Course:PHAR451/Anemia
| Anemia Therapeutics | |
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| PHAR 451 | |
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| Instructor: | Dr. Peter Loewen |
| Email: | peter.loewen@ubc.ca |
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| Classroom: | PHRM 1101 |
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Anemia Therapeutics
Instructor
Preparation for the session
- Read the Wikipedia Anemia page
By the end of the session, and upon study and reflection, students should be able to
1. identify drug related-causes of anemia.
2. design and monitor a pharmacotherapeutic plan for management of:
- iron deficiency anemia
- folate deficiency anemia
- B12 deficiency anemia
Required Skills
- lab test ordering and interpretation
Anemia Lab Profiles
Session Slides
Supportive Literature & Further Reading
- Camaschella C. Iron-deficiency anemia. New England Journal of Medicine 2015;372:1832–43.
- Cancelo-Hidalgo MJ, et al. Tolerability of different oral iron supplements: a systematic review. Curr Med Res Opin 2013;29:291–303.
- Update on Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Butler et al. Family Practice 2006;279-85
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Evaluation of Macrocytosis
- Anemia of Chronic Disease