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Medicated Lozenges: Expert Perspectives (2022)
Pharmacists play a very important role in counselling people who experience coughs, colds, influenzas, and similar illnesses. Medicated lozenges contain ingredients such as benzocaine and menthol that actively relieve pain and soothe sore throat due to upper respiratory tract infection or viral infection. When customers are seeking help for sore throat, a medicated lozenge is a very effective option.
This program has received an unrestricted educational grant or in-kind support from RB Health (Canada) Inc.
DURATION
10 minutes
PROFESSION
Pharmacy
# OF CREDITS
0.25
ACCREDITATION
CCCEP
EXPIRY DATE
2023-01-21
Pharmacists play a very important role in counselling people who experience coughs, colds, influenzas, and similar illnesses. Medicated lozenges contain ingredients such as benzocaine and menthol that actively relieve pain and soothe sore throat due to upper respiratory tract infection or viral infection. When customers are seeking help for sore throat, a medicated lozenge is a very effective option.
This program has received an unrestricted educational grant or in-kind support from RB Health (Canada) Inc.
Faculty
Kelly Haggerty, BSc Pharmacy, RPh, CTH, NCMP
Ajit Johal, BSc Pharmacy, BCPP, CTH
Carole Dion, BSc Pharm
Learning objectives
At the end of this expert brief, participants will be able to:
- Describe the differences between medicated and non-medicated lozenges
- Discuss common ingredients in medicated lozenges and how they help relieve pain and soothe a sore throat due to upper respiratory tract infection or viral infection
Accreditation
This continuing education lesson is designed primarily for pharmacists and has been accredited by the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) for 0.25 CEU.
CCCEP File Number: 1066-2020-3118-I-P
# of credits: 0.25 
Duration: 10 minutes FAQs & HELP
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10 minutes
Duration
Pharmacy
Profession
0.25
# of credits
Learning Objectives
At the end of this expert brief, participants will be able to:
- Describe the differences between medicated and non-medicated lozenges
- Discuss common ingredients in medicated lozenges and how they help relieve pain and soothe a sore throat due to upper respiratory tract infection or viral infection
CCCEP
Accredited
Course
CCCEP
ACCREDITATION
Medication
Learning Category
Influenza
Topic
0
Price
2023-01-21
Expiry Date
CAN-eng
Region/Language
Course Description
Pharmacists play a very important role in counselling people who experience coughs, colds, influenzas, and similar illnesses. Medicated lozenges contain ingredients such as benzocaine and menthol that actively relieve pain and soothe sore throat due to upper respiratory tract infection or viral infection. When customers are seeking help for sore throat, a medicated lozenge is a very effective option.
This program has received an unrestricted educational grant or in-kind support from RB Health (Canada) Inc.
Faculty
Kelly Haggerty, BSc Pharmacy, RPh, CTH, NCMP
Ajit Johal, BSc Pharmacy, BCPP, CTH
Carole Dion, BSc Pharm
Accreditation
This continuing education lesson is designed primarily for pharmacists and has been accredited by the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) for 0.25 CEU.
CCCEP File Number: 1066-2020-3118-I-P
10 minutes
Duration
0
Price
0.25
# of credits
