are willing to combine medications is order to get the desired effect. That is what has become known as polysubstance abuse. More About Polysubstance Abuse It’s surprising how many people out in the world like to think of themselves as amateur pharmacists. They are courageous and idealistic in the way they self-prescribe drugs to treat their ailments or simply get some form of emotional relief. The fact they are non-discriminate in the way they combine prescription drugs‚ or worse yet‚ prescription
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Background The Medicines Company’s business model is to acquire or lease products in the development stage from leading pharmaceutical companies. Essentially‚ they will acquire or lease drugs that have been abandoned or shelved due to lack of early stage research results. The company’s success lays on their being able to save "rejected" compounds‚ receive FDA approval for their use‚ and still turn a profit. This case study provides a look at the first few years of this start-up company‚ from the
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from Australia‚ New Zealand‚ India‚ Philippines and Malaysia based on cost of employees and skills available. Employees from Australia and New Zealand are at strategic positions‚ Indians in second level of hierarchy‚ Philippinos are appointed as pharmacist and branch managers‚ and finally Malaysians in equal positions of Philippinos. The company provides salaries incentives etc. based on hierarchy and national expatriate basis. Despite of modern HR techniques applied
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No alcohol! The prohibition act or the 18th amendment in 1920 banned the “manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors” (gilderlehrman) this was a big thing because the consumption of alcohol was a big part of daily life in the 1920’s. The prohibition was known as the “noble experiment” (Mark Thornton) this was because people couldn’t see a life with liquor. Then the idea of prohibition was born because groups like the “Woman’s Christian Temperance Union” were very concerned about
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Saint Mary’s University Bayombong‚ Nueva Vizcaya Generic Pharmacy Inventory and Point of Sale System Presented By: Melrie Joy E. Vicente Raquel G. Andres Maria Odessa D. Lacbayan Edrilyn M. Ramel Professor: Mr. Rogie B. Taborda March 18‚ 2013 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Point of Sale (POS) and Inventory management is vitally important for any business that sells a physical product. An inventory system must balance having enough inventories on hand to meet the demand of
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First off‚ trip to Vietnam was truly a blessing. I did not expect so much of the trip until the first day I arrived Vietnam. On my first day‚ I got an opportunity to meet many great people who were selfless; those who cared more about others rather than themselves. It took approximately 14hours in total to arrive at hotel. Even though the plane ride was only about 5hours‚ since it was a group trip‚ it took extra time to ensure everyone is in right place. Despite the exhaustion and drowsiness‚ no
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first Filipino pharmacist. She was born into a distinguished family. Her brother Leon Maria Guerrero was an essayist and diplomat. Her father’s only sibling was the Bishop of Lingayen Cesar Ma. Guerrero. Other uncles were noted physicians Luis Ma. Guerrero and Manuel S. Guerrero and poet Fernando Maria Guerrero. Her cousins were Wilfrido Maria Guerrero‚ the playwright and the poets Nilda Guerrero-Barranco and Evangelina Guerrero-Zacarias. Grandfather Leon Ma. Guerrero was a pharmacist-botanist who
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Trauma Activity Quiz Activity Generously Provided By: © 2013 Edheads 1. Which of the following functions is NOT performed by an Emergency Department (ED) pharmacist? a. researching cases of suspected overdose b. recommending and drawing up medications as needed c. counting pills into bottles for the patient to take home with them d. making sure that prescribed medications are administered correctly B 2. The patient’s breathing was depressed when he arrived at the hospital. The ED team determines
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questions (how to live longer? -dark chocolate) as well as sing a song to her. Coming away from these interactions really imprinted in me that everyone has their own struggles and difficulties. A pharmacist might not realize this when they see the patient coming through the pharmacy to pick up their meds. A pharmacist might think “oh it’s just another patient”. This experience gave me the opportunity to just have conversations with elderly people that I normally would never have. It placed me in a situation
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Health Malaysia. Other permission obtained prior to data collection approval from the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and also the hospital director. The questionnaire was reviewed and validated by a clinical pharmacist‚ a practising lecturer in UNiSZA and also by supervisors prior to data collection. All other aspects to protect patients’ confidentiality were taken into consideration and patients were invited to join the survey voluntarily. Questionnaire
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