Description
Participants review herb-drug interactions including contraindications, cautions, and benefits of using herbal medicine when patients are taking prescription drugs. Participants are familiarized with pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and also the additive, synergistic, and antagonistic interactions of herbs with drugs. This is presented with simple and clear definitions, straightforward descriptions, individual herb and drug analyses, and case histories. Download the course, complete the online quiz, and receive immediate acupuncture license credit.
Participants learn the usage of:
Blood thinners & birth control medications with blood invigorating and stop bleeding herbs
Allergy medications combined with release surface herbs
Antibiotics, laxatives, & antiviral drugs combined with clear heat toxins, cool the blood, & purging herbs
Diuretic drugs with promote urination herbs
Diuretic drugs with astringent herbal medicines
Expectorant, decongestant, and cough suppressant drugs with phlegm-resolving and coughing & wheezing herbs
Stomach acid blockers combined with sour herbs.
Click the following link to see a sample of the course: Acupuncture CEUs
Purchase the course and it will be downloaded to your computer in PDF format. PDFs work on both Mac and WIndows operating systems. After reviewing the course, take the online quiz and a certificate of completion will be automatically generated for INSTANT credit. You may re-take the quiz as often as is needed and there is no time limit. If you prefer to receive your course in the mail, click CONTACT US to have the course content mailed to you.
Continuing Education Credits
4 Safety NCCAOM Diplomate PDAs (safety category)
Fulfills the special NCCAOM Safety PDA category requirement, Provider #602.
4 California Acupuncture Board CEUs (category 1)
4 Texas CAEs (3 herbology, 1 ethics and safety)
4 Florida Board of Acupuncture CEs (4 medical errors)
4 CCHPBC British Columbia acupuncture CEs
4 BCNA & CNPBC (British Columbia Naturopathic Assoc.) credits
4 CAAA Alberta CEUs
4 CTCMPAO (Ontario, Canada) continuing education credits
4 OAQ CEUs (Board of Acupuncturists of Quebec)
4 NZASA CPDs (2 Ethics, 2 Chinese Medicine) (New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority)
4 Acupuncture NZ (NZRA) New Zealand CEUs
4 NS-CMAAC Nova Scotia acupuncture CEUs
4 CMBA CPDs/CEUs (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia)
4 IVAS CEs (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society)
4 California Board of Registered Nursing contact hours
(Massachusetts: applicable towards the acupuncture & herbs requirements)
Greg Livingston –
This is a well organized, highly informative and practical course. Strongly recommended.
Nancy Rakela –
Yes I will tell others. It was a good course
Philip Garrison –
Nice, short, well-organized course good for a few CEUs. Definitely useful for those who regularly prescribe herbal medicines in their acupuncture practice.
Kirk Forde –
I recommend this course.
Sarah Roberts –
Extremely informative and useful, finally an ethics course beyond the usual.
Daniel Wolf –
This is an excellent source of extremely valuable and crucial information. This is the best course of its type.
Jennifer Malone-Leonard –
This is a useful course for understanding the safety and interactions of Chinese herbs with pharmaceuticals.
starrie lowe –
great!
Martha Howard –
Highly recommended, I will keep it as a reference.
Emily Hysjulien –
I was able to take this from home.