Today's Headlines
Multidisciplinary efforts, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and families all working together, are needed to eliminate pediatric medication errors, according to new study. » Full article
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Clinicians are still more likely to prescribe antibiotics rather than antiviral medications to outpatients with flu, including to high-risk patients who would benefit from early empiric antiviral treatment, according to a study. » Full article
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Continuing Education
This month's article is the sixth in 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 review the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences, clinical indications, and pertinent drug-drug interactions for antiplatelet agents in cardiovascular disease.
To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exam and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in with the session code 14DT08-KTF27.
Announcement: Starting this month, 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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EDITOR'S PICK
As the numbers of orphan drugs increase as well as their costs, patients are facing growing challenges accessing orphan drugs, according to a study from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development at Tufts University. » Full article
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