Part 1: Patient Education Tool

Complete the following:
Choose one of the following topics as the basis for your patient education tool:
Antibiotics (Amoxil/Amoxicillin) for pediatric ear infections.
Statin therapy (Zocor/Simvastatin) for a newly diagnosed patient with hypercholesterolemia.
Antihypertensive (ACE inhibitors/Lisinopril/Zestril) for a patient who was discovered to have hypertension at a health screening at work.
Drugs for treating gastric acidity (Proton pump inhibitors/antacids/H2 blockers) for a patient complaining of chronic indigestion and heartburn.
Ear drops or eye drops (or both) for an elderly patient.
Any newly released medication for a patient in your area of practice. This might be a new drug for diabetes, hypertension, or arthritis or a new antibiotic.
Include the following in your patient education tool:
Explain appropriate use of the medication.
Identify specific factors (age, access, culture, and so on) that may affect the efficacy of the medication.
Describe possible chemical interactions, side effects, or other negative reactions patients need to be aware of.
Explain correct handling, storage, and disposal of the medication.
Include any other information you feel would be beneficial and promote patient safety and quality outcomes.
You may format Part 1, the patient education tool, any way you wish, but be sure it is logical and understandable by the typical patient who would use it. Feel free to include pictures or diagrams to reinforce the information.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Patient Education

Statin therapy (Zocor/ Simvastatin) for Newly Diagnosed Patients with Hypercholesterolemia

Simvastatin medication is administered to improve levels of positive cholesterol in the blood. The therapy functions through restriction of cholesterol levels, released by the liver, which reduces risks of developing heart disease

However, the effectiveness of Statin therapy in health promotion is limited by several elements, such as levels of access, age, and cultural backgrounds. The high interaction levels of the drug make it dangerous when used by children and the elderly, who are always under high levels of medication. Also, Simvastatin can only be bought by a small part of the population, the financially able, because of its highly | GET AN EXPERT FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT | such as resistance to treatment are common while applying Statin therapy to different groups of people, which gives room for health conditions to | GET AN EXPERT FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT | and Cyclosporine are the common pharmacology medications that have severe interactions when applied together with Statin therapy. Therefore, a healthcare practitioner should ensure useful collection and analysis of all the patient’s medical history before administering Simvastatin. Zocor drug interaction with the above…