Rate of fatal opioid overdoses increasing in women

Opioid overdose deaths in women in the United States increased fivefold from 1999 to 2010, but men still had a higher drug overdose death rate than women. » More

NEA trying to curb prescription drug abuse in youth

The National Education Association Health Information Network is set to release a resource guide designed to help educators teach students about prescription drug abuse and misuse. » More

Qsymia now available at some retail pharmacies

Nearly a year after gaining FDA approval, prescriptions for once-daily phentermine and topiramate extended-release can now be filled at about 8,000 pharmacies nationwide. » More

NIH website lists supplement ingredients

The National Institutes of Health is now providing researchers, healthcare professionals, and consumers a website that lists the label ingredients of about 17,000 dietary supplements. » More

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Articles, video, tools and CME on one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The major risk-factor for COPD is smoking, and women with COPD have a higher mortality rate than men, according to statistics from The American Lung Association. Read More

Continuing Education

Pain Management CPE: June activity available now

Welcome to our CPE series: Pain Management Considerations for Medication Therapy Management, which has been designed for pharmacists who take care of patients who need pain relief. You can earn up to 10 credits from April 2013 to August 2013 with 5 monthly knowledge-based activities and 2 credits from September 2013 to October 2013 with 2 monthly interactive online case studies.
The June activity covers pharmacology and therapeutics of pain medications, focusing on opioid analgesics.
To read and print the June article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in.

New online interactive case studies available now

The third case study, Case Studies in Diabetes Care-Part 3, is now available, offering you an opportunity to apply diabetes management concepts from the knowledge-based diabetes series. Earn 1 hour of CPE credit for completing each individual application-based activity.

Log in: www.drugtopics.com/casestudies

To begin Part 1, click on Course Catalog ID: 2013-02-2.
To begin Part 2, click on Course Catalog ID: 2013-03-2.
To begin Part 3, click on Course Catalog ID: 2013-04-2.

Announcement: Welcome to the new user registration process. This new process requires all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide or update their NABP e-Profile ID in order to electronically keep track of CPE credits from ACPE-accredited providers. If you have not done so, you can obtain your NABP e-Profile ID now at www.MyCPEmonitor.net. This profile will enable you to have one login for all the NABP programs and services you will need throughout your career.

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