Pharmacy technician

A surgical technologists also known as “scrub tech” and “operating room technicians” provide assistance to the surgeon during surgical operations. Scrub techs also prepare the operating room and equipment by sterilizing everything before and after to prevent infections and other mishaps for the patient receiving surgery. Scrub…

The question was, is there any way to know if this customer is getting the same prescription note from other doctors and going to other pharmacies to get the same medication? The answer depends on where you live. A large majority of the states in the country have their own form of a database, but not all. These databases are not connected, either. If every pharmacy or doctors office had access to a shared database regarding their clients prescription abuse rates would be lower, unlawful…

continue the institute relationship with CVS Pharmacy and branching into other pharmaceutical conglomerates, establishing a quality brand recognition and expanding on their affordable low-cost plan should propel the organization forward. Becoming a household name to doctors and nurse alike in quality and reputation. As many pharmacies are able to sell the specialty drugs, Quintessential Pharmaceuticals will also ship products directly to patients at a pharmacy, patients, hospitals, doctors, or…

This semester in the Exploratory course, many resources have been provided to me so that I may be able to narrow down my options for my career and major interests. Through activities that have helped me to explore my personality like the STEAM project, the Type Focus test, and the Strong Interest Inventory, I have been able to more clearly see which careers and majors interest me and which do not. Through tools such as the career and academic counseling appointments as well as the informational…

Here’s what a usual day looks like for a phlebotomy technician, according to Porterfield. First, you need materials to collect blood from patients, like needles. You won’t need to use a blade like barbers did centuries ago. Second, you would talk to the patient. Unless they’re cool with having needles inside their body, they would be nervous. Interact with them, calm them down, and once they’re comfortable, stick the needle, and easily draw the blood. It’s only from their arms, so relax, don’t…

pharmacist is the only expert on drugs. Over the past 40 years, the pharmacist 's role has changed from compounding and dispensing medicines to one of "Drug Therapy Manager". The pharmacy profession developed nowadays and moved towards a patient-centered practice. This profession toward patient called pharmaceutical care. It represents a major transformation in the pharmacist 's responsibilities. It is a paradigmatic…

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE Pharmaceutical care: Pharmaceutical care is a professional service 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…

laboratory in Puerto Rico where I was exposed for the first time to the interaction with patients providing information they needed for their treatments and helping them to fill up forms for any clinical treatment. It fascinated me to see how laboratory technicians were able to perform analysis and how they communicate their findings. From this moment on I knew that I really wanted to go to college and choose a career in a human health related area of study, where I could contribute to the…

medication administration record (MAR). This step ensures that the patient receives the medication in accordance to the five rights (patient, medication, route, time, dose). The orders are read by many persons including the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who enters them into the computer system as well as dispensing and preparation of these medicines. There are potential problems which may occur when the handwritings of the doctors cannot be accurately interpreted, such as the patient…

to do my investigating, until reality struck; I could not afford leaving home, and at the time there were no local pharmacy schools. Financial restriction forced me to put my dream on hold, but I did not let it completely deteriorate my plans. I changed my major to biochemistry and went to a local college with the anticipation that in few years I will be able to apply to a pharmacy school. By the end of my sophomore year at Fairleigh Dickinson University my financial situation stabilized and I…