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Pharmacologymismthemstudymofmthembiologicmeffectsmofmchemicals. mNursesmareminvolvedmwithmclinicalmp
harmacologymormpharmacotherapeutics, mwhichmismambranchmofmpharmacologymthatmdealsmwithmthemusesm
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Domyoumtakemanymgenericmmedications?
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Aremthesemmedicationsmsafemtomtakemduringmpregnancy?
m Domyoumtakemanymover-the-countermmedications?
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Itmismimportantmformthemnursemtomspecificallymquestionmusemofmover-the-
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ormationmbeforemadministeringmanymmedication. mPharmacologymismconstantlymchanging, mwithmnewmdrug
smenteringm themmarketmandmnewmusesmformexistingmdrugsmidentified. mContinuingmeducationminmpharmaco
logymismessentialmtomsafempractice. mNursesmtendmtombecomemfamiliar mwithmthemmedicationsmtheymadminis
termmostmoften, mbutmtheremwillmalwaysmbemamneedmtomresearchmnewmdrugsmandmalsomthosemthemnursemis mn
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