Pharmaceutical industry

Organizational Context With over 9,500 stores in 48 states, CVS/Pharmacy is one of the subsidiaries of CVS Health a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Woonsocket Rhode Island (CVS Health.com, 2016). CVS Health was founded in 1963 and today is comprised of CVS/pharmacy, CVS/Caremark, CVS/MinuteClinic, and CVS/specialty each fulfilling a diverse role in supporting patient health. The CVS/Pharmacy distributes healthcare products, child care products, medical supplies and equipment, cosmetics…

After researching certain organizations throughout the many roles within the pharmaceutical field, I had never realized all the options as a student that I have. Though I still do not know what I want to do as a pharmacist, I did find a couple professional organizations in which I would fit in well. In fact there is one in particular that I thoroughly enjoyed after researching about which is the pediatric pharmacy association also known as PPAG. Before doing this research I had never heard of…

Medicinal Plants and their Importance According to Ketchen (2017), edicinal plants can give a life changing options for people who cannot afford expensive medications and surgeries for their ailment. Most herbal medicine focus on prevention of a certain ailment and it involves of using plants and extracts of it to give an effective and safe treatments for illnesses. People doesn’t use herbal medicines because it is cheap, some people use it because it helped to prevent in some particular…

1) Anila K N and Emmanuel J (2013 A) conducted a study on Impact of a clinical pharmacist in improving knowledge on cardiology out patients about anticoagulants, in AIMS health care campus, Kerala. In this study the interventional group received an additional care by the clinical pharmacist and was compared with a controlled group which received only the usual care of the physician. At the end of the study it was found that the patient’s awareness of the INR values is correlated with improved…

The existence of a medication that would provide individuals increased intelligence and performance without any long-term side effects and limited transient effects would seem to be a fantastic advancement in human medicine. Because the possibilities to use such a medication are endless, such a drug would raise issues regarding regulation. Questions such as: Who should have access to the drug? and When the drug can and should be used? will arise. This has the potential to be a very real issue…

marker for. ADHD was rarely diagnosed before the 1960’s because of the very addictive harmful medications that were available. Then pharmaceutical companies developed Ritalin which they released to the market coupled with a massive media campaign that targeted both the public and also doctors. This is where the sociological model comes into play (Weitz, 2013). Pharmaceutical companies and doctors often pushed Ritalin for profits and their powerful positions helped fuel the ADHD label to the…

Fact: Steroid regimen Dr. Kikuchi pointed out that less experienced doctors may not be sure about optimum frequency or timing of steroid administration in a day as well as the dosage amount per a day. Dose amount/frequency of steroid, usage of Tac and anti-TNFα bio can be depend on if pts are hospitalize or ambulatory in addition to their disease status. Insight: Advantage of self-injection Having an option of self-injection is a big strength, which allows ADA to be used for pts in various…

The cost of prescription drugs in the United States is rising quickly, many Americans can no longer afford the basics that are necessary for some to live. The united states as a country spends more on health care than any other industrialized society, nearly $8,508, as of 2013, was spent. But many prescription drugs such as, Epi pens, are not covered by the average health care plan. Health Care plans are expensive and do not cover the cost of many drugs costing Americans several hundreds to…

Bailey Mehalick Section 3 April 10, 2017 CVS Health Write Up Case Type I believe the CVS: Promoting Drug Adherence case follows the elements of an evaluations case. This case in particular focuses on the decisions made by Foulkes surrounding drug adherence through new programs. Additionally, this case already provides us with the decision CVS chose to make, however, an analysis of this decision is not given and therefore a personal evaluation and analysis is crucial. Ultimately, the question is…

Recently there has been a shortage of drugs used for lethal injections, so often times it is the job of the pharmacist to compound the drugs necessary for these injections. In some states, laws have been passed that prohibit disclosing the names of the pharmacists and pharmacies who prepare these lethal injections to the public. Pharmacists adhere to the Code of Ethics and take the Oath of a Pharmacist, which could be problematic when preparing lethal injections. There are many legal and…