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Activity Dates: 04/27/2020 - 04/27/2023

Target Audience

This course is designed for pharmacists, nurse practitioners or other health care professionals involved in the comprehensive medication management of psychiatric and/or neurological patients.

Session Summary

Long-acting injectable antipsychotics are commonly prescribed in community and inpatient mental health settings. While there is a great deal of evidence regarding their place in therapy and recommended dosing/administration/monitoring, there is less evidence available that focuses on real world scenarios and what to do after recommended dosing/administration/monitoring has not been followed. Psychiatric pharmacists are in a key position to recommend appropriate monitoring and modification of treatment plans after medication errors involving long-acting injectable antipsychotics, such as improper administration techniques, doses being given early or late, or inappropriate loading doses, etc. This session is designed to provide education on the evidence for appropriate use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics and modification of treatment/monitoring plans, using real world case examples as the basis for presentation of the evidence.

Course Requirements

You will proceed through the following steps to satisfactorily complete this course:

  • Sign in (or create a FREE account).
  • Register for this course.
  • Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
  • Complete the post-test at the end of the activity no later than the closing activity date.
  • Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
  • If necessary, complete the post-test retest no later than the closing activity date.
  • Receive a passing grade (70%).
  • Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.

Upon successful completion, ACPE credit is reported within 24 hours to CPE Monitor although transcripts can be retrieved by participants online in their ACPE Transcript.

Faculty Information

Ericka L. Crouse, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP

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Learning Objectives

  1. Recommend appropriate administration and monitoring for long-acting injectable antipsychotics.
  2. Analyze a long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatment plan for potential medication errors.
  3. Modify a treatment plan for a patient receiving a long-acting injectable antipsychotic in response to a medication error.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Dates: 04/27/2020 - 04/27/2023
ACPE Contact Hours: 1
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-20-017-H01-P (Application)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for ANCC Certification Renewal and AANPCB advanced practice provider content. For specific questions related to your organization's acceptance of ACPE continuing education units, please contact your organization directly.

ACPEThe College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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