Pharmacist

I grew up in a rural part of Ethiopia where there are no proper health facilities, let alone a dentist. But, there is a strong tradition of celebrating a healthy and clean teeth; beautifully expressed by songs, poems, and other forms of literature. Lyrics about a woman’s teeth like “her tooth is so white, it shines more than an ice” are very common in Ethiopian music. Most of Ethiopian population lives in the countryside and doesn’t have accesses for toothbrush or toothpaste instead, people…

It is said that even a drowning man will clutch at a straw, meaning that when there is no alternative, people will do anything to try to improve their situation. Such is the case of Heinz and Gertie. Upon learning that Gertie was deathly ill, Heinz sought out the druggist who was selling the only cure, which cost $2,000.00. Unfortunately, Heinz did not have the money to buy the cure so he went to everyone he knew in an attempt to get the money together to purchase the life-saving drug. Heinz…

If the above effects are mild, high chances are they will clear in a few days or weeks. If they turn out to be severe or don’t resolve on their own, inform the physician or the pharmacist. If the following serious negative effects occur, seek medical intervention right away: • Osteoporosis (bone thinning or weakness) which is accompanied by pain, trouble with movement and broken bones • Elevated cholesterol levels • Serious allergic reaction • Uterine cancer • Heart attack,…

concentrates on ways to provide new medicines to conclude individuals with outstanding health. It is also believed that these pharmaceutical industries provide honest knowledge to their upcoming student 's that currently intern that will soon be great pharmacists after school is finished. While this may be somewhat true there are some factual reasons why it is not strongly incorrect. Pharmaceutical industries do focus on studies to discover new medicine although more importantly to them they…

gaining the largest market share in the beverage market with an annual value of over thirty billion dollars. While both companies were invented in the late eighteen hundreds by pharmacists, and strove to promote the idea of sociability and happiness, the two associations have managed to follow different paths. A pharmacist, by the name of John Pemberton fought in the Civil War. During the war, Pemberton decided that he wanted to invent a product that would make him a commercial success. Once…

Introduction Edwin Wiley Grove was one of the most impactful pharmacists of all time. He was a multi-millionaire from making the two products he is famous for. He was the first to make a chill tonic that had no taste, and he made Bromo-Quinine Tablets “for sinus and nasal congestion, headache, feverish feeling, muscular aches and pain, and temporary constipation.” (National Museum of American History). He also helped fund the creation of E .W. Grove High School. Summary of his Life Grove…

pharmaceutical knowledge do the employees expect for me to know? “I arrived 25 minutes early and saw a technician and the pharmacist inside already at work. They greeted me with welcoming smiles that relieved some of my fears. Brenda, one of the technicians, asked if this had been my first time in a pharmacy and I replied yes. Brenda then proceeded to introduce me to the pharmacist and give me a quick tour of the stock. My heart began to race again. I wanted to ask a thousand questions but…

Health professionals within the NHS work together as a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional team. Health professionals will include doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, radiographers, health-care assistants, etc. These health professionals all have different roles and are specialised in various things. This means they can work together when looking after a patient as the care of the patient may require different things from each health professional. For example,…

The healthcare team is made up of several different people and is very diverse in nature. It is made up of numerous specialties all serving different roles with one goal; which is patient care. Each team member is utilized in severing the patient emotionally, physically, and psychologically. When a patient is hospitalized, they receive a workup from all aspects in one visit. All of the professionals involved in the care of the patient, work together in providing a detailed plan of action to…

QUELL HEARTBURNS SAFELY Heartburns hurts – but so can overzealous treatment, concluded a recent collection of studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine, which looked at proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) – the powerful drugs that shut off production of stomach acid. PPIs are effective, but heavily used. Researchers have found that hospital patients who take PPI are more likely to be infected with Clostridium difficile, a dangerous superbug. For older women, long-term use increases the odds of…