The Top 250 Drugs

This course is designed to teach practical knowledge regarding the top 250 medications in the outpatient setting (Top 250 Drugs). Throughout this course, we will focus on simple, usable information to develop your core knowledge base.

This course is most appropriate for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. In addition to the clinical setting, this course will also aid in studying for drug therapy sections on standardized board exams, including NAPLEX, BCPS, PTCB, USMLE, COMPLEX-USA, PANCE, AANP exams, and NCLEX.

Module 1 Cardiovascular Drugs
Unit 1 01.01 - Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System  
Unit 2 01.02 - Beta Blockers  
Unit 3 01.03 - Calcium Channel Blockers  
Unit 4 01.04 - Diuretics  
Unit 5 01.05 - Statins  
Unit 6 01.06 - Other Agents for Dyslipidemias  
Unit 7 01.07 - Antiplatelets  
Unit 8 01.08 - Traditional Anticoagulants  
Unit 9 01.09 - Novel Oral Anticoagulants  
Unit 10 01.10 - Antianginals  
Unit 11 01.11 - Other Cardiovascular Agents  
Module 2 Respiratory Drugs
Unit 1 02.01 - Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Beta Agonists  
Unit 2 02.02 - Short-Acting Beta Agonists and Anticholinergics  
Unit 3 02.03 - Other Respiratory Agents  
Module 3 Gastrointestinal Drugs
Unit 1 03.01 - Proton Pump Inhibitors  
Unit 2 03.02 - Histamine (H2) Receptor Blockers  
Unit 3 03.03 - Laxatives  
Unit 4 03.04 - Diarrhea and Ulcerative Colitis  
Unit 5 03.05 - Nausea  
Module 4 Renal Drugs
Unit 1 04.01 - Renal Medications  
Unit 2 04.02 - Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents  
Module 5 Neurologic Drugs
Unit 1 05.01 - Headache  
Unit 2 05.02 - Epilepsy  
Unit 3 05.03 - Opioid Analgesics  
Unit 4 05.04 - Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs  
Unit 5 05.05 - Muscle Relaxants  
Unit 6 05.06 - Adjunct Medications for Pain  
Unit 7 05.07 - Alzheimer's Disease  
Unit 8 05.08 - Smoking Cessation  
Module 6 Psychiatric Drugs
Unit 1 06.01 - Atypical Antipsychotics  
Unit 2 06.02 - Benzodiazepines  
Unit 3 06.03 - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors  
Unit 4 06.04 - Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors  
Unit 5 06.05 - Non-Benzodiazepine Hypnotics  
Unit 6 06.06 - Other Antidepressants and Anti-Anxiety Agents  
Unit 7 06.07 - Stimulants and ADHD Agents  
Module 7 Endocrinology Drugs
Unit 1 07.01 - Diabetes - Oral Agents I  
Unit 2 07.02 - Diabetes - Oral Agents II  
Unit 3 07.03 - Diabetes - Injectable Agents  
Unit 4 07.04 - Contraceptives  
Unit 5 07.05 - Corticosteroids  
Unit 6 07.06 - Hormonal Therapy  
Module 8 Urologic Drugs
Unit 1 08.01 - Alpha Blockers  
Unit 2 08.02 - 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors  
Unit 3 08.03 - Erectile Dysfunction  
Unit 4 08.04 - Overactive Bladder  
Module 9 Rheumatologic Drugs
Unit 1 09.01 - Osteoporosis  
Unit 2 09.02 - Rheumatoid Arthritis  
Unit 3 09.03 - Gout  
Module 10 Ophthalmic and Otolaryngological Drugs
Unit 1 10.01 - Allergies  
Unit 2 10.02 - Nasal Corticosteroids  
Unit 3 10.03 - Cough and Cold  
Unit 4 10.04 - Glaucoma  
Unit 5 10.05 - Other Ophthalmic Agents  
Module 11 Dermatologic Drugs
Unit 1 11.01 - Acne Vulgaris  
Module 12 Infectious Disease Drugs
Unit 1 12.01 - B-Lactam Antibiotics  
Unit 2 12.02 - Fluoroquinolones  
Unit 3 12.03 - Macrolides  
Unit 4 12.04 - Other Antibiotics I  
Unit 5 12.05 - Other Antibiotics II  
Unit 6 12.06 - Antifungals  
Unit 7 12.07 - Influenza and Herpes Simplex Antivirals  
Unit 8 12.08 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antivirals  
Module 13 Final Exam and Feedback
Unit 1 Final Exam  
Unit 2 End of Course Survey