• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  This program will discuss and describe current trends in prescription drug diversion and/or abuse by patients and prescribers.  It will focus on the federal and Florida pharmacy practice laws regarding the role of the pharmacist in determining if a prescription is for a legitimate medical purpose, proper assessment of controlled substance prescriptions, and common red flags of potential abuse and/or diversion.  This will include the appropriate use of a prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs).  Finally, it will discuss common patient counseling and educational information to discuss with patients receiving opioid prescriptions including storage and disposal.

  This course has been approved by the Florida Board of Pharmacy to fulfill the requirement of a 2-hour continuing education course on the validation and counseling of prescriptions for controlled substances and opioids.

  
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   20013H04_6pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   20013H04_2pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Describe current trends in prescription drug diversion by patients and prescribers

  Describe how to best utilize a prescription drug monitoring program database

  Describe how to assess controlled substance prescriptions for legitimate medical purpose and therapeutic appropriateness/value

  Describe common pharmacy practice laws and rules regarding the dispensing of controlled substances

  Identify Florida pharmacy practice laws regarding the dispensing of controlled substances

  Discuss the pharmacist's responsibility in determining if a prescription for a controlled substance is for a legitimate medical purpose

  Describe common red flags of controlled substance drug diversion and how to ensure patients have access to controlled substances

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify Florida pharmacy practice laws regarding the dispensing of controlled substances

  Discuss the pharmacist's responsibility in determining if a prescription for a controlled substance is for a legitimate medical purpose

  Describe common pharmacy practice laws and rules regarding the dispensing of controlled substances

  Describe common red flags of controlled substance drug diversion and how to ensure patients have access to controlled substances

  Describe how to best utilize a prescription drug monitoring program database

  Describe how to assess controlled substance prescriptions for legitimate medical purpose and therapeutic appropriateness/value

  Describe current trends in prescription drug diversion by patients and prescribers

  Nurse

  Identify Florida pharmacy practice laws regarding the dispensing of controlled substances

  Discuss the pharmacist's responsibility in determining if a prescription for a controlled substance is for a legitimate medical purpose

  Describe common red flags of controlled substance drug diversion and how to ensure patients have access to controlled substances

  Describe common pharmacy practice laws and rules regarding the dispensing of controlled substances

  Describe how to assess controlled substance prescriptions for legitimate medical purpose and therapeutic appropriateness/value

  Describe how to best utilize a prescription drug monitoring program database

  Describe current trends in prescription drug diversion by patients and prescribers

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-713453

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-013-H04-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-20-013-H04-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-20-013-H04-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Donald  Sullivan, RPh, PhD Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy

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