Pharmacology for Physiotherapists Course
This Pharmacology for Physiotherapists Course teaches how medications affect pain management, exercise capacity, vital signs, and patient safety. You will develop skills to create improved treatment plans, detect warning signs, collaborate with doctors, and safeguard patients with osteoarthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, and ongoing pain conditions, leading to enhanced clinical results.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Pharmacology for Physiotherapists Course equips you with essential skills to create safer and more effective treatment plans for patients using common medications like NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, metformin, SSRIs, and over-the-counter sedatives. You will master screening for risks, modifying exercises and hands-on therapies, scheduling sessions around medication times, informing patients about side effects, accessing drug information resources, and liaising effectively with prescribing doctors to improve patient care.
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Develop skills
- Medication-aware treatment planning: adjust exercises for blood pressure, glucose, and pain medications.
- Drug safety screening: identify red flags, side effects, and refer promptly.
- Core MSK pharmacology: understand NSAIDs, SSRIs, metformin, ACE inhibitors for safer rehabilitation.
- Patient counselling skills: explain medication risks in simple, practical terms.
- Interprofessional communication: document and liaise effectively with prescribers.
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