Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the skill and science of dispensing, combining or retailing prescribed and non-prescribed drugs and medication which is running under the hand of the licensed pharmacists .
Types of Pharmacy
1.Community Pharmacy
Community pharmacies can be found at the corner of a high street or at the heart of the most pastoral villages and in the center of the most underprivileged communities. These are open during long hours when the rest of the stores are unavailable. There are many different types of community pharmacies, that range from the larger multifarious to the small separately owned pharmacies. The typical role of the community pharmacist is as the man in the white coat wearing healthcare professionally legal title who distributes prescriptions written by doctors.
2.Hospital Pharmacy
Hospital pharmacies are the pharmacies which are usually found within the premises of a hospital. Hospital pharmacies usually reserve a bulk of medications, including more specialized and authorized medications which would be practicable in the community setting. This type of pharmacy commonly supply medications for the
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Many Retail Pharmacy today uses I.T services to manage their in-store customer or online based customer. A lot of tasks needs to be perform to fully manage from customer requirements to delivery of the the product to the customer. After all, It’s all about customer. Managing the customer is very important to be successful in Retail Pharmacy business. Retail pharmacy faces many difficult time while keeping the customer satisfied such as allergic complain, over-reaction of using different drugs. These problems are somewhat difficult to be solved by Retail Pharmacy. Today, Retail Pharmacy hired many specialized pharmacist to look on customer prescribed drugs and consultant them free of cost. Usually, sometime doctor forget to mention strength of drug or quantity to be
If the medications get to the doctor and delivers it to the patients, how will the patients know if that prescription is good enough for them to take? Just because getting free lunches in exchange for the
Staff work with the same residents day after day, and the CMs know what the residents take for medications every day. An intervention for preventing the medication error from happing again is implementing a better system in which the medications are administered. First, the medication administration record (MAR), could become computerized. This way it makes it difficult for the CM to sign off all the medications at once for the residents when setting them up. This would alert the nurse that all the residents were getting their medication at the same time, which is impossible.
Reflection on Medication Administration Description (Competency 3j) I have looked over my moral development regarding medicine administration and have noticed there is the need for improved and has been agreed with my mentor to write a piece of reflection to identify areas of concern Feelings One of the major concern is the pace of dispensing and the time spent used to open charts and allocate them is one of my weakness. Although I am learner I need to back up the pace of dispensing so that patient doesn 't feel my skills is dull or boring and waste of time. I Had developed that feeling of being extra careful to avoid drug error and that makes me feel slightly nervous more also being under the influence of supervision as well. Evaluation
As a hospital pharmacist you are expected to be an expert in the field of medicines, how they are used and their various effects on the human body. As hospital pharmacist you will be responsible for dispensing prescriptions, purchasing medications and quality testing of medicines. Hospital pharmacists may also manufacture medicines, as in some extreme cases a medicine will need to be tailor made for an individual patient. B. Advantages: Clinical aspects
Across the world abusing prescription drugs causes more deaths than street drugs do combined (“International Statistics”). Prescription drugs are so easy to get ahold of and so easy to get addicted to. The misuse of prescription drugs have gotten out of hand. These drugs can cause unintentional overdoses easily. The misuse of prescription drugs can lead to addiction, affect the health of users in a dramatic way, and even cause death.
Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of a pharmacist helping prepare and give out medications. It is very crucial for a pharmacy technician to be aware of their work at all times and check their work more than once. Pharmacy technicians need to ensure any medication they have prepared has been done properly, if not that could potentially harm the patients. Pharmacist trust their technicians will always follow system-based processes and provide an extra layer of safety. Working as a pharmacy technician it is important to communicate with the pharmacist and address any questions or concerns, not asking a simple question could cost the life of a patient.
The sector is witnessing a radical change as traditional retail markets are replacing with new formats such as discounts stores, departmental stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets etc. In this competitive environment the retailers are more forced to concentrate towards Customer service & their satisfaction. In retail stores, the customer service is includes like counter service, billing the products, offer explanation to customers, providing them coupons, explain the product
Medications that are given wrong can lead to serious side effects for the patient, and maybe even death. The nurse should be very careful to read everything before giving the medication to the patient, and should be very thorough when administering it to them. Nurses can make big mistakes by giving the wrong medication to the wrong patient, and this should be avoided at all costs. Careful medication administration should be implemented, so that patients have the best care
AAS- Medical Office Procedures Week 2 Discussion Judy Potts Explain why pharmaceutical representatives leave samples of expensive medications with physicians. Pharmaceutical representatives, show the physicians the newest drugs on the market, to drum up business for the pharmaceutical companies. The representatives leave samples of the products, In hopes that the doctor will strat prescribing their new name brand products for his patients instead of generic drugs. Also, in some cases, the patients are not financially able to purchase a new drug not knowing if it will help with their disease. The clinic 's management staff will determine whether they will be except the newest medication samples from the representative.
Abstract This reflective paper imposes that nurses, including me, need to be able to make drug calculations and correct medication administration. A medication error serves as leading medical cause of patient’s safety or even its life. As a result, correct medication administration should be a focus of nursing education. Nursing students including myself have difficulty learning math calculation skills which relate to medication.
Logistically, creating an independent pharmacy is relatively simple: requirements include only a professional who dispenses prescription drugs, a small store which faces the street, and a license. The scale of Walgreens and CVS that many consumers choose their pharmacy based on positional convenience, however, the existence of these smaller local pharmacies is unlikely to become a competitive threat. Bargaining power of Suppliers (Moderate): Clearly, many prescription
A pharmacist also has a key role. Pharmacists are healthcare providers that have to communicate with there patients to make sure they can take the medication properly according to their lifestyle, diet, and transportation. The best reason of all is that I get to work directly with patients. Pharmacists are able to see patients anytime during the week, morning, evening, and
Growing up, both my parents have been taking medications for high blood pressure and diabetes, I had a great interest in the health field since then. After I completed my first bachelor degree in Health and Wellness, I have had the privilege of working at Rite Aid pharmacy for a little over two years. I consider my experiences and knowledge that I gained there to have been valuable in my academic career thus far. I have met and worked with local pharmacists and I hope to become one of them one day. Not only were they kind enough to offer their time in letting me shadow them, but each of them went out of their way to explain the process of filling medications in the pharmacy.
Topic: Need and importance of clinical pharmacists in healthcare system Clinical pharmacy is a health science discipline in which pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, and disease prevention, according to American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). Patient-oriented care requires specialized knowledge, skill and experience to improve quality of life of patient. The development of clinical pharmacy began at the University of Michigan in the early 1960s. Instead of drug-oriented pharmacy, patient-oriented concept was initiated within short period of time.
One of the pharmacist’s main goal is to provide individuals with knowledge about the medication they have been prescribed. If a pharmacist has 100% medical knowledge, I believe that an average person has roughly 5% knowledge regarding medication action, side effects, and contraindications. Most people only know what their