Nick-NAC APAP Whack

NOTE: This session is part of the Live Intensive Studies and Clinical Sessions packages. All attendees may attend these thought-provoking and highly educational sessions. However, if you are board-certified, you must purchase the package(s) for your specialty to receive the recertification assessment and claim the recertification credit.

Acetaminophen toxicity demands emergency medical treatment; left untreated, significant morbidity or death can result. Although different dosing strategies for N-acetylcysteine (NAC) have been proposed, no singular dosing strategy has been identified as superior. While recent guidelines have been released, there are many unanswered questions regarding preferred NAC dosing regimens and the use of adjunctive treatment agents. Through the use of patient cases, this interactive session will discuss real-world supratherapeutic acetaminophen ingestions, management of the pediatric patient with acetaminophen toxicity, and implementation of adjunctive agents outside of NAC. In addition, patient safety and monitoring of these dosing regimens will be reviewed. Evidence-based recommendations on the use of extracorporeal treatments for acetaminophen toxicity will also be reviewed.

This activity is approved for Board-Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS), Board-Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP), and Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (BCEMP) recertification credit.