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ForwardHSCCP: 2023 Non-Sterile Compounding Microcredential
The goal of the course is to introduce learners to various skills and formulations of compounded prescriptions that are in the marketplace and explore opportunities to provide specialty compounds to human and veterinary patients. Students will learn different compounding techniques, formulations, uses, and prepare them in the lab. Students will participate in non-sterile compounding product preparation, choosing appropriate dispensing containers, packaging, and preparing for dispensing. The course includes a home study portion that features textbook chapters and legal and regulatory discussions with other learners followed by in-person hands-on training.
Goal: The course goal is to contribute to preparing learners to achieve professional competencies and outcomes expected for a pharmacist or pharmacy technician as outlined by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education (CAPE) 2013 Educational Outcomes.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Learning Objectives
When you complete this module, you will be able to:
- Distinguish various drug classes and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in compounding formulations
- Consider legal and regulatory aspects of compounding including establishing beyond use date for compounds based on stability data and regulatory guidelines.
- Recognize the clinical presentation of a patient who might require hormone replacement therapy
- Utilize references that will be useful when considering the veterinary patient
- Compose and calculate formulations to creatively deliver medicine to patients
- Educate patients or pet owners on how to properly use the compounded medication, and provide education about side effects, precautions, administration, and storage.
- Hands-on compounding of quality products
Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.
Primary Contributors
Jennifer T. Fix, MBA, PharmD
Director, Community and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Experiential Services
Associate Professor
University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Theresa Day RCPhT, PRS
Pharmacy Technician
University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Instructional Design
Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP
Senior Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation
University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.
Designation Statements
Pharmacist
This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-22-001-CP and will award 20 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers.
Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity.
Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.
Pharmacy Technicians
This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-22-001-CP and will award 20 contact hour of continuing pharmacy technician education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers.
Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity.
Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.
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