career in pharmacy. Believe it or not, it was not just the classes that made me fall in love with the idea of being a pharmacist. The most commendable aspect of pharmacy is the bond between the pharmacist and the visiting patients. As a pharmacy technician at Walgreens, I have the opportunity to observe
life. I knew I would have to find a career choice that would include my passion of science that also contributed to humanity. Pharmacy provides the perfect blend of my interests with improving patient quality of life, effective communication, and innovations in science and technology. The career options come in a variety of different opportunities. A Doctor of Pharmacy degree satisfies my immediate professional goals of continuing higher education and learning the latest techniques used in the field
My immediate professional goals are to become a licensed pharmacist and work at a drugstore. My long-term goal is to educate and advise the public about the correct way to deal with medicine. So, obtaining the Doctor of Pharmacy degree is vital to accomplishing my goals. “If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.” This is an old Chinese idiom that encourages people to achieve their goals despite difficulties. When I first came to the U.S., I went to a high school in
hospital pharmacy has provided me valuable experiences. I worked different shifts and involved in most of the duties a staff pharmacy technician did to gain as much understanding as possible about the hospital pharmacy system. This helped me learn how a clinical pharmacist or a pharmacy technician worked, how the doctor's orders were carried out and how drugs flew safely and quickly through many persons in the hospital. Assisting pharmacists, I observed how pharmacists collaborated with pharmacy team
My very first exposure of pharmacy was back when I was a child when my father use to take me to the local pharmacy to get my immunization shots. This childhood experience brings a deep-rooted desire in me to be involved in pharmaceutical profession. I was born in Ethiopia, with limited resources. The community I grew up in believes in very high family values geared towards sharing and taking care of each other. Being the oldest of my siblings, I have learned to try new things on my own with minimal
Unveiling the Misconceptions of Pharmacy Pharmacy has been around since the dawn of time, cave men would use their natural instincts and observation of nature to learn how to tend to their wounds and illnesses. However, most people never considered this to be Pharmacy. Typically, when people think of Pharmacists they think of a shriveled old man behind a counter handing out bags of pills all day. Even worse, when people think of Pharmacy or Pharmaceuticals they think of people like Martin Shkreli
prescription drugs has increased over the past few years. As a result the amount of pharmacy robberies has amplified as well. Certain patients are going to multiple physicians in order to get controlled prescriptions; this is called “doctor shopping.” They are then filling the prescriptions at different pharmacies by paying “out of pocket,” without insurance. Filling prescriptions without insurance and at different pharmacies allows patients to get the medications more frequently. Insurance companies usually
Consultant pharmacy focuses on medication management and improved health outcomes for elderly patients. During this panel, I was able to expand my limited knowledge about consultant pharmacy and learn about the opportunities in this segment of pharmacy. Traditionally the consultant pharmacists have been working in nursing homes. They assessed drug regimens on a monthly basis. During this panel, I learnt that the role of consultant pharmacists has expanded beyond nursing homes. They now also provided
I have been a patient of the OBGYN side of Lone Star Circle of Care for years but just recently my primary care doctor stopped taking my insurance. So I made a new patient appointment with the Ben White location in Austin, Texas with Dr. Rivera for the 17th of February. I checked in on the 17th and sat down to wait. Thirty minutes went by and I asked the front desk if they knew how far behind Dr. Rivera was. The front desk did not seem interested in this question but did ask a person that came from
Review Article The aim of this study is to determine the impact of Grade Point Average (GPA), multiple clinical rotations, and the sequence of the clinical rotation on graduates’ of college of pharmacy performance on the North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination (NAPLEX test). Clinical rotations are defined as those clerkship experiences that are not based solely on order entering, or dispensing of medication but requires pharmacist-patient contact and patient monitoring. Examples of clinical
prescription, the pharmacist reviews patient history, health conditions, and interactions with the new medication prescribed. As a pharmacy technician (for six years) I had a somewhat of an overview on what they accomplished in a shift but did not know everything on what I know now from this research. Pharmacy students that are in the process to obtain their doctor of pharmacy (D.Pharm.) go through a series of training, education and internship to become a well-rounded pharmacist. In the beginning
THESIS STATEMENT: Today’s doctors stand overly dependent on chemical pharmaceutics when drafting treatment plans for patients. Physicians should first endorse treatment plans involving natural, homeopathic medicines, especially when aiming to solve miniscule health issues. INTENT: I intend to help readers question their healing practices and the state of today’s formal medicine—to influence thought, education of the reality and exploration of the natural medicine realm. “INTRODUCTION:” As
When a patient walks in to visit the pharmacy they are making a decision about their health care. Patient’s health care decisions should not be limited to choosing their doctor or pharmacy, but should be extended to deciding how that doctor and pharmacist works with them to achieve their personal health goals. Pursuing a career in health care requires a commitment to a long-term formal education, a great deal of debt and a lifelong commitment to continuing education. After completing school a
Pharmacy is a very misunderstood career in the medical field. Many people believe that pharmacists only count and sort pills, but there is actually much more than what meets the eye. Pharmacists have a variety of responsibilities that they perform throughout their careers. They often fill prescriptions for patients, which does involve counting and sorting pills. However, they take it a step further, and work with patients to ensure all their current medications won 't have many negative effects when
Job Description: Pharmacists ensure that medications are used appropriately, and that they bring about the best results. Their responsibilities include professionally interpreting and reviewing the prescription orders written by doctors, dentists, and other authorized health care providers, and also for giving out the medications accurately to patients. The main goal of pharmaceutical care is to improve the quality of patients? lives by the use of medications that have been prescribed in order to
For many of us when we get sick or have a pre-existing condition and need medications we have our doctors send the prescriptions to our pharmacy of choice or have a paper copy we can take ourselves. When getting to the pharmacy you always have one questions for the person behind the counter and that is “are my prescriptions ready yet?” You left your doctor’s appointment fifteen minutes ago why wouldn’t it be ready yet. What we don’t know is that there is a process to getting prescriptions ready for
Every pharmacy company needs the endorsement of their drugs from physicians and doctors, so they have to ensure that the doctors are well treated. According to the Pew Charitable Trust, the pharmaceutical corporation spent over $27 billion on advertising alone in 2012, with $24 billion of that dedicated to marketing to physicians. (Kessel, 2014) A further survey conducted by Deloitte shows that 35% of the doctors accept some gratuity payment from the pharmacy companies and 16% of the doctors take
for advice. This is when pharmacy piqued my interest, and I came to realize just how much it had impacted my life. The greatest impact that pharmacy has had on me occurred during a time in my life that will always remain a blur. I was a toddler and very prone to ear infections. According to my mom, there was an interval where I had nine ear infections within a span of twelve months. As I grew older the infections became less frequent but they still persisted. Doctors were concerned and said there
for diseases. A pharmacist works with doctors to know what medications are more common in the area than others. Along with their close relationship with doctors, they also
drugs. Every pharmacy company needs the endorsement of their drugs from physicians and doctors, so they have to ensure that the doctors are well treated. According to the Pew Charitable Trust, the pharmaceutical industry spent over $27 billion on marketing alone in 2012, with $24 billion of that devoted to marketing to physicians. (Kessel, 2014) A further survey conducted by Deloitte shows that 35% of the doctors accept some gratuity payment from the pharmacy companies and 16% of the doctors take money