Pharmacy Professionals' Role in Preventing Opioid Abuse
Pharmacy Professionals' Role in Preventing Opioid Abuse is organized by National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA).
Release Date: 8/15/2022
Expiration Date: 8/15/2025
Goals & Objectives:
• Define epidemiology and the genesis of the opioid crisis.
• Discuss trends in opioid prescribing by specialties.
• List the types of opioids and their pharmacokinetics.
• Describe the effect of opioid pain medications on body & brain.
• Describe definitions of terms related to opioid abuse and misuse.
• Discuss commonly prescribed opioid and their side effects.
• Discuss opioid tolerance and withdrawals symptoms.
• Discuss pharmacologic agents used to treat opioid disorder (opioid antagonists.)
• Describe the risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medication.
• List the sources of misused prescription opioids.
• Discuss risk assessment tools for substance abuse.
• Review Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and impact of a mandatory PDMP on prescription opioid analgesics.
• Discuss pharmacist's role in preventing opioid abuse through a systematic approach to recognizing and resolving red flags.
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.
