Areas Of Pharmacy Flashcards
Is considered a multifaceted profession
Pharmacy
Pharmacy offers a lot of opportunities for a _____ graduate who is legally qualified to practice depending on her interest and likes
BS pharmacy
Community pharmacists are also known as
Retail pharmacist
A professional in his own right a partner in the healthcare team who handles drugs of great potency and value manufactured by a highly sophisticated industry
Community pharmacist
The pharmacies may establish your own drugstore or be employed in an existing _
Chain drug store
Community pharmacist is practiced by about how many percent of the graduates
85%
Community pharmacist must
Have good people and communication skills
Be comfortable having a high level of interaction general public
Be able to manage significant paperwork logistical details related to health insurance issues to make sure patients get the right care at the right place
Community pharmacist responsibilities
Work with customers
Often asked to give advice on diet exercise wellness or stress management
Interpretation of prescription and dispensing
Compounding of medications
Patient counseling
Pharmacy administration
Monitor the sales and performance
attend seminars and continuing professional development
Professional role in delivering primary care
Product center to patient centered
Business focus to health focused
Integrate into health care teams
Collaborate with patient and the government
Be responsive to emerging needs and be proactive
Provides the first point of contact in the healthcare system acting as the front door of the national health care system
Primary care services
Primary care includes
General practice
Community pharmacy
Dentistry
Optometry
Practice of pharmacy in private and government-owned hospitals
Hospital pharmacist
Responsible for the procurement preservation storage compounding manufacturing packaging controlling a seeing dispensing and distribution of medication to hospitalized and ambulatory patients
Hospital pharmacist
Hospital pharmacist must
Need to stay informed about new medications and therapies
How strong attention to detailed skills
Be prepared for long hours and unpredictable schedules
Hospital pharmacist responsibilities
Provide an evaluate
Draw a plan
Liason
Enforce the policies and procedures
Develop and maintain
Participate in an adhere
Pharmacy therapeutics committee
Oversee important policies and procedures associated with the use of medications inside the hospital
Pharmacy and therapeutics committee
They decide which drugs will appear on the hospital drugs formulary
Pharmacy and therapeutics committee