About the course

Acne, skin therapies and pharmaceutical compounding

Roseway Labs' Acne eLearning course teaches you about those ingredients often used in compounded medication and how they can be used to treat a range of common skin ailments.

Aimed at medical professionals, prescribers and those looking to broaden their compounding knowledge, this course will help improve your offering for patients and clients.

All participants will receive an official CPD certificate upon completion.

Course overview

Acne course covers:

  • Skin structure and hormones in acne
  • Different ingredients available to treat acne
  • Therapy options in action with patient case studies

Find out more from Miriam Martinez Callejas
Superintendent Pharmacist and co-founder at Roseway Labs


Ready to start?

Our Acne course is fully digital, so you can complete it at a time that suits you. Begin your learning journey today!

Key benefits

Find out more about the reasons to choose our Acne eLearning course:

Expand Your Understanding
Expand your understanding of skin problems and the ingredients often used in acne medications.

Understand Treatment Options
Differentiate between possible treatment options.

Easy Access
Easy to access content suitable for beginners.

Personalised Treatment
Identify effective ingredients that address particular patient needs.

Differentiate Your Clinic
Add compounded medication to your clinic offering and stand out from the crowd.

CPD Certified
Gain CPD points and receive an official CPD certificate.
Benefits of Acne Course

The power to personalise

Provide your patients with a bespoke treatment that addresses their individual needs.

Course instructor

Miriam Martinez Callejas
Superintendent Pharmacist and co-founder at Roseway Labs

Our Acne eLearning course has been developed by Miriam Martinez Callejas, Superintendent Pharmacist and co-founder at Roseway Labs, as well as all round formulations expert. Miriam holds a Master’s degree in Pharmacy with international experience in bio-pharmacy research, compounding and nutrition. She is passionate about providing the best medications to maintain a patient’s health and wellness. 

With 20 years of experience in formulating compounds and expertise in a wide range of medical ingredients, she will share this knowledge with you through our course facilitator Dr Bella.

Start learning today!

Once purchased you will have
3 months to complete an individual module and 6 months to complete a bundle.

CPD Certified eLearning

Receive an official CPD certification upon completion
of our Acne eLearning course.
CPD Certified eLearning

Course curriculum

Take a look at the course structure and content overview:

  • 1

    Welcome

    • About this module

    • Introduction

    • Welcome video

  • 2

    Introduction

    • Dr Bella Introduction

    • Pre-module survey

    • Introductory survey - please complete these questions to help us understand your level of expertise and learning needs:

    • Module learning objectives

  • 3

    1. Structure of the skin and hormones

    • Introduction

    • Learning objectives

    • Basics

    • Functions of each layer

    • Hormones that act on the skin

    • Action of the hormones on the skin

    • Action of hormones in disease

    • MCQs - the following questions will help to test your knowledge and understanding of this section.

    • Section summary

  • 4

    2. Facts about Acne

    • Introduction

    • Learning objectives

    • Prevalence

    • Ethnicity

    • Underlying causes

    • Distribution

    • Presentation - introduction

    • Presentation - mild

    • Presentation - moderate

    • Facts about acne - animation overview 1

    • Presentation - severe

    • Presentation - monthly/cyclical

    • Facts about acne - animation overview 2

    • MCQs

    • Section summary

  • 5

    3. Therapy options in acne

    • Introduction

    • Learning objectives

    • Treatment aims

    • Summary of treatment types

    • Antibiotics and antimicrobials

    • Keratolytics

    • Anti-inflammatories

    • Hormonal treatments

    • Complete treatment list

    • MCQs

    • Section summary

  • 6

    4. Therapy options in action

    • Introduction

    • Learning objectives

    • Case 1 - patient information

    • Case 1 - summary

    • Case 1 - product choice

    • Case 2 - patient information

    • Case 2 - summary

    • Case 2 - product choice

    • Case 3 - patient information

    • Case 3 - summary

    • Case 3 - product choice

    • Case 4 - patient information

    • Case 4 - summary

    • Case 4 - product choice

    • Case 5 - patient introduction

    • Case 5 - summary

    • Case 5 - product choice

    • Section summary

  • 7

    5. How to order compound medications

    • Introduction

    • Learning objectives

    • How to order

    • MCQs

    • Summary

  • 8

    6. Questions

    • Introduction

    • Are compounded medications expensive?

    • What are the benefits of a compound over standard, licensed medication?

    • Do compounded medications have side-effects?

    • Are the ingredients in compounds less effective when combined together?

    • Are oral treatments more effective?

    • Why have I not been offered this service before?

    • How can I be assured of the safety of the medication I am prescribing?

    • How long should I prescribe the treatment for?

    • What do the compounded medications feel like?

    • How much medication is supplied?

    • Summary

  • 9

    Close and thanks

    • What has been learned

    • Thanks

    • Goodbye video

    • Post-course survey - please help us improve the learner experience

    • Congratulations

    • About this module

Additional benefits

Our eLearning Acne course also includes:

  • Course handouts

    Help to reinforce your learning with course handouts available to download.

  • Patient case studies

    Several patient case studies demonstrating treatments for different acne severities.

  • Review quizzes

    Check your knowledge and skill development throughout with regular quizzes.

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