Cyclophosphamide

1. Title page:

• This is a separate page by itself, with the following information centered in the middle of the page: course title, paper title, student’s name, instructor’s name, and date.

2. Introduction and background:

• Start the paper on a new page.
• Write a paragraph briefly introducing the drug you have been assigned. Describe its main indications, that is the disease/disorder that the drug treats.
• Keep in mind that there could be many indications – diseases/disorders – that your specific drug can be used to treat, so choose just one – the most common one, or the one we are focusing on in class – and briefly mention how your drug is used in its treatment.

3. The body of the paper should include the following 3 sections that are underlined, focusing on all aspects of the drug:

This paper should focus on the drug and not the disease/disorder.

1. Causes and various types of the chosen indication (disease/disorder): You will pick one indication for your assigned drug to focus on in this section. You will briefly tell the reader about the different types of the disease/disorder, as well as the primary causes of this disease.
2. Treatment recommendations: In this section, you are going to present the common treatment options often given to combat the disease/disorder that you have chosen. This should include:
   • Non-pharmacological treatments, if any
   • Brief therapeutic information about different drugs, other than the one that has been assigned to you
3. Pharmacological aspects of the recommended treatment: In this section, with a focus now on the drug assigned to you, provide a detailed explanation of the following key information in a systematic manner. Be sure to explain any relevant scientific rationale and therapeutic considerations/patient teaching that logically ties into each of the following sub-sections. Do not simply create lists.
   • Pharmacological class and indication
   • Pharmacodynamics and mechanism of action
   • Pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion)
   • Side effects and adverse effects (Do not simply create lists.)
   • Contraindications (Do not simply create lists.)

4. Conclusion:

• Summarize your findings. All good research papers should include a conclusion where you wrap up and summarize all of the important points made in your paper.

5. References:

• • As with the Title page, this should be a separate page by itself.
  • All references should be included in correct and complete APA format.
  • All references must be cited appropriately in the paper using APA-style in-text citations.
  • More than 5 current and authoritative sources, of which at least 3 are peer-reviewed journal articles or scholarly books.

Finally, please keep in mind that this is a Pharmacology Research Paper about your assigned drug, and not an Anatomy & Physiology Pathophysiology Paper about a disease. So, you need to just briefly explain the disease/disorder you have chosen, but the main focus of your paper should be on the drug in all sections and how it is used to treat the disease/disorder as well as all aspects that describe the drug in detail.