Pharmacist

End of Life Option Act is when physicians and patients must agree to a laid out process for patients and heath care providers who want to take steps under the law. No patient, physician, or pharmacist is required to take part in medically assisted suicide. The law allows health care providers and pharmacists to legally decide that they do or do not want to administer the lethal drug to…

There are strong pregnancy warnings for patients using isotretinoin. What are the birth defects that may occur as a result of isotretinoin use and how common are they? Introduction: Almost everyone can expect to experience acne to some degree during their lifetime. Acne is characterized by noninflammatory, open or closed comedones and by inflammatory pustules, papules or nodules. It affects mostly the dense skin area with lots of sebaceous follicles such as face, back and upper part of the…

monument.” (Shakspeare 5.1. 18) which means she is dead. He tells to Balthasar to get the horses ready for Verona and to leave him alone. Romeo goes to a pharmacist (Apothecary) to buy a deadly drug to kill him instantly. The pharmacist explained that the Mantua’s law states that anyone who sells them will be executed. Romeo bribes the pharmacist with gold, “ Buy food, and get thyself in flesh. Come, cordial and not poison.. ” (Shakspeare 5.1.87-88.) Act V Scene II: Friar John came back from…

been heard and the communication has been effective. For example, lets say J.R. is a patient that was hospitalize due to his uncontrolled blood glucose, he has multiple chronic diseases, is obese and has a high risk for cardiovascular disease. As a pharmacist, I am participating in hospital rounds and I am consulted to provide my clinical judgment on a therapy that the physician is thinking of developing for the patient, since it was learned that the patient was non-adherent mainly because he…

Cultural competence comprehends a set of behaviors and attitudes that each and every professional should have or at least develop in order to provide the most effective interaction with others in cross-cultural encounters. The concept is introduced in Foundations of Health Services class as a project consisting of two main parts. First part consisted on accessing specific databases which contained a series of videos and evaluation questions that helped me analyze my standing in the five main…

personal use or profit” is known as pharmaceutical diversion or prescription drug fraud (“Center for Problem”). Doctors may distribute prescriptions to people who don’t need them for money, but also pharmacies are involved in this as well. Some pharmacist…

Risk Management/PI: Rachel Beal, COO Dashboard: Acute: Seclusions: July: 4 – 2.18% August: 13 – 7.78% September: 3 – 1.69% Holds: July: 6 – 3.26% August: 17 – 10.17% September: 3 – 1.69% Patient Aggression No Injury: July: 2.18% August: .06% September: 7.87% Patient Aggression Injury: July: 5.98% August: 16.76% September: 2.81% Elopements: July: 1 – .54% August: 0% September: 0% Falls: July: 2 – 1.09% August: 1 – .06% September: 0%…

process and how to follow treatment regimens specific to their problems. There are many entities that comprise a team for a diabetic patient. There must be a leader (a nurse practitioner in case management), doctor, social worker, dietician, and pharmacist. These people all have specific roles…

Some of my skills that I feel confident that is beneficial to both my neuroscience major and for my pharmacy career path are mainly artistic characteristics and desk-related tasks. Some of my characteristics include illustrating, designing, doing skilled crafts or using hand coordination with tools, filling out forms, and working on computers. For neuroscience, these attributes, especially these artistic abilities are crucial for understanding how the brain works, and visualizing how the brain…

$8,750 dollars” (Anderson, & Townsend, p. 18). This statistic is alarming and does not even consider the medication errors that go unreported. Doctors, nurses and pharmacist play a vital role in catching and preventing these errors. Along with research, I was able to have a face to face interview with Ademola Adekunle, PharmD, a pharmacist at Texas Health Resources in regard to preventing medication…