course: Medical Assistant II (14151-II) > Section: Assisting in the Administration of Selected Treatments

Identification should include

- classes of drugs
- drug actions
- indications of use
- adverse reactions, side effects
- contra indications
- storage/disposal
- onset/duration of medication action.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is knowing the classification of drugs important?
- What is the difference between indications and contraindications for drug use?
- When is it important to know the duration of a medication?
- How does a medical assistant know if the quantity of medication ordered is within the safe range for a patient?
- When the medical assistant performs medication reconciliation, what are they doing?
- Why would the provider need to know if the patient develops a cough if a patient is taking an ACE inhibitor for hypertension?