Course Description:
Medication misuse has resulted in more than 1 million adverse drug events per year in the United States. Patients’ best source (and often only source) of information regarding the medications they have been prescribed is on the prescription container label. Although other written information and oral counseling sometimes may be available, the prescription container label must fulfill the professional obligations of the prescriber and pharmacist. These obligations include giving the patient the most essential information needed to understand how to safely and appropriately use the medication and to adhere to the prescribed medication regimen. This 90-minute webinar will cover the definition and purpose of USP Chapter <17> for prescription container labeling standards, an overview of the logic for this chapter, prescription labeling issues, and the relevant state regulations available. Furthermore, it explores the key concepts of USP General Chapter <17> on labeling along with the latest update for this chapter and future directions.
The live version of this webinar took place on October 16, 2014.
Access Duration:
Access to this course expires 60 days from the date of registration or until you mark the course ‘Complete’ – whichever occurs first.
Objectives:
- Definition and purpose of USP Chapter <17> for prescription container labeling standards
- Overview of the logic for this chapter & relevant chapters
- Prescription labeling issues
- Relevant state regulations
- Key concepts of USP General Chapter <17> on labeling
- Latest update for this chapter and future directions
Who should participate:
- Pharmacists
- Practitioners
- Pharmacy software vendors
- State board of pharmacy personnel
- Consumer advocate
USP Approved Instructor
Joanne Schwartzberg, MD
Title: Scholar-in-Residence, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
USP Affiliation: USP Expert Committee member (1995-2005) (2010-2015); USP Award for Innovative Response to Public Health Challenges
Company: Clinical Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the
University of Illinois’ Chicago College of Medicine
Education: MD, Northwestern University; BA, Harvard University