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Insomnia - Current Treatment Options
Program Overview
This program is an overview of the prevalence of insomnia and current treatment options, both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic.
Presentation
The program can be completed by viewing the PowerPoint® slide show (using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 97 or later), answering the post-test questions and completing the program evaluation on line. Statements of credit can be printed after successful completion of the program.
Program Information
- Target Audience
All Registered Pharmacists.
This program is not accredited for Pharmacy Technicians.
- Learning Objectives
After participating in this program, the pharmacists should be able to:
- Define insomnia and its incidence.
- Identify the 2 major sleep cycles.
- Describe the common causes of insomnia, signs and symptoms.
- Evaluate the comparative efficacy, pharmacokinetics and cost of agents used in the treatment of insomnia.
- Counsel a patient on good sleep habits.
- Recommend drug therapy for a specific patient with insomnia.
Program Faculty
- Faculty Disclosure Statement
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines, Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy requires that faculty members disclose any relationship (e.g., shareholder, recipient of research grant, consultant, or member of an advisory committee) that the faculty may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned in their presentations. The existence of these relationships is provided for the information of participants and should not be assumed to have an adverse impact on faculty presentations.
- Faculty and Disclosure Information
Michael DeRosa, PharmD, RPh
Community Pharmacist
Johnson Drug
Waltham, Massachusetts
- Has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
- Does not plan to discuss unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.
Program Support
This program is supported by an educational grant from Takeda and SanofiAventis.
There is no fee for this program.
Continuing Education Accreditation Information
Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists successfully participating in this program will receive a statement of credit for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU). Statements of Credit may be printed on-line after successful completion of the learning assessment (70%).
ACPE # 027-000-06-129-H01. Initial release date: Dec 15, 2006 - Expires: Dec 15, 2009
Further Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Disclaimer
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