• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  The CDC estimates that 30-50% of chronic disease state treatments failures are caused by medication non-adherence. Medication non-adherence is a major problem, and about 50% of the time, medications are not taken as prescribed. The success of medication therapy is dependent on the patient taking the right medication at the right time. Chronotherapy ensures medication is administered at the appropriate time to provide better disease state control and minimize side effects. This program seeks to help pharmacists and pharmacy technicians be able to counsel their patients on the best time to take their medications to obtain the maximum benefit.

  “Take once a day,” “Take twice a day,” “Take on an empty stomach,” “Take in the evening,” “Take at bedtime.” These are all directions of prescriptions pharmacists dispense daily. Do our patients know what these mean in their daily routine? Are they taking their medications as prescribed i.e., as per directions on the bottle, daily and at the correct time? Are their medications working as they should be? Is there a better time to take their medications for best results? These are the questions we will help address with this program.

  
  

  Handouts

  • Homestudy PDF :   22076H01.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Identify common medications and the best time to take them

  Define chronotherapy and why it is important for the success of medication therapy

  List benefits of taking certain common medications at the right time

  Pharmacy Technician

  Define chronotherapy and why it is important for the success of medication therapy

  List benefits of taking certain common medications at the right time

  Identify common medications and the best time to take them

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-896148

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-22-076-H01-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-22-076-H01-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

  Harsha  Raval, PharmD, CPh Health Outcomes Pharmacist, Walgreens

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