Cigna agrees to lower HIV/AIDS drug costs for Floridians

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. has agreed to provide some lower-cost drugs for HIV/AIDS patients in Florida who sign up for health insurance coverage for 2015. » More

Pharmacist elected to Congress

State Sen. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler, recently became the only pharmacist in Congress when voters from Georgia's First Congressional District selected him as their representative. » More

Combination drug therapy approved for hepatitis C

FDA has approved simeprevir in combination with sofosbuvir as an oral, interferon- and ribavirin-free treatment option for genotype 1 chronic hepatitis infection in adults. » More

Antibacterial for gram-positive infections approved

Dalbavancin is the first drug to receive FDA approval as a qualified infectious disease product, a designation granted because dalbavancin is intended to treat serious or life-threatening infections. » More

Continuing Education

MTM essentials for weight management

This month's CE activity is part of a year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. From February 2014 through January 2015, pharmacists can earn up to 24 hours of CPE credit with 12 monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.

The goal of this month's activity is to educate pharmacists about the prevalence, health consequences, and nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment options for obesity, with a focus on the recommendations made in the 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults.

To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here.To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in with the session code 14DT12-FKX42.

Announcement: Our CE activities have moved to a new learning management system to better serve you. The login to the Online CE Center is https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/login.php. All current user registration information has been uploaded for your convenience. Current users do not need to register. To review your registration page to ensure the data is up to date or to register, go to https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/program_register.php For a full list of courses, go to http://pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/drug-topics-and-uconn-ce/.

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