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  • Antiviral Agents
  • Chickenpox
  • Herpes Zoster
  • Neuralgia, Postherpetic
  • Vaccination

Herpes Zoster

This continuing medical education activity reviews the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and complications of herpes zoster, a reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus that can cause substantial acute pain, postherpetic neuralgia, ocular disease, neurologic complications, and disseminated infection. The activity addresses a practice gap in timely recognition of characteristic dermatomal lesions, appropriate diagnostic testing when presentations are atypical, prompt antiviral therapy, pain treatment, ophthalmology referral, and vaccination counseling. Participants will review clinical features that distinguish herpes zoster from dermatologic, oral, neurologic, and ocular conditions that mimic it. The activity also examines evidence-based antiviral dosing, strategies for postherpetic neuralgia, risk assessment in older adults and immunocompromised patients, and prevention through recombinant zoster vaccination. Learners are expected to improve diagnostic accuracy, select appropriate therapy, reduce preventable complications, and coordinate patient-centered care across the interprofessional team.

Credit & MOC Details

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Credit types

AAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsNursingUp to 1.5 creditsPharmacyUp to 1.5 credits

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABPATH — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABA — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 1.5 pointsABS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABOHNS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Relevant across 11 specialties.

Pricing

Fee varies

This provider typically $49–98

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Listed by the provider

  • Article / monograph / reference
  • Credit · Up to 1.5 credits
  • MOC · Up to 1.5 points
  • Fee varies · this provider typically $49–98
  • Released
    Sep 1, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Sep 1, 2029 3 years left

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