Pharmacy school gets $100 million gift for research

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur Fred Eshelman’s gift to the UNC-Chapel Hill pharmacy school is reportedly the largest ever to a pharmacy school in the United States. » More

Vending machine replaces campus pharmacy

Three months after its on-campus pharmacy closed, Arizona State University has introduced a vending machine that will dispense many common medications. » More

New 3D Printer Filament Technology Can “Print” Drug Tablets
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Stony Brook University looking to open pharmacy school

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U.S. women not getting vaccinations

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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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