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ForwardConsiderations for Antibiotics and Vaccines in Pregnancy and Lactation
This activity will provide pharmacists with the baseline knowledge of which antimicrobials are safe during pregnancy, which ones are recommended, and which ones may be teratogenic. It also will provide the audience with pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations for any medication in pregnancy and lactation to give a basis for which to make recommendations in the future. This activity will also provide pharmacists with guideline recommended vaccines for pregnant and lactating individuals. All of the above information will allow the pharmacist to educate providers, nursing, and patients in future encounters.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
Objective #1: Describe FDA pregnancy categories and references for medications in pregnancy and lactation
Objective #2: Review factors influencing drug selection in pregnancy and lactation
Objective #3: Evaluate guideline recommendations for vaccinations in pregnancy and lactation
Objective #4: Apply literature to make recommendations in patient cases
Additional Information
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 Abx pregnancy and lactation 2.1.pptx | 6.43 MB |
This activity will provide pharmacists with the baseline knowledge of which antimicrobials are safe during pregnancy, which ones are recommended, and which ones may be teratogenic. It also will provide the audience with pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations for any medication in pregnancy and lactation to give a basis for which to make recommendations in the future. This activity will also provide pharmacists with guideline recommended vaccines for pregnant and lactating individuals. All of the above information will allow the pharmacist to educate providers, nursing, and patients in future encounters.
Savannah L Knepper, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 1.00 Attendance