Alprostadil is a medication used in the management and treatment of erectile dysfunction in males and for temporary patency of ductus arteriosus in newborns with congenital heart diseases before surgical intervention. It is in the prostaglandin analog class of medications. This activity reviews the indications, action, and contraindications for alprostadil as a valuable agent in the therapy of erectile dysfunction in males and presurgical management for newborns with congenital heart diseases with ductus arteriosus dependent circulation. This activity will also highlight the mechanism of action, adverse event profile, and other key factors (e.g., off-label uses, dosing, monitoring, relevant interactions) pertinent for members of the interprofessional team in the management of those conditions.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/17405
- 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)
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, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Pathology, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Male Genital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesia, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine