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ForwardPulse: Stabilization to Sustained Recovery: Optimizing Antipsychotic Treatment After First Episode Psychosis
Guidelines recommend continuation of antipsychotics for 1-2 years after first episode psychosis (FEP) due to increased risk of relapse on discontinuation. Many patients desire to taper off antipsychotics earlier than this time frame, and the benefits of treatment must be balanced with the long-term adverse effects of antipsychotics. This presentation aims to provide pharmacists with evidence-based strategies for treatment deescalation following FEP remission.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
1. Describe maintenance treatment strategies in first episode psychosis (FEP).
2. Discuss literature on long-term outcomes of deescalation of maintenance treatment following FEP remission.
3. Identify clinical predictors for successful treatment deescalation in FEP.
Additional Information
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Guidelines recommend continuation of antipsychotics for 1-2 years after first episode psychosis (FEP) due to increased risk of relapse on discontinuation. Many patients desire to taper off antipsychotics earlier than this time frame, and the benefits of treatment must be balanced with the long-term adverse effects of antipsychotics. This presentation aims to provide pharmacists with evidence-based strategies for treatment deescalation following FEP remission.
Juliana Freisen, 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.