Professional Pharmacist Interview Pharmacists play a very important role in the healthcare arena. Pharmacists have the responsibility of providing, preparing, and dispensing medications that are specific to the healthcare treatments and needs related to the patient illnesses, diseases, and/or conditions. Pharmacists also hold the responsibility of educating the consumers and patients on the use of the prescribed medications, side effects, possible interactions/ adverse reactions, and/or any risks that may cause the individual harm, death and further complications. It is also important that the pharmacist communicates, educates, and advise healthcare providers of the different medication choices and decisions that maybe more beneficial, unsafe,
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LaRhonda, served as the interviewer which consisted of structured questions to ask the pharmacist about the role and responsibilities that pharmacists have related to patient care and in the overall patient care arena. The interview was very informative and the interviewer learned a lot of new things regarding the role of a pharmacists. The pharmacist that was interviewed was Lorraine Chen, Pharm D., and she is a pharmacist who works at the Orlando Health Central retail pharmacy. The pharmacy is located inside the hospital. Lorraine is responsible for filling prescriptions only for patients that are being discharged from the hospital, employees that work within the hospital system and any of the outside public patients/consumers that may have been seen by one of the private doctor offices, outpatient settings that are within Orlando Health network. Lorraine has 20 years of experience, has a doctorate in pharmacy and is very knowledgeable in her position and is very passionate about her career. She is the manager of the pharmacy. There is usually one pharmacist during the shift along with a pharmacy tech. According to Lorraine, she fills hundreds of prescriptions a day. Most of her days are very busy and she constantly has to stay multi-tasking with filling prescriptions and dispensing meds, …show more content…
An example of a medication pill that must be secured at all times is the morning after pill. “For instance, an individual may have just had sex may decide to go inside store, steal and then “take the morning after pill”. Also, medications like Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) require a driver license to purchase, because this medication is considered an Amphetamine and the chemicals found in this drug has been used to make illegal drugs such as Methamphetamine, also known as “Crystal Meth” (L. Chen, personal communication, July 13, 2015). The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 prohibits and bans over-the-counter sales of cold medicines that contain ingredients that contain pseudoephedrine, which is have been commonly known to make illegal drugs such as methamphetamine. Pseudoephedrine must be kept locked behind counter at all times. Retail staff must use the appropriate identification in order to sale this medication, and must enter consumer’s information into the system/database and information must be kept for at least two years. Consumers have a monthly limit on the amount of pseudoephedrine that can be purchased (FDA.gov,
LaRhonda, served as the interviewer which consisted of structured questions to ask the pharmacist about the role and responsibilities that pharmacists have related to patient care and in the overall patient care arena. The interview was very informative and the interviewer learned a lot of new things regarding the role of a pharmacists. The pharmacist that was interviewed was Lorraine Chen, Pharm D., and she is a pharmacist who works at the Orlando Health Central retail pharmacy. The pharmacy is located inside the hospital. Lorraine is responsible for filling prescriptions only for patients that are being discharged from the hospital, employees that work within the hospital system and any of the outside public patients/consumers that may have been seen by one of the private doctor offices, outpatient settings that are within Orlando Health network. Lorraine has 20 years of experience, has a doctorate in pharmacy and is very knowledgeable in her position and is very passionate about her career. She is the manager of the pharmacy. There is usually one pharmacist during the shift along with a pharmacy tech. According to Lorraine, she fills hundreds of prescriptions a day. Most of her days are very busy and she constantly has to stay multi-tasking with filling prescriptions and dispensing meds, …show more content…
An example of a medication pill that must be secured at all times is the morning after pill. “For instance, an individual may have just had sex may decide to go inside store, steal and then “take the morning after pill”. Also, medications like Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) require a driver license to purchase, because this medication is considered an Amphetamine and the chemicals found in this drug has been used to make illegal drugs such as Methamphetamine, also known as “Crystal Meth” (L. Chen, personal communication, July 13, 2015). The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 prohibits and bans over-the-counter sales of cold medicines that contain ingredients that contain pseudoephedrine, which is have been commonly known to make illegal drugs such as methamphetamine. Pseudoephedrine must be kept locked behind counter at all times. Retail staff must use the appropriate identification in order to sale this medication, and must enter consumer’s information into the system/database and information must be kept for at least two years. Consumers have a monthly limit on the amount of pseudoephedrine that can be purchased (FDA.gov,