2015-16: Fatal Attractions: Psychotropics, Cardio-Pulmonary Drugs, and AntiRetrovirals...Deadly Combinations

Most psychiatric patients experience co-occurring medical illnesses. Drug-drug and drug-disease interactions are increasing as the numbers of available medications increase in both psychiatric and non-psychiatric illnesses.  A brief review of the etiology of the top 10 common interactions occurring in patients with co-morbid medical conditions will be presented.

Presenters: Mary Denise Moller, DNP, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN 

Disclosures:  The presenter discloses involvement with Speakers Bureau: Alkermes Pharmaceuticals.  Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation. 

Session Length:  43 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1.  Review the Cytochrome P450 terminology describing clinically significant interactions occurring between psychotropic, cardio-pulmonary, and anti-retroviral medications.
2.  Differentiate common psychiatric/non-psychiatric drug-drug and drug-disease combinations that have the potential for serious adverse reactions.
3.  Discuss interventions to avoid/reverse interactions when they occur.

Keywords: Psychopharmacology, Drug Interactions

Continuing Nursing Education
0.75 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date.  You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass.  Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately.  You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 30th Annual Conference
Hartford, Connecticut
Thursday, October 20
10:15am - 11:00am

Release Date: December 16, 2016
The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2019