The purpose of this course is to provide prescribers and other healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and act to avoid or address drug-drug interactions that occur in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Summarize common mechanisms of drug interactions with direct oral anticoagulants.
2. Identify commonly used medications that may increase or decrease the effects of direct oral anticoagulants.
3. Implement appropriate management of drug interactions with direct oral anticoagulants.
This 1-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.
