Bachelor of Pharmacy

IPPE II at Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, SD. Therefore, I have never been to a hospital the size of Sanford, and I was excited to learn all about how a large hospital works. During my first work period, Dr. Johnson provided a tour of the main pharmacy in the basement of the hospital. I was amazed at the size of the robot that counts and organizes the medications…

their medication administration record (MAR). This step ensures that the patient receives the medication in accordance to the five rights (patient, medication, route, time, dose). The orders are read by many persons including the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who enters them into the computer system as well as dispensing and preparation of these medicines. There are potential problems which may occur when the handwritings of the doctors cannot be accurately interpreted, such as the…

point six percent following that shortcoming, “CVS opened 20 new drug stores and relocated nine during the quarter. It had 9,652 locations, including pharmacies inside Target stores, as of June 30” (Bomey, 2016). Until December 1, 2016, when they will be replaced by Walgreens in the pharmaceutical area, because they are being kicked out Tricare’s Pharmacy…

Jim Bowlin is a friend of mine whom I have known since we have attended the pharmacy school together. Recently, Jim relocated to Phoenix from Midwest. Even though Jim is an experienced institutional pharmacist, he has been having a difficult time with finding a job in Phoenix. When he finally finds a promising position at the community pharmacy, he is faced with a setback. Dr. Brownlee, Jim’s future boss, inquires to clarify the unexplained missing gap in Jim’s employment history. Jim reaches…

I would always reiterate a specific quote by Mark Twain: “The two most important days of your life is the day you were born and the day you found out why” The significance behind this quote is that it personifies identity. The reason for choosing pharmacy, out of all the medical professions within the medical field is because of the many terms that a pharmacist symbolizes. Terms such as availability/connectivity, dependency, trust, interactive, and being adaptive. Each can be seen as gate words…

The path to my pharmacy career all began bagging groceries at Hy-Vee. I began working as a bagger in my sophomore year of high school thinking it would result in little more than some spending money. Soon thereafter my college decision began to loom and additionally came the task of determining what career path I wanted to take. Throughout my entire education, I have always had a passion for my science courses and have always pictured myself working in a medical setting. With this in mind, I was…

The core of the pharmaceutical industry problems consists of the expiration of patents, rising R&D expenses, and uncertainties facing new researched products and their abnormal methods of circulation of returns from said product. As rooted in the topic of this case AstraZeneca upholds the gold of innovatively changing the way medicine reaches patients. When patents are first granted there are procedures that followed before a drug reaches the marketplace. Due to the extended timeframe that is…

sustain the inventory level at any given time while sustaining the output flow of materials and the scrap flow. To understand how inventory management operates, Khulood pharmacy is a model company to use. The organization Kholuud Pharmacy is located at AlMarkhieh as the main branch in a group of 31 branches in a chain of pharmacies called International Medical Company (IMC) in Qatar. Located in a busy…

From a very young age the human body drew my attention. I was interested in what medicines work well together, and which ones do not. The seamless interworking of the human anatomical system fascinated me. It was the only system I could think of that was completely flawless. I watched people I loved take many medications at a time and I would find myself searching the Internet for information on these drugs. As the years went on I was diagnosed with multiple diseases. I was constantly…

This interview also helped me learn more about what interests me in the field of pharmacy. I learned that I am interested in working as a clinical pharmacist and specializing in pediatric care. I have always enjoyed working with kids and being a pediatric pharmacist will combine both of my interests. I first interviewed at Gina Hajib who is a retail pharmacist at Hometown Pharmacy. She has been practicing pharmacy for 18 years. She enjoys working with patients…