The American democracy is made up of a few different levels of government. “In the United States, the national Constitution is the supreme law of the land.” (Darity, 2008, p.113) The Constitution was ratified in 1787; the framers of the Constitution laid a general ground work for what would become the American democracy. Our national government is made up of the White House; that is where our President is housed, and it is located in Washington, D.C. Another part of the national government is Congress; it is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Additionally, the original thirteen states share power with the national government because of the Constitution, which would later become what are now the fifty United States of America.
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These state government rules and standards are completely necessary for pharmacies to run smoothly and effectively. There are HIPAA laws and regulations that keep the patient’s medication and doctor’s information/treatment private. “Founded in 1904, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is the impartial professional organization that supports the state boards of pharmacy in protecting public health. NABP aims to ensure the public’s health and safety through its pharmacist license transfer and pharmacist competence assessment programs, ..and accreditation programs” This national board of pharmacy system is helpful, so that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can transfer from state to state and prove their …show more content…
The Florida Board of Pharmacy is made up of mostly licensed pharmacists who have been in practice for a minimum of four years, with the exception of two members, who are just consumers and have no connection to pharmaceutical drugs or drug wholesalers. And the national Board of Pharmacy is above them, so I highly doubt that the private sector would have the ability to oversee that everything transfers over correctly and that no mistakes are made in the national databases.
Also, the federal government regulates the laws about federally controlled medications. Recently, the drug Hydrocodone, which is usually compounded with Acetaminophen, which makes up the drug called Vicodin and Norco, has changed drug schedules from a Class 4 drug to a Class 2 drug. While it has been a federally controlled medication, it is now much more regulated. Pharmacy technicians have to accommodate to the ever-changing rules of handling medications, and making sure that we are doing our best to help the customers or patients.
I definitely do not think most Americans understand the importance of government in their lives. Government is a necessary tool to keep activities and people in check so to speak. Every nation or entity requires some sort of governmental involvement. There ought to be boundaries of how much government can get involved, it was meant to help the people out, not to control
These state government rules and standards are completely necessary for pharmacies to run smoothly and effectively. There are HIPAA laws and regulations that keep the patient’s medication and doctor’s information/treatment private. “Founded in 1904, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is the impartial professional organization that supports the state boards of pharmacy in protecting public health. NABP aims to ensure the public’s health and safety through its pharmacist license transfer and pharmacist competence assessment programs, ..and accreditation programs” This national board of pharmacy system is helpful, so that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can transfer from state to state and prove their …show more content…
The Florida Board of Pharmacy is made up of mostly licensed pharmacists who have been in practice for a minimum of four years, with the exception of two members, who are just consumers and have no connection to pharmaceutical drugs or drug wholesalers. And the national Board of Pharmacy is above them, so I highly doubt that the private sector would have the ability to oversee that everything transfers over correctly and that no mistakes are made in the national databases.
Also, the federal government regulates the laws about federally controlled medications. Recently, the drug Hydrocodone, which is usually compounded with Acetaminophen, which makes up the drug called Vicodin and Norco, has changed drug schedules from a Class 4 drug to a Class 2 drug. While it has been a federally controlled medication, it is now much more regulated. Pharmacy technicians have to accommodate to the ever-changing rules of handling medications, and making sure that we are doing our best to help the customers or patients.
I definitely do not think most Americans understand the importance of government in their lives. Government is a necessary tool to keep activities and people in check so to speak. Every nation or entity requires some sort of governmental involvement. There ought to be boundaries of how much government can get involved, it was meant to help the people out, not to control