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Drug-Herb Interactions - Common drug-herb interactions

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Overview

Who can join

  • Registered Pharmacists
  • Provisionally Registered Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy students
  • Biomedical & Life sciences professionals

Course syllabus

  • Module 1: Basic pharmacokinetics
  • Module 2: Principles, classifications and mechanisms of drug interactions
  • Module 3: Common drug-herb Interactions

Content

Module 3: Common drug-herb interactions

This module consists of 11 short videos about 58 mins in duration.

Topics include:

  • Natural products
  • Safety concerns with herbal medicine
  • Principles of drug-herb interactions
  • Common drug-herb interactions
    • drugs used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders
    • drugs used in the treatment of cancer
    • drugs used in the treatment of diabetes
    • immunosuppressant drugs
  • Current challenges with drug-herb interactions data
  • Retrieving drug-herb interaction information from online databases

Learner's evaluation

  • Fun quizzes and activities
  • Participation in case studies and discussion
  • Feedbacks, comments and inputs

Additional course information

  • Skill and knowledge prerequisites -English language and a positive mind!

Upon completion of this course, you will get a USM-certified digital badge and completion certificate (5-hour online course) with an equivalent of 5 CPD points.Learners will only earn these credentials once all the required responses are appropriately given and quizzes completed.

For further course details please contact:

Assoc Prof Dr Tan Mei Lan School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia Email: tanml@usm.my Tel: +6012-5831892

COURSE REVIEWS by EXPERTS

"This course is overall well done showing high quality of content design, presentation and delivery"

Prof Dr. Ong Chin Eng

International Medical University

"The modules provide a comprehensive narrative on the topic at hand.A varietyof presentation formats keeps up the engagement.Videos had engaging illustrations, variety of formats to elevate the audience's attention.Well suited for students or pharmacists looking for a refresher"

Madam Ong Lean Hoh

Operations Manager (Msia)

Guardian Health and Beauty Sdn Bhd

"Overall the module is professionally done, interesting with high-quality graphics and animation used. Dr. Tan has delivered the module with a very clear voice and pace"

Expert panel 1

"The course is very well planned and constructed"

Expert panel 2

"The overall module is systematically organized with attractive videos and clear voice"

Expert panel 3

Syllabus

  • To define natural products and herbal/botanical medicine
  • To distinguish the various intrinsic and extrinsic factors contributing to herbal medicine toxicity
  • To describe the principles of drug-herb interactions
  • To discuss the common interactions between herbal/botanical medicine and drugs used in the treatment of common diseases
  • To discuss the current challenges of drug-herb interactions data
  • To retrieve and apply drug-herb interaction information from public database
  • To define and explain the terms, principles and concepts of pharmacokinetics
  • To discuss the factors affecting absorption, metabolism, distribution and excretion of drugs
  • To recognise Ministry of Health (MOH) registered products
  • To describe the various classifications of drug interactions
  • To explain the differences among the mechanisms of drug interactions

Taught by

Mei Lan Tan

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