Pharmacy Reflective Report

James informed the staff that he already made a call to the request refills. Furthermore, the staff taught James to always call the pharmacy for refills few days in advance and try not to wait until last minutes. Moving forward, the plan is to continue to train James to take the time to manage his medications

Hence, assessment of holistic needs of patient looks for the determinants of health. However, patients frequently omit to explain regarding the OTC preps plus the herbal needs, which also needs to explain the usage of contraindicated drugs as it all explains the illegal needs of the

In Medical Records the Health Information Management Specialist (HIMS) will search labs for a patient’s lipid results and diabetes to enter data in the system. Another part of statistics gathered by the HIMS is after sending outgoing referrals to another physician outside of the facility, a PHI Log is made on the patient (Appendix H-Sleep study referral because SCHC no longer provides those). The PHI Log contains information about the referral: the date requested, who requested (usually the name of SCHC physician), name of the organization that it will be sent to, fax number and what part of the chart did the HIMS send. What job title is responsible for generating statistical data? What job title from the health information department involved with this process?

At first, the physician assistant at the urgent care clinic in Los Angeles thought it was bacterial vaginosis, so I was prescribed an antibiotic I shouldn’t take for an infection I didn’t have. I was in line at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Disneyland when she called me back with my urinalysis results. It was a bladder infection, not bacterial vaginosis and there was a bottle of ciprofloxacin waiting for me in a bin at CVS on Glenoaks Boulevard. However, I shouldn’t have been prescribed this antibiotic either considering my current medication, but overwhelmed, both at the clinic and now on Main Street, U.S.A., I hadn’t mentioned anything and the physician assistant hadn’t asked. I wouldn’t have known the risks if not for my own curiosity, which had prompted me to do some research on the antibiotic when I got home.

Specifically using a sedative 1-2 minutes prior to a paralytic so that the patient does not wake up while paralyzed (Mason et al., 2013). Also the medications should be pushed through a patent IV line, and flushed with normal saline between medications to avoid adverse reactions (Mason et al., 2013). Additionally, all RSI patients should have cardiac and respiratory monitoring before, during and after the procedure (Mason et al., 2013). Other factors in selecting RSI medication should be addressed, including patient-specific factors. Finally, medication availability can be a factor in choosing medications as drug-shortages can cause limited supplies of certain medications (Mason et al.,

I am writing you in response to your question regarding how certain calcium supplements will interact with levothyroxine so that you can finish developing your clinical trial. As you likely know, understanding organic chemistry interactions such as acidity and basicity is vital for deciding how compounds interact. Levothyroxine is a drug which is used to treat hypothyroidism, and many patients taking this drug simultaneously take calcium supplements. Understanding how multiple drugs interaction is important to know whether there will be any undesirable effects. I plan to explain how calcium carbonate and calcium citrate supplements interact differently with levothyroxine and how the environment of the stomach and small intestine affects its absorption.

In the world today registered nurses are expected to know about the drugs they administer, their indications, contradictions and adverse effects and correct doses. Any RN can rattle off the correct procedure for safe drug administration. Although, despite this knowledge the incidence of drug errors remain high (Tindale, 2007). A common drug error that occurs is between Amphetamine, which is a CNS stimulant and Propranolol, which is a beta blocker. The drug Amphetamine, or more commonly known as Adderall is a CNS stimulant.

Also, I should be able to order medication for patient as well as those for the patient to take home for leave or on discharge. The only lack of knowledge is {how to deal with most control drug which I would like to know much in my next placement as an ongoing objective in

Medication reconciliation assignment was an individual activity that I had to perform as a part of a course requirement. For this activity, we had clinical simulation lab organized with standardized patient. In simulation lab, I had to refer patient’s chart that includes his home medications and then interview standardized patient and get all detailed information regarding his medication schedule including name of medication, strength, dosage form, route, frequency and any adverse event associated with any medication patient is taking. After interviewing patient, I had to update patient’s medication list in to the patient’s chart and based on my clinical knowledge if I found any discrepancy in the patient medication list then I have to come

If we question what causes nursing homes medication errors? There are some common problem in the nursing homes. Paul & Perkins (2013), “in most nursing homes, medication is administered when a nurse or nursing staff member completes a “med pass.” A “med pass” is the common term used to describe the process of dispensing medicine to nursing home patients as ordered”. During a med pass, the nurse uses a cart to carry the medicines. In most cases, a licensed nurse conducts the med pass.