Rx News Connection: December 2021

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In the medical arena, information changes quickly. What was irrelevant yesterday, may be paramount today. PharmCon’s News Connection series seeks to distill the most impactful news for health professionals from the vast sea of news that confronts us all, then bridge the gap between the immediacy of those critical items and the delay that occurs as that information is incorporated into more focused programming. Our team of skilled editors continually scans the emerging medical news to bring the most relevant pieces to the forefront and deliver them to you in a concise, practical manner. In this session, we investigate timely items, including: Early treatment with fluvoxamine reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations in high risk patients, COVID-19 vaccine boosters clarified, mirtazipine does not improve dementia agitation, atorvastatin for ulcerative colitis, varenicline nasal spray approved for dry eye disease, new recommendation for Shingrix® shingles vaccine may lower the risk of dementia
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Course Information

Target Audience

Pharmacy Technician

Nurse

Pharmacist

Author

Cherie Dillon
Associate Editor
James Chan
PharmD, PhD
Cherie Dillon
Associate Editor
James Chan
PharmD, PhD
Knowledge Level

General Overview

This activity will apply to a broad range of learning needs/pharmacy settings. It may include common disease state/therapy overivews and/or general pharmacy needs such as medication errors, immunizations, or law topics.

Learning Objectives

Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

  • Recognize recent drug approvals, updated drug therapy recommendations, and important clinical trial results that have an impact on today’s practitioners and patients.
  • Restate the current recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
  • List the reasons that mirtazapine may not be a good option for patients with dementia.
  • Recognize the potential benefit of atorvastatin as it relates to ulcerative colitis.

Nurse

Nurse

  • Recognize recent drug approvals, updated drug therapy recommendations, and important clinical trial results that have an impact on today’s practitioners and patients.
  • Restate the current recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
  • List the reasons that mirtazapine may not be a good option for patients with dementia.
  • Recognize the potential benefit of atorvastatin as it relates to ulcerative colitis.

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

  • Recognize recent drug approvals, updated drug therapy recommendations, and important clinical trial results that have an impact on today’s practitioners and patients.
  • Restate the current recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
  • List the reasons that mirtazapine may not be a good option for patients with dementia.
  • Recognize the potential benefit of atorvastatin as it relates to ulcerative colitis.

Course Accreditation

  • Activity Type:
    Application
  • Financial Support By:
    PharmCon
  • CE Broker
    20-889552
  • Universal Activity Number:
    Nurse : 0798-9999-21-312-H01-N
    Pharmacy Technician : 0798-9999-21-312-H01-T
    Pharmacist : 0798-9999-21-312-H01-P
PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

PharmCon, Inc. is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

Credit for this program is issued by passing the final test hosted at www.RxConsultant.com with a score of 70% or higher.

Technology Requirements

  • Hardware Requirements
    Standard Windows/Mac System
    iPad or iPhone
    Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768
  • Software Requirements
    Standard Windows/Mac System
    iPad or iPhone
    Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768
  • Network Requirements
    Broadband Internet Connection:
    T1, Hi-speed DSL or Cable
    4G cellular connection
Computer sharing is NOT permitted due to accreditation guidelines on activity monitoring. Credit is earned by one user per device.