This activity provides a comprehensive overview of dextromethorphan/guaifenesin, a combination medication used to treat productive coughs associated with various respiratory conditions, including acute bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and allergies. Designed for interprofessional team members who may administer dextromethorphan/guaifenesin therapy, this activity discusses the indications, actions, contraindications, mechanism of action, adverse event profile, monitoring objectives, and overdose management strategies essential for optimizing patient outcomes in the management of productive coughs and related respiratory ailments.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/159926
- Start Date: 2024-12-01 06:00:00
- End Date: 2024-12-01 06:00:00
- 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)
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)
ABOHNS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABOHNS) - 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: All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Critical Care Medicine, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pulmonary Disease, Rhinology