Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids - Pharmacy

Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids - Pharmacy - 2 Hours

This course satisfies the Florida Board of Pharmacy requirement for two hours of continuing education on Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids.

This course will report to CE Broker only. We do not report to NABP CPE monitor. Renew Now CE is a Florida Board of Pharmacy approved provider 50-18921.

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Course Highlights 

• Nationally accredited and State Board-compliant CE courses
• Each course is up-to-date, peer-reviewed by healthcare experts, and presented on an easy-to-use online platform
• Average course rating: 4.7/5 stars
• Efficient and effective license renewal
• Up-to-date and relevant content for healthcare professionals
• Include a review using canva review if applicable

Course Overview

Course Original Release Date: 8/1/2024

Date of Most Recent Review:  07/4/2024

Course Expiration Date:  12/31/2026

Learning Objectives

1. Describe a pharmacist’s role in ensuring access to controlled substances for all patients with a valid prescription and determining appropriate therapeutic value.
2. Identify an example of prescriptions not based on a legitimate medical purpose.
3. Describe documentation, prescription restrictions, delegation, registration and use of the Electronic-Florida Online Reporting of Controlled Substance Evaluation Program (E-FORCSE).
4. Identify legal repercussions of violating Florida requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).
5. Identify resources for proper patient storage and disposal of controlled substances.
6. Acknowledge protocols for addressing and resolving problems during the drug utilization review, including drug-to-drug interactions, side effects, and available treatment resources for opioid physical dependence, addiction, misuse, or abuse.
7. Describe the pharmacist-initiated counseling of patients with opioid prescriptions.
8. Describe Florida statute section 381.887, emergency treatment for opioid overdose and the State Surgeon General’s Standing order for Naloxone.