Activity Dates: 11/04/2021 - 11/04/2024
If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional involved in the comprehensive medication management of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders, we invite you to participate in this online course.
Sleep disturbances are a common complaint from patients diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Appropriate pharmacotherapy treatment options can be difficult to determine when trying to avoid medications that may have misuse potential. It can also be challenging to determine whether to treat the sleep disturbance or to focus on treatment of the substance use disorder. Benefit from an overview of the alterations in sleep physiology caused by substance use and gain insights on pharmacotherapy options that may be considered in this population. You will also learn to identify the appropriateness of sleep disturbance treatment, particularly when substance use may still be ongoing.
References of Published Research by Dr. Conroy Related to this Topic:
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Deirdre A. Conroy, PhD
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The 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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Off-Label Use: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA (see faculty information). The opinions expressed in the educational activity do not necessarily represent the views of AAPP and any educational partners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Presentation-Specific Disclosure: This presentation will include discussion of off-label, experimental, and /or investigational use of drugs or devices: gabapentin, pregabalin, trazodone, quetiapine for sleep
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