Caffeine Culture: Gaming
Caffeine products are increasingly promoted to the eSports/Gaming community, which raises concerns about use among kids and adolescents. Our NatMed article discusses caffeine content in products promoted for gamers. They’re often powdered products mixed with water and typically contain about 100-200mg of caffeine per serving (one scoop), along with several other nootropics. We advise parents to keep these products away from kids and teens and to use caution in adults. Even if they think the amount of caffeine listed on the label is safe, it’s easy to overdo it with a heaping scoop.
Caffeine Culture: Gaming
Caffeine products are increasingly promoted to the eSports/Gaming community, which raises concerns about use among kids and adolescents. Our NatMed article discusses caffeine content in products promoted for gamers. They’re often powdered products mixed with water and typically contain about 100-200mg of caffeine per serving (one scoop), along with several other nootropics. We advise parents to keep these products away from kids and teens and to use caution in adults. Even if they think the amount of caffeine listed on the label is safe, it’s easy to overdo it with a heaping scoop.
Pharmacy and Prescriber Podcast
Medication Talk
Listen to this month’s podcast, Immunization Updates 2024, where our expert panel discuss the latest COVID-19, influenza, and RSV vaccine recommendations and answer some common questions about giving vaccines.
Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber Insights subscribers can get CE credit for listening to our podcasts.
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Upcoming Live CE Webinars for Your Clinicians
Demystifying Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections
Dates: January 23 and 29, 2025
In next month’s live webinar, Demystifying Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections, you’ll hear our panelists review treatment recommendations for common respiratory infections. We’ll discuss antibiotic choices, dosing, and other management tips for infections such as community acquired pneumonia, sinusitis, and otitis media. Our panelists will also review stewardship strategies and how to address antibiotic shortages to conserve supply. 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
January 2025 Live Webinars
Check out our Pharmacy Essential live CE webinars for January. Topics include:
- Carbidopa/Levodopa options
- Brush Up on Biosimilars
- New Drug: Xanomeline/Trospium (Cobenfy) for schizophrenia
- NatMed Spotlight: Bovine Colostrum
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can earn 1 Hour of CE for each attended webinar.
New Blog! Compounding Chronicles
Data Trending Sampling Results is Peace of Mind
By Adam West, Course and Curriculum Manager at CriticalPoint
Discover how environmental monitoring trends reveal insights into your facility's state of microbial control, compliance with USP <797>, and opportunities for sustained compounding quality.
New Blog! Compounding Chronicles
Data Trending Sampling Results is Peace of Mind
By Adam West, Course and Curriculum Manager at CriticalPoint
Discover how environmental monitoring trends reveal insights into your facility's state of microbial control, compliance with USP <797>, and opportunities for sustained compounding quality.
Product Spotlight
New CriticalPoint Website!
We're excited to announce that we just launched our new CriticalPoint website!
Upon logging in, users will notice a clean fresh look and design. We've unlocked several helpful resources like our monthly Pearls of Knowledge, compounding blogs, job aids, and more.
Keep Your Pharmacy Compliant with Bula's Latest Updates
Access Bula’s comprehensive library of pharmacy-specific FAQs that are tailored to every jurisdiction.
What Your Pharmacy Team will Love about Bula’s FAQs
- Quick Navigation. Search by keywords or explore by topic.
- Reliable Insights. Access direct links to legislation and detailed answers.
- Customizable. Export FAQs to Excel for easy sharing and analysis.
We just added two very timely FAQs on technician immunization, and test and treat:
- What vaccines can a pharmacy technician administer? This stand-alone FAQ offers clear state-specific guidance on the expanding role of technicians.
- What are the requirements for a pharmacist to diagnose and treat? This FAQ consolidates scattered information into one resource, outlining testing, treatment, and authorizations.
Coming Soon! NatMed Platform Upgrade
We’re excited to announce that we will be launching our new and improved NatMed platform in early 2025. This upgrade will provide our NatMed clients with a clean new design and major performance enhancements.
The new platform will include:
- Completely new look and design
- New and improved features and functions
- Mobile-friendly and accessible
- Increased commercial product database, now up to 300K
- Ability to search references
- Better product visuals
- Improved search capabilities
- More organized content
- Enhanced performance overall
Be sure to share this with the users at your organization, and keep an eye out for new announcements in the coming weeks!
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