For me, Pharmacy is more than just production and dispensing of drugs. It is a profession that saves lives. Without the numerous drugs that hit the market every day and pharmacists who have a great knowledge about these drugs and their effects on the body, most illnesses would not be cured. I come from a family that believes in education and considers it a priority. My father is a university professor who believes in the power of knowledge and transferred this belief to me. Since childhood, I…
Aldridge, C. (2016). What’s planned in building near CVS Pharmacy. Midland Daily News. Retrieved from http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/What-s-planned-in-building-near-CVS-Pharmacy-9514418.php In this article, the author discusses a CVS store in South Saginaw that’s expanding to 13,600 square foot. In return, for it to be large enough to respond to the medical and dental building that’s being built right across the street. So, to build that area up for the community, the size of the…
manage the situation in absence of boss and lead the team well. For example I have seen real life situation when I was in TN and working as pharmacy technician four years ago. It was about afternoon and sunny day there were only one pharmacist and one technician. My pharmacist decided to take 10 min lunch break and ask me to take care phone calls and prescription until she come back. During that time one patient came in and she was about 32 year old and she just came from donating blood camp and…
My love for the field of pharmacy did not come overnight. Instead, it slowly blossomed as I grew and explored the healthcare field. As a child I grew up making frequent visits to hospitals, which exposed me to healthcare early on. I became enthralled by the compassion and selflessness that healthcare providers exhibited while treating the sick and even myself. I was even more intrigued by the vaccinations and medications used to treat or prevent multiple illnesses. I wondered, “what are they be…
Pharmacist hold the key to all the drugs sought by dealers and addicts. The problem is there is a constant struggle for retail pharmacist dealing with patients who go to a great extent to get their hands on these drugs. Pharmacist must determine whether the patient is there with the intent of feeding their addiction, or the purpose of reselling the drug or if the patient is there for a legitimate reason. It is not always easy to spot because a prescription is just a piece of paper. Doctors don't…
doctor. But the pharmacist refused to fill your prescription up. They might’ve said they didn’t want to due to religious and ethic matter. The next thought they might pop up is, “Isn’t this illegal?” you can't use you omlll what Surprisingly, this practice of not filling prescription is actually both illegal and legal. There’s a big controversy surrounding this matter. Many pharmacists and politicians argue over the matter if it’s legal or illegal. One of the main reasons, most pharmacists…
people, pharmacy is just the study of medicine and their local pharmacist is just another person who puts pills in bottles all day long – but pharmacy is more than that. 3 Pharmacy is years of hard work in school, years of training to make sure one knows what they are doing so someone does not get the wrong dosage of a medicine, and it’s years of time spent researching with different medicines, trying to find cures. True, pharmacists do collect a pay check and work like everyone else, yet they…
and precept future pharmacists. I am seeking a program that will challenge me and allow me to build upon and expand my leadership and communication skills. This pharmacy program promotes a learning environment that will allow me to work in an atmosphere that will foster my growth as a community pharmacist, and it will give me the opportunity to provide compassionate care for the members of my…
organization that is heavily involved in advocating legislation to benefit pharmacists, patients, and the health care system. Some of the most important issues to me are getting the pharmacist more involved in a patient’s health care and to make health care in general more efficient. ASHP is attempting to accomplish these tasks by actively advocating legislation to meet their goals. When I do become a practicing pharmacist, my ultimate career goal will be to provide quality care to a patient…
provided to patients delivered by qualified, registered and trained pharmacist in clinical, community and hospital settings. The main aim of Pharmaceutical care is ensure the best standards of practice while using medicines and health care to achieve the optimized predetermined safety and efficacy goals. Historical background of Pharmaceutical care The emergence of pharmaceutical care begins in 1960s in USA where in pharmacist felt the need of ensuring quality of services to the patients in the…