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ForwardPulse - No Pressure, It’s All in Your Head: IV Nicardipine versus Clevidipine for Acute Blood Pressure Reduction in the Setting of Intra
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Rapid blood pressure control after intracerebral hemorrhage is crucial to avoid hematoma expansion. Intravenous blood pressure medications such as nicardipine and clevidipine are used to control blood pressure after intracerebral hemorrhage. This education will discuss guideline recommendations, pharmacological differences and literature comparing IV nicardipine and clevidipine for acute blood pressure lowering after intracerebral hemorrhage.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
1. Describe current guideline recommendations for acute blood pressure lowering in the setting of intracerebral hemorrhage
2. Identify the pharmacological differences between nicardipine and clevidipine
3. Discuss literature comparing IV nicardipine versus clevidipine for acute blood pressure reduction in the setting of intracerebral hemorrhage
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New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Rapid blood pressure control after intracerebral hemorrhage is crucial to avoid hematoma expansion. Intravenous blood pressure medications such as nicardipine and clevidipine are used to control blood pressure after intracerebral hemorrhage. This education will discuss guideline recommendations, pharmacological differences and literature comparing IV nicardipine and clevidipine for acute blood pressure lowering after intracerebral hemorrhage.
Allison Burdick, PharmD
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.