Pain Management for Pharmacy Professionals

Contact Hours: 2.0

ACPE UAN: 0384-9999-20-108-H08-T

The National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Target Audience: Certified Pharmacy Technicians

This CPE activity has been designated as a knowledge-based program.

Author: Thao K. Huynh PharmD BCOP

Faculty Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest:  Author declared no conflict of interest and all information is provided fairly and without bias. Author received no commercial/financial support for this activity and do not approve or endorse any commercial products displayed.

Goals & Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the pathophysiology, classifications, and characteristic types of pain.

• Discuss realistic and obtainable goals of pain management therapy.

• Discuss available assessment tools.

• Utilize multimodal analgesia to select an appropriate pain regimen.

• Describe risks and benefits of first-line treatments to chronic pain.

• Identify nonopioid medications for various types of chronic pain.

• Identify nonpharmacologic treatment options for various types of chronic pain.

• Discuss the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of analgesics.

• List newly approved analgesic drugs and their drug class.

• Convert between different opioid-containing formulations and recommend appropriate dosing.

• Discuss effective strategies for appropriate opioid use, adverse effects, and proper disposal.

• Outline risk factors in identifying patients’ potential for opioid tolerance and dependence.

Release Date:  09/14/2020
Expiration Date:  09/14/2023