Activity Date: 04/09/2019
This course is designed for pharmacists, nurse practitioners or other health care professionals involved in the comprehensive medication management of psychiatric and/or neurological patients.
Within the past several decades, the United States and other countries around the world have seen an increased prevalence of long-term antidepressant use. While evidence for the long-term use of antidepressants exists, particularly in relation to relapse prevention, there is still a lack of robust data regarding overall long-term use, the optimal length of antidepressant treatment, and particular patient factors that may influence the benefits or risks of continued, long-term use of antidepressant medications. Psychiatric pharmacists are well-suited to help treatment teams identify the benefits and risks for long-term use of antidepressant medications and make patient-centered decisions about continued antidepressant use.
This program will provide participants with information regarding the current trends in the long-term use of antidepressants, the benefits and risks of continued long-term use, and the factors related to making the most patient-centered decisions about continued, long-term use of antidepressant medications.
To receive ACPE credit for the live session at the Annual Meeting, you must:
This course will be provided at the CPNP 2019 Annual Meeting, April 7-10, 2019. Upon successful completion, ACPE credit is reported immediately to CPE Monitor although transcripts can be retrieved by participants online at https://aapp.org/mycpnp/transcript/acpe.
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Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD
View biographical information and disclosuresThe College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This course provides 1.0 contact hour of knowledge-based continuing education credit from CPNP approved programming.
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Disclaimer: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
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Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. and Lundbeck