Help Us Celebrate American Pharmacists Month!
October is American Pharmacists Month, and we are spending it celebrating the people who do this work. We’d love for you to share a story about a pharmacist or technician you want to highlight. Record a short video or write a few lines, whichever is easier, and we will publish it and feature it throughout the month.
Help Us Celebrate American Pharmacists Month!
October is American Pharmacists Month, and we are spending it celebrating the people who do this work. We’d love for you to share a story about a pharmacist or technician you want to highlight. Record a short video or write a few lines, whichever is easier, and we will publish it and feature it throughout the month.
Caffeine Guidelines Prompting Questions
Patients are asking if a recent American Heart Association statement means it’s now safe to drink more coffee, but the headlines are overstating what actually changed. Our NatMed article clears up the confusion. The AHA statement didn’t raise the recommended limit – up to 400 mg of caffeine, or about 4 cups of coffee daily, remains the guideline for most adults, and caffeine content varies widely across coffee products. For kids and teens, caffeine should stay under 2.5 mg/kg daily, and remind families that only added caffeine (not naturally occurring caffeine) is required on labels, so energy drinks and caffeine powders can carry hidden amounts.
Caffeine Guidelines Prompting Questions
Patients are asking if a recent American Heart Association statement means it’s now safe to drink more coffee, but the headlines are overstating what actually changed. Our NatMed article clears up the confusion. The AHA statement didn’t raise the recommended limit – up to 400 mg of caffeine, or about 4 cups of coffee daily, remains the guideline for most adults, and caffeine content varies widely across coffee products. For kids and teens, caffeine should stay under 2.5 mg/kg daily, and remind families that only added caffeine (not naturally occurring caffeine) is required on labels, so energy drinks and caffeine powders can carry hidden amounts.
New Podcast!
Natural Medicines: Evidence in Practice
In our latest episode, Toxic Yellow Oleander in Weight Loss Supplements: Recognize the Risk, NatMed editors Jeff Langford, Andrea Stafford, and Kelly Daniels break down what yellow oleander is, how it keeps ending up in weight loss products, how to recognize toxicity, and how third-party quality certifications can help steer patients toward better quality options.
Pharmacy and Prescriber Podcasts
Medication Talk
Listen to this month’s podcast episode, Managing Poisonings, as our expert panel of toxicologists and poison-center specialists discusses common questions and best practices about poisoning treatment, from when to call the poison center versus head to the emergency department, to which everyday medications belong on the “one pill can kill” list for kids.
All Medication Talk episodes offer CE credit to Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber Insights subscribers for 2 years after the episode release date. Go to the CE/CME & Training Organizer and search “podcast” to find available courses.
Upcoming Live CE Webinars for Your Clinicians
Antiseizure Meds: Balancing Treatment, Safety, and Monitoring
Dates: October 13 & 17
In this month's live webinar, Antiseizure Meds: Balancing Treatment, Safety, and Monitoring, you’ll hear our panelists answer common questions about medications for seizures, including status epilepticus. Explore real-world approaches as the group discusses side effects, dosing in special populations, lab monitoring, and more.
Available for APRNs, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, PAs, physicians, and RNs accreditation and CE/CME:
- ACCME: 1.00 hour
- ACPE: 1.00 hour – pharmacists and technicians
- ANCC: 1.00 hour
Pharmacy Essential Updates
Upcoming 2026 Live Webinars
Check out our upcoming Pharmacy Essential live CE webinars.
Dates: October 8, 10, 14, 20, and 22
Topics for October include:
- Changes to isotretinoin REMS
- Once-weekly insulin icodec
- Oral PCSK9 inhibitor (Lipfedra)
*Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can earn 1 Hour of CE for each attended webinar.
New! Certification Renewal Manager
Certification Renewal Manager is now available as part of the Pharmacy Technician Learning & Practice Suite. It makes PTCB recertification seamless for your technicians by reporting their CE completions to PTCB and letting you cover renewal fees up front, so fewer renewals slip past the deadline, and fewer certifications lapse into turnover you could have avoided.
What that means for your team:
- Technicians who would have missed a renewal stay certified, and stay on your team
- CE completions report to PTCB automatically, with no credits for a technician to submit
- Renewal fees run through one contract instead of reimbursement receipts handled one at a time
Webinar Spotlight
What Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Really Takes
Join us for our webinar, What Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Really Takes, as Jill Paslier, PharmD, CSP, FISMP, and Bonnie Dugie, PharmD, MBA, CSP, FTSHP, share findings from a national survey of 60 specialty pharmacy professionals examining how organizations structure, staff, and fund accreditation activities. Originally presented at the NASP inSPire2026 Annual Meeting & Expo, the findings provide new insight into the real-world resources required to achieve and maintain accreditation. You'll see how the presenters translate the survey results into practical strategies your specialty pharmacy can use to strengthen project management, improve survey readiness, and support ongoing compliance.
Can’t attend live? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.
Please note: This webinar is intended for educational and informational purposes only and does NOT offer CE/CME credit.
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