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1. Discuss the different rankings of medications that have the potential for abuse or misuse. Include the schedules developed by the passage of the FDA’s Controlled Substances Act of 1970, what is required for prescribing, and the use of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs).2. Define & discuss pharmacokinetics, including the processes that impact medications in the body.3. Define & discuss pharmacotherapeutics, including processes initiating changes in the body.4. Describe the relationship between pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics.Reading & Resources Read Chapter 1, 2, 3, 5, & 9 in Arcangelo et al. (2022). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.American Medical Association (2021). State law chart: nurse practitioner prescriptive authority.
