Azathioprine (AZA) is a medication used in the management and treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the prevention of kidney transplant rejection. This activity reviews the indications, action, and contraindications for azathioprine as a valuable agent in treating RA and other disorders when applicable. This activity will highlight the mechanism of action, adverse event profile, and other key factors (e.g., off-label uses, dosing, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, monitoring, relevant interactions) pertinent for members of the interprofessional team in the treatment of patients with RA and related conditions.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/18065
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Adult Reconstruction, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Ambulatory/Outpatient, Cardiovascular Disease, Chemical Pathology, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Foot and Ankle, Gastroenterology, General Orthopaedics, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Hematology, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Rheumatology, Pulmonary Disease, Rheumatology, Shoulder and Elbow, Surgery of the Hand, Surgery of the Spine, Surgical Critical Care, Transplant Pathology