Research a medication that could require pharmacogenomic considerations for prescribing. Post a link to the article and summarize.
Calculate the drug’s half-life.
Address the following scenario:
Your drug that has a half-life of hours is at steady state when your patient develops a cardiac arrhythmia related to the medication. You stop the medication and know that you will need to monitor the patient’s EKG.
What is the minimum number of hours it will take to no longer be in your system?
For the drug you select, describe how it is metabolized, excreted, the possible need for dose reduction and if your patient has renal impairment.
Describe the patient teaching you would provide.
Write a sample prescription for your patient for the drug you have selected. Medication of discussion – lexapro 10mg
This should be in APA format. Please write in your own words.
