FACULTY
Michael Mayers
Optometrist
Powell, OH

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Michael Mayers has served as a consultant and on the speakers’ bureau for Alcon Labs.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
Pharmacy
Postgraduate Healthcare Education, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
UAN: 430-000-09-023-H01-P; 430-000-09-023-H01-T
Credits: 1.0 hours (0.10 ceu)

TYPE OF ACTIVITY: Knowledge

Media: Internet

Estimated time to complete activity:
Estimated time to complete this activity is 60 minutes.

Exam processing inquiries and other inquiries and booklet orders to:
CE Customer Service Manager (800) 825-4696

PROCEDURE
Please complete the posttest questions and activity evaluation online at: www.powerpak.com (a username and password are required to access your account). Upon passing the exam with a score of 70% or better, you can print out your statement of credit immediately. You can also view your test history at any time and print out duplicate statements from the website.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This accredited activity is targeted to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

GOAL
To enhance pharmacists’ knowledge of contact lenses and contact lens care systems and provide strategies to educate and counsel patients who wear contact lenses

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Provide an overview of contact lenses;*
2. Discuss the importance of good contact lens care;*
3. Discuss the disinfection criteria required for multi-purpose disinfecting solution and multi-purpose solution;*
4. Describe and categorize the various components of contact lens care systems;*
5. Identify the potential complications and incompatibilities associated with contact lens care systems, including differences between branded and generic products;* and
6. Describe strategies to enable pharmacists to educate and counsel their contact lens’ patients on contact lens care systems.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of Postgraduate Healthcare Education, LLC and Alcon Labs. Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients’ conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

The author, sponsor, and publisher of this continuing education activity have made all reasonable efforts to ensure that all information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of acceptance for publication. However, because information regarding drugs (their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, precautions, etc.) is subject to constant change, the reader is advised to check the manufacturer’s package insert for information concerning recommended dosages and potential problems and cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug. Special precautions should be taken when a drug is new, or highly toxic, or is unfamiliar to the dispenser or administrant. This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Neither the publisher nor sponsor promotes the use of any agent outside of approved labeling. Statements made in this monograph have not been evaluated by the FDA. Nutritional products discussed are not intended for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease.