10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Pharmacy School
Edward Spivey is a 4th year pharmacy student at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and completed an externship with PharmCon freeCE. He agreed to reflect on his time as a student and offer some key observations to those contemplating a formal pharmacy education: Table of Contents 10 Things You Need To […]
Women’s Health Month May 2023
Celebrating Women’s Health Month 2023 May marks National Women’s Health Month, a time dedicated to celebrating and empowering women to prioritize their health and well-being. It aims to encourage women to make their health a priority and provide them with the knowledge and resources they need to make informed health decisions. Table of Contents Health […]
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Has Ended. What Comes Next?
More than three years after initially declaring a public health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak, both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced an end to the public health emergency. Let’s explore what this announcement means for pharmacy technicians and their ability to […]
Overview of Hepatitis B and
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis-B rates have declined by 82% since 1990. For the unfortunate 18%, however, we can discuss drug therapy for treatment of Hepatitis-B. Of the chronically infected people, 15% to 25% of these patients develop chronic liver disease. This includes things like cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer. freeCE offers MicroCE opportunities via our blog. We […]
What’s Happening Around freeCE: New Live Webinars Launching In May
freeCE has a full schedule of live CE planned for the month of May, including the two new courses featured below. Tune in to grow your expertise and work toward your continuing education requirements! Table of Contents A couple of the freeCE Webinars Premiering in May From the Poison Control Files: Cannabis Emergencies Taught by: […]
Vaccination Overview: Diphtheria & Pertussis
Pete Kreckel, microCE, 0.25 hours One of the most significant demonstrations of the importance of diphtheria antitoxin was its use in the 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska. Coordinated emergency delivery of this life-saving antitoxin by the dog-sled relay in the harshest of conditions has left a profound legacy in the annals of vaccinology and public […]
The impact of stress on the lives of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses
April is National Stress Awareness Month and we’re taking it as an opportunity to discuss the negative impact of stress and how pharmacy professionals can cope with it. Table of Contents Stress can significantly impact the lives of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses. These professionals work in high-pressure environments that require them to be constantly […]
freeCE Webinars Premiering in March
LIVE PHARMACY CE WEBINARS freeCE has a full schedule of live CE planned through the rest of March, including the five new courses featured below. Choose your favorites and join us to grow your expertise and work toward your continuing education requirements! Table of Contents Increasing Effective Communication with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Patients Taught by: […]
What Is Integrative Pharmacy?
A Look Into Integrative Pharmacy: PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS & HOLISTIC, NATUROPATHIC Care “Once in a while you’re shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right”- Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter. And that’s exactly the way I feel about what can be termed Integrative, Lifestyle and Functional Pharmacy. For this article, we […]
National Pharmacy Week 2022 Recap
Strategies for Success During Challenging or Stressful Times What are your strategies for success during challenging or stressful times? This is what we asked members of our community at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked them to share comments, tips, and words of encouragement to support their colleagues. While most pharmacy settings have […]