Bachelor of Pharmacy

The Medicines Company is a newly formed firm that has interesting business model. Medicines Company acquires drugs that have been abandoned from other pharmaceutical companies due to lack of early state research results. Medicines Company’s success relies on their ability to save “rejected” compounds, receive FDA approval for their used, and to make a profit of the drug. This case study mainly focuses at the first years of this new startup company, mainly on the initial review of their first…

The key stakeholders involved in this project are the patients, the pharmacy team members (Pharmacists, Technicians), other Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses), the independent pharmacies that are currently contracted to service the LTCs, and the Health Region Executive members. The patients will benefit from the business plan as they will have increased access to the Pharmacist’s clinical expertise, leading to a clearer idea of medication regimen upon discharge and better outcomes.…

Doctors and nurses use math every day while providing health care. Numbers provide information for medical professionals. Math is used throughout the health care industry. Everything from doctors to pharmacy technicians.1 Prescriptions indicate a specific medication and dosage amount. Most medication dosage amounts are in milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg). A doctor will need to determine how many milligrams of medication the patient will need depending on the patients weight. In order to do…

is what motivates me to pursue advanced training through the MCPHS University School of Pharmacy. In the long-term, my goal is to become an expert in the field of community pharmacy, and to gain a position where I have opportunities to educate and precept future pharmacists. I am seeking a program that will challenge me and allow me to build upon and expand my leadership and communication skills. This pharmacy program promotes a learning environment that will allow me to work in an atmosphere…

Furthermore, to demonstrate the ties Big Pharma can have on the medical community, such influences grabbed the attention of Dr. Joseph Mercola, a once hired physician by the pharmaceutical industry to push estrogen medication. While Big Pharma compensated Dr. Mercola with a package included paid trips, and other lavish rewards, the physician continued the push for selling Premarin to other physicians around the globe. Sadly, the drug industry floods the market with medications with most having…

setting, pharmacists are regarded as the “Safety” of the all dispensed medicines. The use of technology in the retail settings has reduced the number of errors. The accuracy scanner uses the National Drug Code (NDC) barcode to match the bottle of the pharmacy bottle and prescription label. One of the most common errors that of medical errors are drug to drug interactions (Kripalani,…

you do not like something change it. If you cannot change it, change your attitude ' '. These simple but powerful words stock with me ever since I first read it. As I reflect on the many factors that directed me towards the path of a Doctorate in Pharmacy, I could not help but incorporate this simple quote into my life endeavors. When my family and I moved to the United States from Cameroon (West Africa), my parents set the stage for this quote. They worked hard to make a difference in the lives…

As a recently qualified pharmacist, with a 2:1 honours degree in pharmacy from the University of Portsmouth, I am keen to establish a career in hospital pharmacy. Looking to secure a position in hospital pharmacy, where I can Achieving first place in the McNeil competition (Portsmouth university round) affirms my ability to communicate appropriate, emphatically and efficiently to patients. The McNeil competition was assessed on a persons ' ability to successfully counsel a patient, this involved…

I have selected pharmacy as my career because I have a sincere interest in the field of study, a desire to help people, and a drive to overcome challenges. I have always been very interested in science, especially in chemistry and biology. As I took courses to fulfill degree requirements I found that organic chemistry, microbiology, cell structure, and many other courses fascinated me as well as challenged me. I began to look into careers in which I could continue studying these subjects and use…

Everything has a cost. The world revolves on an axis of money. Although this has an evil overtone, it gives capital market analysts their job. They are in charge of helping clients, or investors, know when to buy/sell their shares in the stock market. Besides helping them with stocks, a capital market analyst makes several presentations and proves they have a standing relationship with the bank. Before helping the investors know when to buy and sell, they must help them decide what to…