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A Pharmacist's Role in the Management of Prescription Drug Abuse
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
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Credits
2 Contact Hours
Event Type
HomeStudy
Release Date
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Expiration Date
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist
Program Cost
$4.00
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Program Overview
Prescription drug abuse is rapidly becoming one of the most serious and critical public health concerns in this country. Numerous initiatives have been implemented by federal and state legislators in an attempt to curtail this crisis. Many of these have focused on educating physicians about sound narcotic prescribing practices; however, few have explored the potential benefit of utilizing the pharmacist to help combat this dilemma. Since pharmacists are front line health care providers, it is imperative that they receive the education and training to respond appropriately to this growing problem. Instructing pharmacists on how to identify, manage, and prevent prescription drug abuse has the potential to be one of the most effective methods in dealing with this issue.The focus of this article is on the enormous consequences that prescription drug abuse has had in the United States in recent years, and the pivotal role that pharmacists can have in easing this burden.
Overall Activity Rating (as rated by past participants)
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4.52 out of 5 |
Nurse Educational Objectives
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Describe the effects of prescription opioid abuse on individuals and society.
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Describe the signs and symptoms of prescription opioid abuse and withdrawal.
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Describe some of the common methods that patients use to obtain prescription opioids for purposes of abuse.
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Describe the pharmacist's role in managing prescription opioid abuse.
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Explain how certain states are addressing prescription drug abuse.
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
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Describe the effects of prescription opioid abuse on individuals and society.
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Describe the signs and symptoms of prescription opioid abuse and withdrawal.
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Describe some of the common methods that patients use to obtain prescription opioids for purposes of abuse.
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Describe the pharmacist's role in managing prescription opioid abuse.
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Explain how certain states are addressing prescription drug abuse.
Activity Type
Knowledge
Accreditation
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Nurse
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N-716
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Pharmacist
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0798-0000-11-095-H01-P
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PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education. In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on this website.
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Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education for nurses by the Maryland Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Faculty
Financial Support By
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc.
Program Documents
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