A pharmacist is a healthcare professional who is an expert on pharmaceutical drugs and how they act to fight disease and improve the health of the patient. Pharmacists are responsible for the implementation of drug therapy with the intention of improving the quality of a patient’s life. Some examples of such improvements include curing diseases‚ reducing or eliminating a patient’s symptoms‚ slowing the process of a disease‚ and preventing disease. A pharmacist works with patients and other healthcare
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HISTORY OF PHARMACY HISTORY OF PHARMACY The evolution of the profession of pharmacy can be divided into five historical periods: 1. ANCIENT ERA-The beginning of time to AD 1600 2. EMPIRIC ERA-1600-1940 3. INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA-1940-1970 4. PATIENT CARE ERA-1970-present 5. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING ERA-The new horizon ANCIENT ERA Used leaves‚ mud‚ and cool water to stop bleeding and heal wounds They used these methods by observing how animals heal their wounds
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of medical professionals‚ Pharmacy Technicians’ roles have been developing at a fast pace since the very start of the occupation. “As the physician’s role changed from distributing drugs to diagnosing disease and performing surgery‚ the role of the pharmacist emerged. The first pharmacy school opened in 1821 at the college of pharmacy and Sciences in Philadelphia” (Mosby 10-11). That school is now called the University of Sciences in Philadelphia. The tasks of pharmacy technicians have changed in
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professional values and behaviour in pharmacy‚ which was set out in the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians and is now captured in the Standards of Conduct‚ Ethics and Performance. This lists seven principles‚ three of which are concerned with the interests and welfare of patients‚ and their participation in decisions about their care. Understanding how to appropriately appear‚ act and identify yourself as a regulated pharmacy professional is an important aspect to
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What is a Pharmacy Technician you ask? Well I will be glad to tell you! A Pharmacy Technician is a person who is registered with TSBP as a pharmacy technician (of course) who has the responsibility in a pharmacy to provide technical services that do not need professional judgement regarding preparing and distributing drugs. Don’t get so excited we work under direct supervision of and are responsible to a pharmacist. I know you may have a few questions such as do you have to be a certain age‚ do
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Institutional Pharmacy Setting latrice HCP 210 December 5‚ 2010 Patrice Daniels Institutional Pharmacy Setting Pharmacy Institutional setting is a service provided 24 hours a day 365 (Johnston‚ 2006) days a year. Most Institutional pharmacy provides blister pack medications to ensure the safety and quality to the patient. Institutional pharmacy are design to provide safe and secure prescriptions most of the time the patients are on site within the pharmacy. Pharmacist works
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Introduction 1. Purpose of the report This document will provide an overall clear description about the web based Student Information System which we are planning to develop for the University of Colombo School Of Computing. A brief introduction about each of the candidate system solutions that were identified during the feasibility analysis stage are also mentioned in this report which will further substantiate the reason for selecting the web based system as the best solution. 2
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Mart Limited Abstract: The ethical duty of a pharmacy is to promote a patient’s best interest. However‚ certain obvious ethical issues will arise. Within any business involved in bulk purchasing the issue of unconscious theft will also occur. The following paper focuses on the application of ethical theories that supports as well as argues the behavior within Chaguanas Drug Mart. Chaguanas Drug Mart was established in 2008 and is no ordinary pharmacy since it provides more than your medical needs
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Assignment 2: Health Career Explorations I am looking to become a Pharmacy Technician‚ so my interviews were with two current Pharmacy Techs that have been in the field more than 10 years each. My first interview was with Alicia¸ a Pharmacy Tech in Illinois. She has been a Pharmacy Tech for 15 years and has been working for the same company for about 9 years. I chose her as my first interview because of her many years in the field as well as her vast knowledge of the subject. My second interview
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The Parable of the Green Lawn Introduction A new housing development has lots of packed earth and weeds but no grass. Two neighbors make a wager on who will be the first to have a lush lawn. Mr. Fast N. Furious knows that a lawn will not grow without grass seed‚ so he immediately buys the most expensive seed he can find because everyone knows that quality improves with price. Confident that he has a head start in his neighbor‚ who is not making much visible progress‚ he begins his next project
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