• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Controversy continues over the use of certain therapeutic treatments and the duties of pharmacists. This lesson will examine recent regulatory and legal rulings applied to the use of drugs for COVID and abortions and will also review obligations pharmacists owe to patients based upon recent court judgements. The impact of these decisions on pharmacy practice will be discussed.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   24089H03_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   24089H03_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Compare emerging legal and regulatory standards on dissemination of health care information

  Cite recent legal issues arising from COVID treatments

  Recognize recent changes in access to abortion drugs

  Characterize recent lawsuits concerning pharmacy negligence and dispensing

  Summarize the consequences of challenges to the opioid overdose settlement

  Pharmacy Technician

  Recognize recent changes in access to abortion drugs

  Cite recent legal issues arising from COVID treatments

  Summarize the consequences of challenges to the opioid overdose settlement

  Characterize recent lawsuits concerning pharmacy negligence and dispensing

  Compare emerging legal and regulatory standards on dissemination of health care information

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1265029

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-24-089-H03-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-24-089-H03-T
  

  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

  Gerald  Gianutsos, JD, PhD, BS Pharm, MS Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

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