Medical prescription

One of the most important tasks for me to complete as a pharmacy technician, is the accurate counting of prescriptions. During this situation, I receive written messages from my fellow technicians who have to decode the prescriptions that the doctors will send to us for patients. These most importantly consist of how much of each medication a patient needs dispensed. Occasionally I have to count all over again due to loosing track because of noise in the workplace. For this profession, accuracy…

Behavioral medication is a field of science that applies biomedical science knowledge to prevent, diagnose, and treat disorders that affect the development, behavior, and psychological mindsets of diagnosed individuals in order to improve mental health and reduce major symptoms. This includes anxiety, depression, asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and substance abuse (Behavioral Medicine). However, treatments are expensive and prescribed medications do not work for everyone. In fact, a study in…

Donabedian focuses on “outcomes as the criterion of quality in medical care” (Donabedian, p.3). Even if more individuals obtained health insurance under the ACA, what outcomes are being measured to judge it as a successful program? One of the main contentions of the law is the mandate that all individuals have to have…

come along with yoga, and not just the idea that it is a safe all natural treatment. People who are afraid of medication want to believe that yoga is all natural and therefore harmless and a good replacement for prescription medication, when in fact yoga can be more harmful than a prescription…

As our world ages more problems arise. Whether it is political issues, economic issues, or even crime, it affects all age groups. Most of the issues occurring today are associated with the younger generations. However, there are issues that are being overlooked in the elderly population. Substance abuse in the elderly is one of the fastest growing issues in the United States. The use of alcohol or "misuse" of alochol can place the elderly in many detrimental psychological, physical, and social…

conditions include atrial fibrillation and hypertension, which allows the present study to identify the study cohorts and determine the outcome events. The Part D prescription drug event (PDE) data include pharmacy claims submitted by pharmacies to the Part D health plans for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D, which record prescription drugs identified by the National Drug Code, the date of dispensing, and the length of supply (also known as “days’ supply”). The use of the PDE data…

instruct on hand washing technique ("Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools : Health and Mental Health Services"). Furthermore, to meet the needs of medically fragile children the school and nursing staff need to know the medical diagnosis, how the medical needs affects the student physically and developmentally, and any other training that the school and nursing staff may need ("Meeting the Educational Needs of a Child Who is Medically Fragile"). Furthermore, the nursing staff…

cyberchondrias whose use google to diagnose them or the self-diagnosers their common cold has been diagnosed to be bronchitis. The fact that the doctor has to rely on patient is harmful. It’s harmful because the online doctors are allowed to prescribe prescription. Since the online doctor is relying on the patient’s…

This exists in many elementary schools around the nation, and is a horrible truth we cannot escape. Far too many children are being diagnosed with learning disabilities; these “disabilities” are many times diagnosed by school faculty that have no medical background, and the students are put on drugs that make them as brain dead as a zombie to keep them from being rambunctious. Continuing…

A Netflix original documentary “Take Your Pill” directed by Alison Klayman, takes a look into the world of the usage of stimulants in today’s competitive society. This documentary explored the rise in popularity of prescription stimulants such Ritalin and Adderall. The documentary interviewed students, athletes, computer coders, and parents of people who use Adderall. This film depicts one major commonality for these Adderall users in their dependency on amphetamines with addiction to…