Prerecorded Webinar: Lipid Management: Beyond Statins
Pre-Recorded
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Course Summary
This course describes lipid physiology and non-statin therapy targets. It identifies the indications, side effect profiles, and monitoring recommendations for lipid-lowering medications. Clinicians and patients may choose pharmacologic and nutraceutical options that are indicated. Patients may be intolerant to statins, or they may be contraindicated or are subtherapeutic.
Course Objectives
Describe lipid physiology and non-statin therapy targets
Identify the indications, side effect profiles, and monitoring recommendations for lipid-lowering medications
Choose pharmacologic and nutraceutical options for patients when statins are intolerable, contraindicated, or are subtherapeutic
I. Why do statins fail?
1. Intolerance/Contraindications
2. Suboptimal outcomes
II. Review mechanism of action of lipid-lowering agents in lipid metabolism
III. Comparison of indication, side effects, and costs
1. Ezetimibe
2. PCSK9 Inhibitors
3. Inclisiran
4. Fatty Acids
5. IPE: Review REDUCE-IT 2020 trial with updated MI outcomes from August 26, 2022.
6. Bampedoic acid: FDA approval February 21, 2020
7. Bile Acid Sequestrants
8. Niacin
9. Fibrates
IV. Nutraceutical alternatives
V. Summary
- Read the course objectives and faculty planner disclosure
- Read the course material
- Complete the post-test with a minimum score of 70% and complete the course evaluation form.
- Results are automatically submitted to CPE Monitor
Faculty Planner Disclosure
The following individuals were involved in the development of this activity: L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP. There are no financial relationships relevant to this activity to report or disclose by any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.
Unlabeled Use Disclosures
The information provided in this course is general in nature and it is solely designed to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant’s professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, must consult with their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization, for guidelines, protocols, and procedures they are to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures but is for academic purposes only, and this course’s limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses are constantly changing, and any person taking this course understands that such person must make an independent review of medication information prior to any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course, or course material.
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- Target Audience: Pharmacy Tech
- Contact Hours: 1.0 (0.1 CEUs)
- Activity Release Date: 12/17/2022
- Activity Expiration Date: 12/17/2025
- Activity Type: Knowledge
- UAN: 0669-0000-22-097-H01-T
- Topic: Disease State Management/Drug Therapy
- CeBroker Number: 20-930861
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