Common Medications in Sports Medicine

ERA Recertification Online Immersive Course

Although the sports provider may not be credentialed to order or administer medication, it is imperative they are familiar with the most common medications used in the sports setting and understand their actions, interactions, and side effects.

[Common Medications in Sports Medicine is one of the courses available for the ERA Recertification. Please make sure you have registered for the ERA Recertification course before initiating learning with this module.]

This training includes:

  • Didactic Chapter
  • Video Lecture
  • Final Quiz
  • 2.25 Category A BOC credit
  • Certificate of Completion

Learning Objectives

Following completion of this immersive course, the learner should be able to:

  • Recognize medications commonly used in the sports medicine setting with a focus on their contraindications and protentional side effects
  • Describe the appropriate dose and route of administration for the most common medications used in the sports medicine setting
  • Identify medications that are to be avoided in certain settings/circumstances
  • List medications/classes of medications which should be rarely used, if ever, in the athletics environment

LEARN MORE ABOUT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL RECERTIFICATION OPTIONS

In-Person ERA Recertification
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