2.1) Role of medicine Flashcards
Aim of pharmacy as a profession
ensure the safe and effective preparation, dispensing and use of all pharmaceuticals
What is Pharmacy
The science and technique of preparing and dispensing medicine. Its a health profession that links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals
Beginnig of medicine in years
5000 years
Pharmacists are involoved
in the research of new active substances to treat acute and chronic conditions as well as improve the general well-being of people
What happens once an active substance has been identified and tested
Pharmacists and PSPs are involved in the formulation and manufacturing of medicine that people take
Other than manufacturing, what else are pharmacists and PSPs involved in
the storage and transportation of medicine to MPs, hospitals and pharmacies
Who dispenses medicine
Pharmacists and PSPs in institutional and community pharmacies
Advice pharmacists and PSPs can offer
advice about minor ailments in community pharmacies such as coughs, colds, cold sores and general aches and pains
Pharmacists and PSPs are also well trained to
offer advice and support on other health issues eg. weight loss, giving up smoking, emergency contraceptives, testing for high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and even HIV
Egs of community health projects pharmacists and PSPs take on
Stop smoking advice and treatment
flu vaccinations,
cervical cancer vaccinations
asthma checks
