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Learning Objectives

1. Outline the steps a pharmacist should take to assess risk factors of medications when taken by pregnant women.
2. Outline the steps a pharmacist should take to assess risk factors of medications when taken by breastfeeding women.
3. Recognize factors which should be considered in the selection of a contraceptive method.
4. Compare and contrast the various menthods of contraception and risks and benefits of each.
5. List atleast four non-contraceptive benefits of the use of oral contraception.
6. Compare the differences between primary and secondary dysmenorrhea.
7. List three OTC products to treat primary dysmenorrhea.
8. Identify three counselling pearls which should be shared when making OTC recommendations to patients.
9. Identify appropriate candidates for OTC therapy of vaginal yeast infections.
10. Describe products available for OTC treatment of vaginal yeast infections.
11. Distinguish vaginal yeast infections from bacterial yeast infection.
12. Recognize the risk factors for coronary artery disease in women.
13. Describe the symptons most likely to present in women with coronary artery disease.
14. Discuss the medical management of coronary aretry disease in women.
15. Identify which patients diagonsed with breast cancer are most likely to benefit from chemotherapy if given their clinical presentation.
16. List the most common cytotoxic agents used in adjuvant treatment of breast cancer.
17. Compare and contrast the various therapeutic choices available for the treatment of breast cancer.
18. State the survival rates associated with the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer at early and advanced stages.
19. List at least six risk factors for the development of ovarian cancer.
20. Identify and describe the treatments used for ovarian cancer, differentiating between those that are considered first line, those used for persistent or recurrent disease, and those that are considered palliative in nature.
21. Distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of each type of antidepressant.
22. Describe three factorsto consider when using antidepressants in women.
23. Describe the socioeconomic impact of fractures related to osteoporosis.
24. Compare and contrast the various drug therapies currently used for treatment of osteoporosis.