{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} The Therapeutic Versatility of Antihistamines: A Comprehensive Review

Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To provide an overview of available antihistamines, their mechanisms of action, safety concerns in specific populations, and their therapeutic uses in several common conditions.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Compare histamine types and the indications for the various antihistamines.
  2. List the contraindications, interactions, and common adverse reactions of the various antihistamines.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH / 1.5 APH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • FL - BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, Georgia Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board of Nursing, and West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, #50-1223.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Planner
Test Code: NP0220A
Published: Feb 2020
Expires: 3/7/2025
Collections: Primary Care Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner & Family Nurse Practitioner (+Women's Health & Pediatric) Subscription , Primary Care Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner & Family Nurse Practitioner Subscription
Sources: The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
Required Passing Score: 14/18 (77%)
Authors: David W. Shirley, PharmD; James Sterrett, PharmD, CDE; Neal Haga, PharmD; Catherine Durham, DNP, FNP
Categories: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Advanced Practice Nursing , Drug Therapy , Immunology/Allergy , Pharmacology
Specialties: Advanced Practice Nursing, Primary Care
Topics: Allergy , Anaphylaxis , Antihistamine , Gastroesophageal reflux , Generalized Anxiety Disorder , Histamine , Insomnia , Motion Sensor , Urticaria Multiforme