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IDCP 2026-2027

M8: Ingredients and Customized Medications

5 Lessons
501 Enrolled

Course Overview

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1hr 58min
Duration
Dec 2025
Released
Mar 2027
Expires
100% avg
Completion

What You'll Learn

Discover key skincare ingredients, their effects, proper pairings, and common mistakes. Explore compounding medications in dermatology and their clinical benefits.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of clinicians and non-clinicians involved in the care of patients within dermatology.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Your CE Source ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational programs. In accordance with this policy, Your CE Source identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by Your CE Source to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. Your CE Source is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of FacultyReported Financial Relationship

Peter Lio

Grants/Research Support
Investigator - AO Biome, AbbVie, Regeneron/Sanofi Genzyme

Consulting Fees (e.g. Advisory Board)
Advisory Board - Almirall, ASLAN, UCB, Dermavant, Regeneron/Sanofi Genzyme, Pfizer, LEO, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Micreos,L'Oreal, Pierre-Fabre, Johnson & Johnson, Level Ex, Unilever, Menlo Therapeutics, Theraplex, IntraDerm, Exeltis,AOBiome, Realm Therapeutics, Altus Labs, Galderma, Verrica, Arbonne, Amyris, Bodewell, Burt's Bees, My-Or Diagnostics,and Kimberly-Clark

Speakers Bureau
Speaker - Pfizer, Regeneron/Sanofi Genzyme, Galderma, Lilly, LEO

Ownership Interest / Stock Holder
Stock options: Micreos, Altus Labs

Royalty
Patent holder/Royalties - Theraplex AIM OTC moisturizer

Other
Board Member - National Eczema Association

Raja Sivamani

Grants/Research Support
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Abbvie, Physicians Exclusive, Sytheon, Type A Deodorant

Consulting Fees (e.g. Advisory Board)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Burt's Bees, Arbonne

Ownership Interest / Stock Holder
LearnHealth - Spouse

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity: 

Name of Content ManagerReported Financial Relationship

Venita Sivamani, Planner

LearnHealth founder and shareholder

Planners at Your CE Source

No financial relationships to disclose

All other faculty, planner and/or content managers have nothing to disclose nor do they have any vested interests or affiliations. All conflicts of interest have been resolved.

Physician Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Your CE Source and LearnHealth. Your CE Source is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Your CE Source designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Method of Participation

Participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the post test by recording the best answer to each quiz question.

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity and post-test with a score of 70% or better.

Disclaimer

The content, views, and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Your CE Source and/or LearnHealth. The faculty/authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

Learners are required to adhere to the privacy and confidentiality policy as it relates to the CE activities provided on the Internet. Please see the policy at https://www.yourcesource.org

Contact Information

This activity is jointly provided by Your CE Source and LearnHealth.

Questions about CE accreditation or CE certificates related to this course, please contact us via email at [email protected] . For all other questions, please contact [email protected].

Faculty

Accreditation Information

Welcome to module 8 as we investigate ingredients and customized medications!

Topical Ingredients and Functions

This lecture will provide an overview for the types of ingredients that are found in skin care products. The role of water, emulsifiers, and preservatives are a few examples of the topics that will be covered. Their impact on skin will be reviewed in light of clinical studies, and the role of evaluating ingredients in relation to skin types will be discussed.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify different classes of ingredients and how they affect the skin mechanically
  • Differentiate moisturizer ingredients from thick to thin formulations
  • Recall the effect of emulsifiers on the transepidermal water loss

Ingredient Pairing No-No's and Yes-Yes's

This lecture explores how ingredients should be used together and how they should not be used together. Common mistakes to avoid will be discussed along with approaches to help take a mechanistic approach to treatment that allows for building synergistic regimens.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss which ingredients do not pair well in skin care products
  • Discuss how to be synergistic with topical ingredients
  • Utilize synergy in building an approach to customized compounded formulas

Compounding Medications

Compounding medication is a time-honored tradition in dermatology. We explore the history as well as modern day aspects of compounding in clinical practice.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Propose some reasons why compounding continues to be practiced in dermatology
  • Assess some of the potential safety and efficacy issues that can arise around compounding
  • Identify some compounds that may be useful in certain clinical scenarios

Safe & Effective Uses of Essential Oils 

This course provides guidance on the safe and effective utilization of essential oils. Participants will learn essential principles of dilution, application methods, and practical uses for various essential oils.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Describe safe dilution and application of essential oils
  • Compare the differences between the many options of essential oils 
  • Implement and demonstrate effective uses for the different topical applications of specific essential oils 

Intravenous Nutrient Therapy and Intramuscular Injections

This session reviews the most common nutrients used for intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) therapies. The research for their clinical application is discussed.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the different benefits of intravenous and intramuscular injection therapies.
  • Review the nutrients utilized for IV therapy formulations and IM injections.
  • Evaluate the current research on the use of IV and IM therapies for dermatological conditions.

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Lesson 10hr 40min

Topical Ingredients and Functions

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Lesson 20hr 27min

Ingredient Pairing No-No's and Yes-Yes's

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Lesson 30hr 24min

Compounding Medications

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Lesson 40hr 23min

Safe & Effective Uses of Essential Oils

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Lesson 50hr 19min

Intravenous Nutrient Therapy and Intramuscular Injections

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Average Score
100%

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