Anaphylaxis Linked to Popular Supplements
Several popular supplements have been linked to anaphylaxis. People often view supplements as safer than prescription and OTC drugs, making this a potential “hidden risk.” Our NatMed article reviews 3 popular ingredients with known anaphylaxis and allergy concerns, including Andrographis, echinacea, and soy. We advise caution, particularly in children and patients with existing allergies.
Anaphylaxis Linked to Popular Supplements
Several popular supplements have been linked to anaphylaxis. People often view supplements as safer than prescription and OTC drugs, making this a potential “hidden risk.” Our NatMed article reviews 3 popular ingredients with known anaphylaxis and allergy concerns, including Andrographis, echinacea, and soy. We advise caution, particularly in children and patients with existing allergies.
Pharmacy and Prescriber Podcasts
Medication Talk
Listen to this month’s podcast episode, HIV Prevention: A Guide to PrEP and PEP, as our expert panel explores the latest pharmacologic strategies for HIV prevention—before and after exposure. You’ll listen to panelists break down key considerations for PrEP and PEP, including indications, drug selection, dosing, and monitoring.
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
Understanding Biosimilars: From Basics to Clinical Practice
Date: August 19 & 21, 2025
In this month’s live webinar, Understanding Biosimilars: From Basics to Clinical Practice, you’ll hear our panelists discuss what biosimilars are and how to incorporate them into patient care. And you’ll listen as our panelists share practical considerations for choosing and dispensing biosimilar meds.
You can submit any questions you have here and you may hear them answered during the webinar.
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
Pet Meds Unleashed: Keeping Our Furry Patients Safe
Date: September 17, 20 & 23, 2025
In this month’s live webinar, Pet Meds Unleashed: Keeping Our Furry Patients Safe, you’ll hear our panelists discuss common therapies and unique considerations for our animal companions. And you’ll listen as our panelists share safety guidance, including how to protect pets from potentially harmful human meds.
You can submit any questions you have here and you may hear them answered during the webinar.
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 2025 Live Webinars
Also, check out our upcoming Pharmacy Essential live CE webinars. Topics include:
August
- New drugs for migraine
- Sunscreens
- NatMed Spotlight: Tianeptine
*Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can earn 1 Hour of CE for each attended webinar.
The Compounding Chronicles
We ALWAYS Wait 30 Minutes After PEC Start-Up
By Adam West, Course and Curriculum Manager at CriticalPoint
For years, compounders have been told to wait 30 minutes to start compounding after powering up a PEC. But is that really necessary? In this month’s Compounding Chronicles blog, CriticalPoint explores the pharmacy tradition behind the “30-minute rule” and reveals how quickly ISO 5 conditions can actually be restored. Spoiler: you might be waiting for no reason.
The Compounding Chronicles
We ALWAYS Wait 30 Minutes After PEC Start-Up
By Adam West, Course and Curriculum Manager at CriticalPoint
For years, compounders have been told to wait 30 minutes to start compounding after powering up a PEC. But is that really necessary? In this month’s Compounding Chronicles blog, CriticalPoint explores the pharmacy tradition behind the “30-minute rule” and reveals how quickly ISO 5 conditions can actually be restored. Spoiler: you might be waiting for no reason.
Product Spotlight
Power Your Team’s Compliance & CE—Now with Expanded Behavioral Health Support
Behavioral health professionals are more essential than ever—and supporting them shouldn’t mean juggling multiple platforms, manual license tracking, or compliance headaches.
NetCE’s newly expanded Behavioral Health Solution makes it easy to deliver scalable, evidence-based CE and compliance training across your team. Whether you’re supporting social workers, psychologists, counselors, or psychiatric-mental health NPs, we’ve built a solution that’s as flexible and hardworking as your team.
Here's what's included:
- 150+ behavioral health CE courses aligned to state and board mandates
- NEW! CE Organizer—track multi-state licensure requirements, completions, and renewal deadlines
- NEW! Employer Compliance Library—55+ CMS- and state-aligned courses (HIPAA, OSHA, FWA, more)
- NEW! Live CE webinars—20+ hours/month to meet live CE mandates in 20+ states
- Integrated LMS to assign, manage, and report training with ease
- Automated board reporting via CE Broker and audit-ready documentation
- Dedicated client success support from onboarding through adoption
Whether your teams are in hospitals, telehealth, clinics, or schools, we’re here to help you simplify compliance and elevate care—without adding administrative burden.
Solving Workforce Solution Challenges with PTU
Watch this webinar for a powerful conversation with Joslyn Creighton, Pharmacy Traineeship Program Coordinator at The University of Kansas Health System, as she shared how her team built a scalable, compliant pharmacy technician training program using Pharmacy Technicians University (PTU).
TRC Healthcare Solutions Executive, Keith Marston, led the discussion with Joslyn where they covered:
- How PTU supports pharmacy workforce development
- Lessons learned from implementing PTU in a large health system
- Tips for pharmacy training teams in both hospital and retail settings
Pharmacy Law & Regulatory Update
Upcoming Live Webinar: 2025 Trends in Pharmacy Legislation and Regulation
Pharmacy law continues to evolve at a rapid pace—and 2025 is already shaping up to be a year of significant change. Join Sue Lunt, Director at Bula, on August 20th from 2:00-2:45pm EST, for an exclusive webinar covering the most important legislative and regulatory trends impacting pharmacy practice across the country.
In this session, Sue will walk through:
- Expanded pharmacist authority in states like MI, ME, and CT
- New dispensing rules: labeling changes, off-label use, and prescription transfers
- Evolving pharmacy technician roles, duties, and board training mandates
- Contraceptive access laws and federal-level proposals
- Key state-level trends and early signals for 2026 legislation
- Live Q&A with questions submitted by the audience
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Plus, she’ll offer a brief overview of how Bula’s compliance platform tracks and simplifies pharmacy regulatory changes across all 50 states.
Whether you oversee compliance, operations, or pharmacy training, this webinar is a must-attend to stay ahead of what’s coming.
Can't make the live webinar? The session will be recorded and shared with everyone registered. Don't miss out. Register today!
*This webinar does not include CE/CME credit.
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