Description: Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) programs are designed to ensure that the benefits of certain high-risk medications outweigh their potential risks. This presentation will review REMS fundamentals and provide updates on medications recently added to or updated within the Advocate Health formulary, including their therapeutic uses, safety considerations, and program requirements. Participants will gain an understanding of teammate responsibilities that support REMS compliance and safe patient care.

Watch recording until 11/16/26 for live CE credit. Text code for claiming attendance is shared during presentation recording. If you attended the live activity on 09/17/26, you cannot claim credit again.

Link to recording:  Live- Advocate Health REMS Updates 091726.mp4

Speakers: 

Brianna Albee, PharmD, PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident, Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc

Alondra Harris, PharmD, PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident, Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc

Objectives: ​​ 

• Describe the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) process within Advocate Health.
• Recognize REMS medications added to or significantly updated within the Advocate Health formulary during the previous year.
• Explain the therapeutic uses and major safety concerns associated with newly implemented or updated REMS medications.
• Identify the key pharmacist and pharmacy technician responsibilities associated with recently implemented or updated REMS programs.

Target Audience:​ Advocate Health pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals

Disclosure:​ The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. 

Materials: Advocate Health REMS Update Live Activity Flyer 091726

Advocate Health REMS Update Audience Slides.pdf

Pharmacist UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-128-L03-P
Pharmacy Technician UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-128-L03-T