Physician (Krantz). The duties were different and the products were also. Pharmacists were given the material to make and distribute drugs, and the physician would handle the patient. Here in America, Benjamin Franklin was the first to recognize pharmacies in hospitals, taking a huge step by assigning an apothecary to the Pennsylvania Hospital (Krantz). After World War II, the role of a pharmacist evolved once more, changing their duties from just distributing basic medication to sometimes…
Medication Reconciliation in the Hospital Setting The transition of patients from an acute care setting to a home setting is often challenging and stressful. It can be complex for the patient to understand the instructions for discharge and, more importantly, it can be challenging and dangerous when it comes to ensuring the patient understands the medication reconciliation process. Successful transition to home is multifaceted and depends partially on an accurate and complete overview of all…
Protection of Human Subjects. After receiving approval from Baptist Hospital and University of Florida IRB committees data collection began. Data was gathered by Tanya Warner, DNP student and employee of Baptist Hospital. Data was kept in Tanya Warner’s office on campus at Baptist Hospital. Computer data and patient’s medical records were password protected. No identifiable data was included in data collected. 2014 Results 2014 Age and Gender. Patient’s identified as being discharge with…
Patterns Several patterns are evident in the microsystem. The staff is routinely interrupted in the course of a shift. The unit has an open concept nurse’s station which contributes to constant commotion. There are several phone lines on the unit that contribute to a noisy environment. Metrics that Matter Quality information on falls with injuries, hospital acquired pressure ulcers, catheter associated urinary tract infections, and central line associated blood stream infections are readily…
All standard purified materials were used for this study. The solvents which are used in the preparation of solutions should be HPLC grade and obtained from Merck Specialties Private Limited,Mumbai.Active pharmaceutical ingredients Decitabine were supplied by Spectrum Pharma Research Solutions, Hyderabad. [3]The formulation was purchased in a local market. Instrumentation The High performance liquid chromatography system consists of A suitable HPLC having a isocretic system equipped with auto…
INTRODUCTION Oral Controlled Release Drug Delivery Systems1, 2: Oral controlled release drug delivery is a drug delivery system that provides*give the continuous oral delivery of drugs at predictable and reproducible kinetics for a predetermined period throughout the course of GI transit and also the system that target the delivery of a drug to a specific region within the GI tract for either local or systemic action. All the pharmaceutical products formulated for systemic delivery via*throw…
INTRODUCTION Every organism plays an important role in our life. Just like plants, they have their own identity to help improve our way of living for today and for the future. In the field of medicine, plants can be utilized as sources of pharmaceutical substances. On the other hand, microorganisms occur almost everywhere in nature and affect the well-being of people in many ways. Different microbial species normally inhabit various parts of our bodies, such as the oral cavity, skin and…
3. Application of Inferential Statistics in Pharmacy With inferential statistics, conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone are trying to be reached. For instance, inferential statistics are used to try to infer from the sample data what the population might think. Or, inferential statistics are also used to make judgments of the probability that an observed difference between groups is a dependable one or one that might have happened by chance in this study. Thus, inferential…
1. Introduction Posaconazole (POS) 4-[4-[4-[4-[[(3R,5R)-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)tetrahydro-5-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-3-furanyl]methoxy]phenyl]-1-piperazinyl]phenyl]-2-[(1S,2S)-1-ethyl-2- hydroxypropyl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (Fig.1)[1].Available under the brand names Noxafil oral suspension(40mg per mL) and Noxafil 100mg Gastro-resistant tablets [2] from the MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd, Hertford Road, Hoddesdon Hertfordshire EN11 9BU United Kingdom)- Used for the Prevention of…
There are many types of consumers within society that utilize products on a daily basis. These people rely on products to beauty one’s self or use products to protect one’s skin to the effects of age and sun damage. A licensed esthetician is a professional who utilizes skilled techniques with the use of cosmetic products for each client. The following sections will describe the importance of understanding the differences between consumer use products and professional use products in…