CLINICAL-PHARMACOLOGY OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG-USE - CLINICAL PEARLS ABOUT THE PERILS OF PATTY

This Clinical Pharmacology Problem Solving (CPPS) Unit is for use with fourth- or fifth-year pharmacy students and third- or fourth-year med ical students during conferences held when they are taking either a ro tation in Neurology or Clinical Pharmacology. It may also be used for house staff teaching of residents in Neurology, Pediatrics, Internal M edicine, and Family Practice and fellows in Clinical Pharmacology. Thi s material was prepared for a Teaching Clinic in Clinical Pharmacology taught by Claire M. Lathers, PhD, FCP, Hugh J. Burford, PhD, FCP, and Cedric M. Smith, MD, FCP, and sponsored by the American College of Cl inical Pharmacology, September 19-20, 1992, Washington, DC. This workb ook includes: (1) an introduction to the Clinical Pharmacology Problem Solving (CPPS) Unit; (2) the learning objectives of the clinical simu lation; (3) a pretest; (4) four clinical episodes occurring over many years in the life of a patient; (5) answers to the pretest; (6) a post test; (7) answers to the posttest.