At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to
Pharmacists

• Discuss the principles of pharmacologic analgesic therapy of narcotic analgesic medications (MOA, indications and uses, routes, dosing, contraindications, adverse events, with emphasis on labeled warnings, drug interactions both pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic). 
• Identify key safety strategies for use with these medications in dosing, storage, disposal of used, availability of and access to antagonists, for the emergency treatment of overdose, pain management after an overdose.
• Explain the management of patients on narcotic analgesic and its appropriate use in patients with acute and chronic pain, ongoing management of patients, long-term management, monitoring of patient adherence to the treatment plan.
• Discuss the 2022 CDC guidelines for pain management.
• Identify signs and symptoms of use disorder. 
• Explain how to safely taper these analgesics, including potential harm from sudden discontinuation or rapid dose decreases in patients who are physically dependent on narcotic analgesic. 
• Recognize the importance of patient education.

Pharmacy technicians

• Identify the principles of pharmacologic analgesic therapy of narcotic analgesic medications (MOA, indications and uses, routes, dosing, contraindications, adverse events, with emphasis on labeled warnings, drug interactions, both pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic).
• Identify key safety strategies for use with these medications in dosing, storage, disposal of used, availability of and access to antagonists, for the emergency treatment of overdose, pain management after an overdose.
• Identify signs and symptoms of use disorder.
• Identify how to safely taper analgesics, including potential harm from sudden discontinuation or rapid dose decreases in patients who are physically dependent on narcotic analgesic. 
• Recognize the importance of patient education.
• Recognize the role of the pharmacy technicians as part of the pharmacy team.