Pharmacist Antibiotics | Infectious Disease | New Drugs Podcast 30 credit minutes

Pharmacists play a critical role in infectious disease care, and staying up to date on antibiotic therapies is key to ensuring optimal patient outcomes. This episode reviews recently FDA-approved antibiotics, offers a practical refresher on commonly used antibiotic classes, and highlights frequent side effects—along with strategies for managing them in practice. Tune in to strengthen your clinical knowledge and support safe, effective antibiotic use across care settings. 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Identify newly FDA-approved antibiotics and their clinical indications.
2. Describe commonly used antibiotic classes, their typical side effects, and strategies to manage or mitigate those effects.

Faculty

Joshua Davis Kinsey, PharmD

VP, Education
CEimpact

Hunter Rondeau, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Antimicrobial Stewardship Coordinator
SSM Health

Disclosures:

Hunter Rondeau is a consultant for Pyrls, a speaker for ASHP, and was a speaker for ACCP (ended October 2025) and Vituity (ended May 2025). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

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