Alleviating Patient Burden in Acne: Utilizing Ceramides to Address Skin Barrier Dysfunction | PTCE Pharmacy Connect

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Educational Objectives

• Review challenges that impact optimal treatment of skin barrier dysfunction in patients with acne who are seeking OTC care

• List strategies to individualize patient care and improve recommendations for patients with acne experiencing skin barrier dysfunction

Faculty:

Robin Laird

Patient Advocate

Los Angeles, California

Mary Barna Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Clinical Professor

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Piscataway, New Jersey

Internal Medicine Pharmacist

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Mary Barna Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ Planning Staff—Jim Palatine, RPh, MBA; Maryjo Dixon, RPh, MBA; Liza Patel, PharmD, RPh; Aleksandra Thomas; Susan Pordon; Brianna Winters; Chloe Taccetta; and Rebecca Green have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

An anonymous peer reviewer was used as part of content validation and conflict resolution. The peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hour (0.05 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity numbers 0290-0000-24-128-H01-P and 0290-0000-24-128-H01-T. The activity is available for CE credit through April 29, 2025.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from CeraVe.