Get ready for an exciting session filled with valuable information and insights! On this month’s session of Pharmacy News and Views, we will host a dynamic discussion on the latest changes to DEA regulations, allowing any practitioner with a DEA registration to prescribe the life-changing medication, buprenorphine, for treating opioid use disorder.

Our host, Pete Kreckel, along with William Eggleston, PharmD, DABAT, director of the Opioid Research Center for Central New York (ORCC-NY), will also discuss the persistent stigma surrounding opioid use disorder and showcase the incredible impact that pharmacists have in reducing it.

With the opioid epidemic still affecting communities nationwide, this session will give you a front-row seat to the power of buprenorphine as a solution in the fight against opioid addiction. Join us as we shed light on the importance of educating the public and healthcare providers about the realities of opioid use disorder, and the pivotal role that pharmacists play in providing care for those affected.

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

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Peter A. Kreckel, RPh is a most unique breed of community pharmacist. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He has practiced independent community pharmacy for his entire career. He began his teaching career at St. Francis University in 2005 in the Department of Physician Assistant Sciences. For the past 16 years, he has taught Pharmacology to over 700 Physician Assistant Science students in their didactic year. He teaches all disciplines year-round, from Antibiotic Therapy to OB-GYN.

This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support. Peter A. Kreckel, RPh, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Jaimini Patel, RPh, planner for this educational event, also has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

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