Prescribing for Older Adults and Pregnant Women

  1. Review the Learning Objectives and Resources tab as it relates to Prescribing for Older Adults and Pregnant Women
  2. Choose one of the two following specific populations below and select specific disorder from the DSM-5 to use.

 

  1. Pregnant women
  2. Older adults
  3. Based on your selection for either pregnant women or older adults:
  4. Recommend one FDA-approved drug (use a credible scholarly resource to support)
  5. Recommend one off-label drug (use a credible scholarly resource to support)
  6. Recommend one nonpharmacological intervention for treating (use a credible scholarly resource to support)

 

  1. Based on your selection for either pregnant women or older adults:
  2. Explain the risk assessment you would use to inform your treatment decision-making.
  3. Explain the risks and benefits of the FDA-approved medicine
  4. Explain the risks and benefits of the off-label drug

 

  1. Based on your selection for either pregnant women or older adults:
  2. Explain whether clinical practice guidelines exist for this disorder
  3. If clinical practice guidelines exist for the diagnosis, use them to justify your recommendations.
  4. If clinical practice guidelines does not existfor the diagnosis, explain what information you would need to take into consideration.
  5. Support your reasoning with at least three current, credible scholarly resources from the 2018-2023.

 

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Prescribing For Older Adults And Pregnant Women

After assessing and diagnosing a patient, PMHNPs must take into consideration special characteristics of the patient before determining an appropriate course of treatment. For pharmacological treatments that are not FDA-approved for a particular use or population, off-label use may be considered when the potential benefits could outweigh the risks.

In this Discussion, you will investigate a specific disorder and determine potential appropriate treatments for when it occurs in an older adult or pregnant woman.

To Prepare:
  • Choose one of the two following specific populations: either pregnant women or older adults. Then, select a specific disorder from the DSM-5 to use.
  • Use the Walden Library to research evidence-based treatments for your selected disorder in your selected population (either older adults or pregnant women). You will need to recommend one FDA-approved drug, one non-FDA-approved “off-label” drug, and one nonpharmacological intervention for treating the disorder in that population.
By Day 3 of Week 9
  • Recommend one FDA-approved drug, one off-label drug, and one nonpharmacological intervention for treating your chosen disorder in older adults or pregnant women.
  • Explain the risk assessment you would use to inform your treatment decision  making. What are the risks and benefits of the FDA-approved medicine? What are the risks and benefits of the off-label drug?
  • Explain whether clinical practice guidelines exist for this disorder, and if so, use them to justify your recommendations. If not, explain what information you would need to take into consideration.
  • Support your reasoning with at least three current, credible scholarly resources, one each on the FDA-approved drug, the off-label, and a nonpharmacological intervention for the disorder.

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