CVS/pharmacy

As a result, I had become fascinated with the way a pharmacy functioned that I immediately decided to take a step up the ladder by obtaining a technician trainee certification. Working at this pharmacy had generated a turning point in my life. After almost working two years at this retail pharmacy, I had convinced myself that I wanted to pursue a career as a pharmacist. What better way to aid people than by providing them…

Hospital leaders are increasingly showing more interest in integrating pharmacy services within their organization due to the shift from fee-for-service to fee-for-value compensation model and the increased demand for care coordination in the post-acute space (Fox, 2016). In actuality, there are many benefits to opening up a pharmacy connected to the hospital and can often times outweigh steep costs that can affect the bottom line. For the last 10 years, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have…

In the documentary, Orgasm Inc., Liz Canner follows a pharmaceutical company's quest to develop the first Viagra-like drug for women that is approved by the FDA. Many issues are seen within this attempt to develop this new drug for women. It is seen within the role of the pharmaceutical company defining Female Sexual Dysfunction and the role of media, advertising, and society. The pharmaceutical company took the role in defining Female Sexual Dysfunction as a disease that can be cured by taking…

Kimball Atwood in his article ‘‘Acupuncture Anesthesia’ Redux: another Skeptic and an Unfortunate Misportrayal at the NCCAM” explores the issues and controversies in the relationship between science and medicine. In “Alternative Medicine — The Risks of Untested and Unregulated Remedies”, Marcia Angell and Jerome Kassirer talk about the alternative medicine that sets it apart from ordinary medicine. The arguments marginalize Chinese medicine work. Kimball argues that the analysis of the report…

What are the ethical issues in this case? There are several ethical issues involved with the marketing done by Big Pharma. There concerned about making the most money with their drugs rather than focus on develop newer drugs. I think it is completely unethical that the companies, “ starts its promotion techniques while the doctors are still in medical school. The companies start early in trying to persuade the young doctors to prescribe their products by inundating them with logo-infested…

The National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) is a Canadian organization responsible to valid and reliable evaluation a national standard of competence of dentist in this country. Regardless of your education or experience, dentistry is a regulated profession and require license to work as a dentist in Canada. There are different ways to become a licensed dentist; it will depend where you obtain your dental degree. International graduates to dentistry and dental practice are classified…

long. Inventory management of those is difficult and pharmacies know how many types of medicines (and units) they can sell and adjust their orders. However, a prescription drug is different. Doctors prescribed it to patients and pharmacies sell according to this. Different manufacturers create the same core ingredient in those drugs, leading to a competition influenced by lobbying. Some doctors keep on changing prescriptions, forcing pharmacies to save several companies’ prescription drugs with…

The purpose of the Smart Pill Dispenser is to remind people to take their prescribed medication dose, prevent over and under dosing, and maintaining independence from caretakers. This product will provide peace of mind, since medical care would be ensured by proper maintenance and dispensing of medications. It will also allow people to spend less time counting and organizing medication. The Smart Dispenser will automatically detect and dispense medication at pre-programmed, alerted times. The…

continue challenge myself for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program for a total of six years at Johnson County Community College and the School of Pharmacy of the University of Kansas afterward, and in the future I hope to be involved in improving other’s health with the demanding pharmaceutical profession. The path and the career that I am choosing are full of potentials and challenges, irresistible factors may happen along the way. I will apply other pharmacy schools if I don’t get…

personalities, it has opened me up to the idea that socializing with people can inspire my creative side. Finally, another part of volunteering was helping customers. Although a pharmacy may be small, the sight of complicated medicines can be frightful. By directing people, they can better understand the setup of the pharmacy thus, impacting them beneficially. After constant practice, I knew where things were when I came in to make a purchase. The Advil/Tylenol was placed near the front for…