Pharmacist’s Role in Preventing Opioid Abuse – 3 Hours

Description

The increased use of opioid medications has resulted in a widespread problem of both prescription and non-prescription opioid misuse. It has now become clear that these medications can be highly addictive. Pharmacists can play a crucial role in dealing with opioid abuse by educating both patients and providers, being an integral part of interdisciplinary teams that treat people with pain and/or dependence, helping with prescription drug monitoring and urine drug screening, and advocating for their patients.

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

• Understand epidemiology and the genesis of the opioid crisis.
• Discuss trends in opioid prescribing by specialties.
• List the types of opioids and their pharmacokinetics.
• Describe the effect of opioid pain medications on the body & brain.
• Describe definitions of terms related to opioid abuse and misuse.
• Discuss commonly prescribed opioid and their side effects.
• Discuss opioid tolerance and withdrawal symptoms.
• Discuss pharmacologic agents used to treat opioid disorder (opioid antagonists.)
• Describe the risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medication.
• List the sources of misused prescription opioids.
• Discuss risk assessment tools for substance abuse.
• Review Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and the impact of a mandatory PDMP on prescription opioid analgesics.
• Discuss the pharmacist’s role in preventing opioid abuse through a systematic approach to recognizing and resolving red flags.

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 

Cost: $25 / Participant

UAN: Pharmacist: 0384-9999-22-206-H08-P          Technicians: 0384-9999-22-206-H08-T 

Release Date: 08/15/2022 Expiration Date: 08/15/2025

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. The program received no commercial support and has been peer-reviewed to ensure non-commercialization.

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Mandatory For: Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania