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New Drug Update 2020, part 1

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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:

  1. Identify recent FDA drug communications, including but not limited to, labeling changes, warnings, new indications, new dosage forms and MedWatch alerts.
  2. Discuss the new drugs with respect to their pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, approved and unapproved indications.
  3. Describe their adverse effects and drug interaction that may affect patient compliance.
  4. Compare efficacy, dosage and cost to existing agents.
  5. Discuss the patient oriented outcomes or evidence that may or may not exist for each of the new medications and when they may or may not be appropriate to recommend for selected patients.
  6. Compare pharmacotherapy outcomes vs cost/benefit between newly approved agents and existing or lower cost agents.

Course overview

This program, New Drug Update 2020, Part 1, was originally presented and recorded July 16, 2020 during a continuing education webinar for health professionals.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Practitioner

5h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Registered Nurse

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Nurse Practitioner

5h Pharmacology Component

Registered Nurse

5h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Florida Board of Pharmacy

Pharmacist

5h General

Florida Physician Assistants

Physician Assistant

5h General (Category II)

Georgia Board of Nursing

Registered Professional Nurse

5h General

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Practitioner

5h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Registered Nurse

5h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice

Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapeutics

Registered Nurse

5h Pharmacotherapeutics

State Medical Board of Ohio

Doctor of Medicine

5h AMA Category II

West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic

Registered Nurse

5h Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic

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Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:

  1. Identify recent FDA drug communications, including but not limited to, labeling changes, warnings, new indications, new dosage forms and MedWatch alerts.
  2. Discuss the new drugs with respect to their pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, approved and unapproved indications.
  3. Describe their adverse effects and drug interaction that may affect patient compliance.
  4. Compare efficacy, dosage and cost to existing agents.
  5. Discuss the patient oriented outcomes or evidence that may or may not exist for each of the new medications and when they may or may not be appropriate to recommend for selected patients.
  6. Compare pharmacotherapy outcomes vs cost/benefit between newly approved agents and existing or lower cost agents.

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