Disease - Drug Assignment

Objective of assignment: Therapeutic linkage between drugs employed in the management of various oral/systemic diseases.

Description of assignment:

Each student is assigned with two disease conditions

Using the resources suggested below determine the following:

A) List the different classes (MORE than one) drug/category employed in the treatment/management of the disease condition. For example: Chronic Depression (Disease) -- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Drug Class/Category)

B) For each of the DRUG CLASS/CATEGORY listed in the treatment/management the disease; provide an example of a drug that belongs to that drug class/category. Provide both GENERIC NAME and its Brand Name of the drug chosen

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Drug Class) -- Fluoxetine (Prozac)

C) Dental Significance of the drug chosen [Fluoxetine (Prozac)]

1. List adverse effects of this drug that is SIGNIIFCANT TO DENTAL patient management.

For example: Xerostomia, etc etc

WARNING: Do NOT copy and paste and any drug information sources!!

2. List the drug or drugs employed in DENTISTRY that interacts with the drug chosen: For example: Does Fluoxetine interacts with NSAIDs?

WARNING: Do NOT copy and paste and any drug information sources!!

Reference Sources: Emedicine.com

Dental management of the medically compromised patient. 8th Edition; Little, Falace et al Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (2013 or later) Drugs Information for Dentistry Wynn et al., (LexiComp)

http://online.lexi.com/crlonline