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- This activity targets pharmacists and healthcare professionals involved in the care of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
- The main goal is to explore the benefits, risks, and side effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and how they affect women's treatment experiences.
- Objectives include discussing menopause effects, identifying ERT/HRT benefits and risks, examining side effects, exploring administration routes, listing available products, and addressing reasons for treatment discontinuation and strategies to enhance adherence.
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Audience: This activity is designed for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals who evaluate and treat perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Goals: To understand the benefits, risks, and adverse effects associated with estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and their influence on a postmenopausal woman's initiation, adherence, and satisfaction with therapy.
Objectives: 1. Discuss menopause and its effects. 2. Identify ERT/HRT's potential benefits and risks. 3. Discuss ERT/HRT's adverse effects and management approaches. 4. Identify various administration routes for ERT/H RT. 5. Identify currently available ERT/HRT products. 6. Recognize potential reasons for lack of initiation and continuation as well as ways to improve adherence in patients.
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