The Nutrition Games: A Tribute to Nutrient and Medication Collaboration

1. Discuss the role of nutrition as a complement to medication therapy in chronic disease management.
2. Describe common drug-induced nutrient depletions and their clinical implications for patient care.
3. Identify key nutrients that support overall health and enhance medication efficacy.
4. Evaluate opportunities for pharmacists to counsel patients on nutrition-related considerations during medication therapy.
5. Design a nutrition-focused patient counseling plan that addresses drug-induced nutrient depletions and promotes optimal health outcomes.

Technician Learning Objectives

1. List medications commonly associated with nutrient depletions and their corresponding nutrient impacts.
2. Describe the importance of proper documentation for patients receiving medications linked to nutrient depletion.
3. Explain how pharmacy technicians can assist in identifying patients at risk for nutrient depletion.
4. Outline tools and resources that support patient education on nutrition and supplementation.
5. Demonstrate how to assist the pharmacist with designing a nutrition-focused patient counseling plan that addresses drug-induced nutrient depletions.

Meet Your Speaker

Lara Zakaria, PharmD, MS, CNS, CDN, IFMCP
Owner, Founder
Foodie Farmacist, LLC

Dr. Zakaria is a Pharmacist and Nutritionist with a focus in implementing solutions for Functional Medicine and personalized nutrition. A graduate of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, at Rutgers University (BSpharm) and the University of Colorado Skaggs College Of Pharmacy (PharmD), she spent 20 years in community pharmacy practice. After developing an interest in nutrition, she earned a MS in Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and subsequently qualified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) as well as an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). Dr Zakaria’s practice focuses on a multi-disciplinary approach working both one-on-one with patients as well as creating implementation tools and systems for scale. She is also faculty at the Integrative Medicine program at George Washington University, as well as guest instructor for Functional Medicine at LECOM College of Pharmacy. Lara is passionate about gut health and the prevention and reversal of metabolic, allergic, and autoimmune disease. There’s power in community, working with pharmacy professionals, nutritionists, and other clinicians to leverage their unique expertise to amplify the message of personalized nutrition and FxMed.

Lara Zakaria has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Financial support for this course was provided through an educational grant from McKesson Health Mart.