NUCL 156 Drug Nomenclature

Teaching and Learning Approach

Online students create and follow their own study schedule. The instructor is available by phone during office hours for one-on-one support. Emails can be sent at any time and will be answered during office hours.

Student will be expected to:

· complete graded items according to the due dates found in the online course calendar;

· memorize abbreviations and terms used in pharmacology and medication orders;

· memorize the generic name, brand name and classification of over 100 drugs;

· complete two assignments based information in the course and additional research;

· complete a mid-course exam based on the first half of the course; and

· complete a final exam based on all the information in the course, with emphasis on the second half.

Learning Resources

Here are a couple of links to a websites that have audio pronunciation of drug names:

https://www.drugs.com/drug_information.html

https://clincalc.com/PronounceTop200Drugs/

Optional:

· Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professionals

Note: This textbook provides the phonetic pronunciation of the generic drug names.

The textbook for the MTED100 and MTED 101 Medical Terminology course is a good resource for review of your medical terminology:

· Language of Medicine

You may find it useful to read through Chapter 21 Pharmacology in the Language of Medicine textbook required for the Medical Terminology courses.

· Recipe cards in different colours to use for writing out flashcards for memorization of drug names and categories; a different colour for each of the six categories of drugs.