Online CE
Pharmacy Learning Network (PLN)
ACPE and PTCE programs are presented in a multimedia format and include online certification exams that allow you to print certificates (when applicable) immediately following a completion with a passing score.
Continuing Education programs from Pharmacy Learning Network (PLN)
(Alphabetical by course title)
Acute Viral Hepatitis: Immunization and Hepatitis Vaccines (expires 8/15/2009)
Discusses the hepatitis vaccines and recommendations for their use in prevention of acute viral hepatitis.
Acute Viral Hepatitis: Prevalence, Prognosis, and Prevention (expires 7/15/2009)
Discusses acute viral hepatitis with emphasis on the biological characteristics of and physical responses to hepatitis viruses A, B, and C.
Advances in Cancer Chemotherapy 2006: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: Nelarabine (expires 2/15/2009)
Provides background information on acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma, and discusses their treatment with a newly approved chemotherapeutic regimen.
Antiviral Drug Therapy for Treatment of Influenza (expires 10/15/2008)
Discusses the use of four antiviral drugs for prevention and control of influenza.
Current Guideline for Home Use of Ipecac Syrup in Treatment of Ingested Poisons (expires 3/15/2010)
Discusses ipecac syrup and the current Guideline for its home use in treatment of ingested poisons
The Facts and Fiction of Home Pregnancy Test Kits (expires 4/15/2009)
Discusses the functionality and appropriate use of home pregnancy tests.
Insomnia and New Drugs to Treat it: Lunesta and Rozerem (expires 12/15/2008)
Provides background information on insomnia, and discusses Lunesta and Rozerem, new drugs for its treatment.
Isotretinoin Risk Management Program: What You Need To Know
Highlights the requirements of the iPLEDGE™ Isotretinoin Risk Management Program.
Management of Hypertension: Lifestyle Modifications and Drug Therapy (expires 6/15/2009)
Defines hypertension and discusses current management guidelines and reasons for non-compliance.
Medicare Part D Enrollment: what community pharmacy needs to know (expires 10/1/2008)
Reviews the entire Medicare Part D enrollment program, including (1) the coverages available through Medicare Part D—and how they compare to those available through Medicare Part C—and (2) the enrollment process, late enrollment penalties, and processes for exceptions and appeals.
Natural Products: Choline to Coenzyme Q10 (expires 11/15/2008)
Presents information on the claims, mechanisms of action, typical dosages used and other items of interest on natural products and nutraceuticals alphabetically from choline to coenzyme Q10, and provides background information for assisting others on their proper selection and use.
Natural Products: Coltsfoot to Cranberry (expires 1/15/2009)
Presents information on the claims, mechanisms of action, typical dosages used and other items of interest on natural products and nutraceuticals alphabetically from coltsfoot to cranberry, and provides background information for assisting others on their proper selection and use.
Natural Products: Creatine to Deer Velvet (expires 5/15/2009)
Presents information on the claims, mechanisms of action, typical dosages used and other items of interest on natural products and nutraceuticals alphabetically from creatine to deer velvet, and provides background information for assisting others on their proper selection and use.
New Anti-Infective Drugs for 2006: Eraxis and Prezista (course expires 9/15/2009)
Provides background on candidal and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and reviews two new drugs approved in 2006 to treat them.
OTC Update: Emerging Issues with Nonprescription Medications (expires 10/15/2008)
Provides an overview of new over-the-counter (OTC) products and dosage forms, discusses emerging safety issues of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, identifies OTC cough and cold products that are increasingly becoming drugs of misuse, discusses the process and recent developments with Rx to OTC switches, elaborates on the pharmacist’s role as self-care provider, and identifies potential resources for OTC information and training.
Pertussis: The Disease and Immunization in Adolescents and Adults (expires 3/15/2009)
Discusses pertussis infection as a re-emerging health problem in the United States, and emphasizes the role of booster immunization of adolescents and adults as a means to curtail infection in infants and children.
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza: 2005-06 Flu Season (expires 9/15/2008)
Examines updated recommendations for the prevention and control of influenza for the 2005-06 flu season. The focus is on inactivated influenza vaccine.
Schizophrenia and its Therapy: Focus on Paliperidone, a Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drug (expires 6/15/2010)
Discusses schizophrenia and its medical management, with focus on paliperidone, a new second-generation antipsychotic drug.
Treating Pain and Preventing Abuse and Diversion (Pharmacist)© (expires 7/1/2008)
An educational program "assuring the safe prescribing of the product by physicians."
