Title: (Optional) Use drug resources.
Course: Medical Assistant II (14151-II) > Section: Assisting in the Administration of Selected Treatments

Use of drug resources should include locating appropriate drug information in the appropriate drug reference (e.g., Physicians' Desk Reference [PDR] or United States Pharmacopeia [USP]).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What specific information about a medication can be obtained in the PDR?
- What is the difference between the information found in the PDR and that found in the USP?
- What resources are available to check use of herbal, homeopathic, naturopathic remedies/treatments?
- What are the risks of using unauthenticated websites to locate prescription drug information?
- Under what circumstances might a medical assistant need to research a prescription drug?