The Pills That Play Tricks: A Look at Commonly Overprescribed Medications

Rethink prescriptions that please pagers more than patients. In this on-demand course, review the evidence on analgesics, antihypertensives, and PPIs; identify biases and polypharmacy culprits; apply pharmacogenomics to prescribe narcotics safely; and provide effective, patient-centered alternatives. You’ll leave ready to evaluate habits, design cleaner med lists, and improve outcomes at the bedside.

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On-Demand

Expires on Apr 30, 2027

Cost

Member: $0.00

Non-Member: $55.00

Credit Offered

0.75 CME Credit

0.75 ABIM-MOC Point

0.75 Participation Credit

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Prescribe narcotics safely and how pharmacogenomics plays a role in the efficacy and safety of narcotics.
Effectively prescribe antihypertensives as a hospitalists.
Identify their biases in why they prescribe.
Identify medications that can contribute to polypharmacy that may not have significant benefit.

Faculty

Niti Patel
Thomas Chen

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Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Credit Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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