Write a paragraph briefly introducing the drug you have been assigned which is Digoxin.

1. Introduction and background:
· Start the paper on a new page.
· Write a paragraph briefly introducing
the drug you have been assigned which is Digoxin. Describe its main
indications, that is the disease/disorder that the drug treats.
· Keep in mind that there could be many
indications – diseases/disorders – that your specific drug can be used to
treat, so choose just one – the most common one, or the one we are focusing on
in class – and briefly mention how your drug is used in its treatment. Preferrable
choose Heart failure.
2. The body of the paper should include the following 3 sections focusing on all aspects of the drug:
This paper should focus on the drug and not the
disease/disorder.
1.
Causes
and various types of the chosen indication (disease/disorder): You will pick one indication for
your assigned drug to focus on in this section. You will briefly tell the
reader about the different types of the disease/disorder, as well as the
primary causes of this disease.
2.
Treatment
recommendations: In this section, you
are going to present the common treatment options often given to combat the
disease/disorder that you have chosen.

This should include:
o
Non-pharmacological
treatments, if any
o
Brief therapeutic
information about different drugs, other than the one that has been assigned to
you
3.
Pharmacological
aspects of the recommended treatment: In this section, with a focus now on the drug assigned to
you, provide a detailed explanation of the following key information in a
systematic manner. Be
sure to explain any relevant scientific rationale and
therapeutic considerations/patient teaching that logically ties into each of
the following sub-sections. Do
not simply create lists.
o
Pharmacological
class and indication
o
Pharmacodynamics
and mechanism of action
o
Pharmacokinetics
(absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion)
o
Side
effects and adverse effects (Do not simply create lists.)
o
Contraindications
(Do not simply create
lists.)
All
references should be included in correct and complete APA format.
o
All references must be
cited appropriately in the paper using APA-style in-text citations.
o
5
current and authoritative sources, of which at least 3 are peer-reviewed
journal articles or scholarly books.

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