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    Program Type

    Podcast

    Credits

    1 Contact Hour(s)

    Release Date

    Monday, February 20, 2023

    Offline Date

    Wednesday, August 20, 2025

    ACPE Expiration Date

    Friday, February 20, 2026

    Target Audience

    Pharmacist, Nurse

    Cost

    $0.00

    • Overview

      In a podcast style discussion, Mike Corvino, PharmD and Cole Swanson, PharmD review antipsychotic medications. A few new treatment options have come to market that may benefit certain patients. Pharmacists and nurses regularly encounter patients who are taking antipsychotic medications. It is important that pharmacists and nurses understand the benefits and risks associated with these medications and how to identify related side effects. This session seeks to explore these topics, focusing on how this information can best be incorporated into daily medical practice.

      Access the original podcast here.


      Handouts

      Financial Support By

      PharmCon
    • Pharmacist

      Recognize risks and mitigation options related to antipsychotics including extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia, metabolic syndrome, teratogenicity, and others
      Distinguish between first and second-generation antipsychotics
      Recognize the place in therapy for first-generation versus second-generation antipsychotics
      Identify the mechanisms of action involved in treating various psychiatric symptoms

      Nurse

      Distinguish between first and second-generation antipsychotics
      Recognize risks and mitigation options related to antipsychotics including extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia, metabolic syndrome, teratogenicity, and others
      Identify the mechanisms of action involved in treating various psychiatric symptoms
      Recognize the place in therapy for first-generation versus second-generation antipsychotics
    • Activity Type

      Knowledge

      CE Broker

      20-997004

      Universal Activity Number

      Pharmacist 0798-0000-23-067-H01-P
      Nurse 0798-0000-23-067-H01-N

      ACPE 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.


    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
    Standard Windows/Mac System
    iPad or iPhone
    Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768
    Speakers or headphones
     
     


    SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
    Microsoft Edge
    Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher
    Google Chrome
    Safari
    Firefox 3.0.3 or higher
    Adobe Acrobat Reader


    NETWORK REQUIREMENTS
    Broadband Internet Connection:
    T1, Hi-speed DSL or Cable
    4G cellular connection
     
     
     

    This continuing education activity is held as copyright by PharmCon, Inc. Through this notice, PharmCon, Inc. grants permission of its use for educational purposes only. These materials may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes without prior permission in writing from the copyright owner(s).