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February 9, 2015

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4 ways to safely manage opioid use during pregnancy

More than one-third of reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid, and more than a quarter of those with private insurance, filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication each year during 2008 to 2012. » Develop a formulary for pain treatment in reproductive-aged women

Non-drug methods effectively treat delirium

Non-medication strategies were effective in hospital patients with delirium, according a study published in the February 2 edition of JAMA Internal Medicine. » 1M delirium cases could be prevented using non-medication based interventions

Continuing Education

MTM opportunities in caring for the patient with cardiovascular disease

This month's CE activity is the last unit of a year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Running from February 2014 through January 2015, the series enables pharmacists to 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 empower pharmacists to engage patients with cardiovascular disease in the practices of self-management.

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 15DT01-JKF33.


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/

EDITOR'S PICK

FDA commissioner resigns position after 6 years

FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, whose tenure has ushered in the era of personalized medicine and seen faster approval of several classes of drugs by such means as breakthrough drug designation, accelerated approval, and wide use of easier end points in research, is resigning her position after 6 years in the job. » Whose next in line?

 

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