Eptifibatide is a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa class platelet inhibitor drug that reduces ischemic cardiac events in specific patient populations. The FDA has approved this medication for the medical management of unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The FDA also approved eptifibatide for patients undergoing percutaneous intervention (PCI), including intracoronary stenting. The IMPACT-II trial proved that eptifibatide use with heparin and aspirin reduces ischemic events following a PCI, especially in individuals with unstable angina.This activity outlines the indications, mechanism of action, administration, adverse effects, contraindications, warnings, precautions, monitoring, and toxicity of eptifibatide. Participating clinicians understand eptifibatide’s role in emergency and chronic medical care, highlighting significant risks of bleeding and thrombocytopenia, which require vigilant monitoring by the interprofessional healthcare team. Effective communication and collaboration among team members, including specialists and ordering clinicians, are essential for optimizing therapeutic outcomes with eptifibatide and differentiating potential complications like heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/21269
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.0 hours
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)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
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)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS) - 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: Adult Cardiac, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Chemical Pathology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Orthopaedics, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, General Thoracic, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Neurocritical Care, Non-Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Neurology