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Husband and wife pharmacists create dehydration treatment

The product is available at a few Louisville-area pharmacies. However, the pharmacists are trying to strike deals with big-box pharmacies and Amazon.com. » More

Combo pill approved for adults with type 2 diabetes

Xigduo XR is the first once-daily tablet combining a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor and metformin HCI extended-release, a biguanide, approved in the United States. » More

NCPA Digest highlights trends in patient care services

Independent community pharmacists continue to offer valuable patient care services, including medication therapy management, immunizations, blood pressure monitoring, and diabetes training.
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Continuing Education

Motivational interviewing techniques for chronic disease management: Focus on cardiovascular disease

This month's CE activity is part of a year-long CPE series, Medication Therapy Management Considerations for Adult Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. From February 2014 through January 2015, pharmacists can earn up to 24 hours of CPE credit with 12 monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.

The goal of this month's activity is to educate pharmacists, particularly in the outpatient setting, regarding the clinical principles, techniques, and benefits of using motivational interviewing to improve cardiovascular outcomes in their patients.

To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here. To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in with the session code 14DT11-YXJ69.

Announcement: Our CE activities have moved to a new learning management system to better serve you. The login to the Online CE Center is https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/login.php. All current user registration information has been uploaded for your convenience. Current users do not need to register. To review your registration page to ensure the data is up to date or to register, go to https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/program_register.php. For a full list of courses, go to http://pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/drug-topics-and-uconn-ce/

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