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what are retail pharmacies competing with?
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HMO'S (Health Maintenance Organizations) including internet pharmacies.
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NO HOMOs... I like the internet
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The word "Institution" is being used as a more general word for?
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Hospital pharmacies
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Big medical place containing a pharmacy
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What type of degree do Pharmacists have?
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B.S. of Science
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Bachelor's of?
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R.Ph stands for?
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Registered Pharmacists who have a bachelors of science degree in pharmacy
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PharmD. degree can be obtained in 2 ways..what ways are they?
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1. Entry-level
2. Add-on |
To enter for the first time
To take it further |
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Describe Entry-Level programs
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Begun and completed in the same institution. Many complete 7 years of classes in a 6 year period of time.
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Describe Add-On
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Pharmacists who have completed the entry-level and "add on" the PharmD. Degree. They attend an extra 2 years.
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PharmD. is?
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masters degree (extra 2 years of college)
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this degree is an extra 2 years of college
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What is Ph.D.?
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Master's degree (3 or 4 extra years taken in college)
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Takes longer than 2 years!
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What is the Board of Pharmecutical Specialties (BPS)?
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A board for pharmacists who wish to become a specialist in a certain area
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Specialist!
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What is The American Society of Health of Health Symstem Pharmacists (ASHP) and The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
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A board for pharmacist who wish to become a specialist in a certain area
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Same as BPS (Board of Pharmicutical Specialties)
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What can "experience" be obtained through?
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Internships
Externships Clerkships |
There are 3 ways.
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Pharmacists must take the board exam in the state they wish to practice after completion of pharmacy school. What is this exam written by?
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The NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy)
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It is an Association
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Every sate has The State Board of Pharmacy. What is it?
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It is a licensed board that helps administer exams to graduates.
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NAPLEX is?
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1.The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination.
2.It is required in all US states except California because Cali administers its own exam |
Includes all but one state.
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MPJE stands for?
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1.Multistate Pharmacy Jurisdiction Examination.
2.The Drug Law examination |
MULTI!
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All pharmacy students must complete how many hours of internship?
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1500
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What is a terminal distributors license which is purchased by the pharmacy and signed by the head pharmacist?
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A license that every pharmacy must have in order to dispense drugs.
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What is a prescription?
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The written order for a drug. Also knows as a hardcopy.
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The early 1900's Food Drug and Cosmetic Act is what?
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The law that mde prescriptions a requirement for dangerous drugs.
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What happened in the 1950's?
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Amendments were added to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.
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Something was added to a certain Act.
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1951?
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The Durhan-Humphrey Amendment was passed by Congress and required prescriptions gor dangerous drugs.
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Explain the Kefauver-Harris Amendment
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This amendment required studying and testing for a new drug to prove it's safety and good use. It also required sanitary conditions at manufacturing facilities.
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Testing of? and cleanliness?
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