under the Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidelines‚ Handling Of Medication in social care 2007‚ and under Dundee City Council guidelines‚ I must check that the medicines are correct by checking the medication pack and label on the box must be by the pharmacist or dispensing gp‚ and identify the service user correctly. I need to know what the medicine is for and know if there is any precautions if medicine has to be taken with or after food or with water. I supported service user M‚ who requires to be
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The Medicines Company Case 1. What is the value of Angiomax to a hospital? 1.1 Angiomax Vs. Heparin Angiomax is considered as a potential substitute for heparin. It has 3 major advantages when compared with Heparin. First‚ the effects of Angiomax are more accurate and more predictable. Second‚ it works better among patients at risk for bleeding‚ where heparin often proves problematic. Third‚ the product works faster than heparin and patients do not need to wait for 2 – 3 hours to identify the
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HISTORY OF PHARMACY Unique characteristics of HOMOSAPIENS – propensity to treat ailments‚ physical and mental with medicine INTRODUCTION * What is medicine? MEDICINE- is a mixture of myth and science‚ folklore and demonstrated facts. * How are medicines prepared? 1. Collection of active ingredients and drugs 2. Processed: and 3. Prepared for incorporation into medicaments PREHISTORIC PHARMACY SHANIDAR – oldest settlements‚ supports the contention that prehistoric people
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wo of the largest and most profitable corporations in the United States are the Atlanta‚ Georgia based Coca-Cola Company and the New York based Pepsi Cola Company. While both are called "colas" they both attempt to address the same target tastes but from different approaches. Coke was the first on market with what is still a "secret" formula and Pepsi followed with a similar (not exact) taste. Since taste is very much a factor of your personal likes‚ either or neither may appeal to you or seem sweeter
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N. June 2011 Abstract Background of the Study Medication error is considered as one of the major problem of the healthcare system. Several programs have been adopted to promote medication safety such as computerization‚ use of bar coding‚ pharmacist participation etc. In the United States of America they use the 2004 ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment for Hospitals to help assess the medical practices of hospitals and identify opportunities for improvement. However‚ in the Philippines
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INTRODUCTION Picture this you just got finish eating a huge meal and an hour later you’re having some weird cramping pains in your chest. You head over to your computer and type the symptom "chest pain" into your preferred search engine. The first result to pop up is heart attack. Your curiosity escalates into anxiety as you scroll through pages that list heart attack symptoms as the exact ones you’re having. More than likely‚ what you’re experiencing isn’t a heart attack at all but maybe something
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Life isn’t always easy‚ and sometimes it can get you down. Feeling sad is normal‚ but what do you do when negative emotions don’t go away? Persistent sadness‚ fatigue‚ and loss of interest in life are signs of depression. The pharmacists at Westland – Health Mart Pharmacy in De Soto‚ MO‚ want you to know these feelings aren’t “all in your head.” Clinical depression is a common but serious medical condition that can be treated with specialty medications. Depression is a mood disorder that causes prolonged
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Determination has enable me to become better in life every day. The obstacles that I have faced have made me realize that I want to seek a change and betterment in the future. I have made myself aware that education is extremely valuable because it leads us to obtain knowledge of the world that surrounds us and helps us learn about life. I am committed to achieve my goals by persistently working hard academically and being community active at Knapp Medical Center and in extracurricular activities
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reviewing the medication. The second part of this legislation is pharmacy only medication (P)‚ these are medications that are not kept on the shelves of shops or supermarkets. The public are required to discuss the medication over the counter with a pharmacist‚ for example hydrocortisone creams or ointments‚ possible ear or eye drops. This is to help the public receive advice and guidance on how to administer the medication‚ precautions they should take and what to do if there are adverse reactions.
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pharmacy business. It is necessary to hire clinically competent pharmacy staff that are highly skilled in communicating with patients‚ and work together as a team for effective care delivery. Hiring “top clinical talent… (expands) the contributions of pharmacists to improve outcomes of…patient population “(Zellmer and Walling‚ 2012‚ p. 2086). The responsibility of the pharmacy is to deliver excellent customer service to all customers and maintain high efficiency with very little to no errors. Inventory
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