Drug-Supplement Interactions – 3 Hours

Description

As more and more people use supplements, healthcare professionals need to inform patients about the potential for drug-supplement interactions. Pharmacists should be capable of identifying patients who are at the highest risk. Risk factors for negative outcomes from drug interactions include the use of multiple medications and/or supplements, older age, insufficient liver or kidney function, and the use of medications with narrow therapeutic indexes. Patients with these risk factors should be targeted for interventions to prevent drug interactions with supplements.

Upon completion of this course, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals will be able to:

• Define the term “dietary supplement.”
• Describe the regulatory status of dietary supplements in the United States.
• Describe the prevalence of dietary supplement use in the United States.
• List determinants of dietary supplement use.
• List risk factors for drug-supplement interactions.
• List risk factors for major drug-supplement interactions.
• Identify potential pharmacodynamic interactions between dietary supplements and drugs.
• Identify potential pharmacokinetic interactions between dietary supplements and drugs.
• List dietary supplements that have the potential to interact with warfarin.
• Describe the effect of St. John’s wort on drugs metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A4.
• Describe steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of potential drug-supplement interactions.

Authors: Gregory Phillip, Pharm. D 

Contact Hours: 3 Hours 

Activity Type: Knowledge-Based Home Study 

Instructional Methods: Online Independent Self-Study (Training + Post-Test)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and other Healthcare Professionals

Cost: $15 / Participant

UAN: Pharmacist: 0384-9999-22-707-H01-P  Technicians: 0384-9999-22-707-H01-T 

Release Date: 05/13/2022 Expiration Date: 05/13/2025

Course Completion Certificate:  A minimum passing score of 70% is required for course completion. A Printable (PDF) Certificate By Email. Credit will be reported to the CPE monitor within 30 days of completion.

The National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education.

NPTA approves Biologix Solutions LLC as a Joint Provider of continuing pharmacy education. Approval

Disclaimers: Mr. Phillip has no actual or potential conflict of interest regarding this program. It received no commercial support and has been peer-reviewed to ensure non-commercialization.

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