- CO 1: Identify the most commonly prescribed agents in the major drug classes. (POs 1, 2)
- CO 2: Make appropriate evidence-based therapeutic treatment decisions for individual patients utilizing drugs from the major drug classes. (POs 1, 2)
- CO 3: Apply knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenomics in prescribing patient treatment. (POs 1, 2)
- CO 4: Distinguish internal and external environment factors affecting drug action, reaction, efficacy, and interaction. (POs 1, 2)
- CO 5: Identify client indicators of therapeutic, ineffective, adverse responses and side effects to drug therapy. (POs 1, 2)
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY: DATA SOURCES AND DATA COLLECTION
Diabetes is a significant public health challenge in the United States, with Table 3.2 identifying Hemoglobin A1C levels, incidence of skin infections, obesity, peripheral neuropathy, and renal insufficiency as key measurable outcomes (Curley, 2024). The population selected for this discussion is Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States, a group disproportionately