Lecture 5 - Pharmacy Practice Flashcards

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What certification is needed to administer drugs and vaccines?

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First aid & injection certification

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What are the top 3 service offered by community pharmacists?

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1) Diabetes care
2) Smoking cessation
3) Medication management

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What are the 5 types of community pharmacies?

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  • Independent
  • Banner
  • Franchise
  • Chain
  • Grocery/Mass merchandisers
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4
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Describe independent community pharmacies

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Owner has complete control of the business

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Describe banner community pharmacies and give some examples

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  • Independent pharmacies that are affiliated with a central office and pays fees to use a name
  • Ex: pharmasave, IDA, price watchers
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Describe franchise community pharmacies and give an example

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  • Do not own the physical store but lease property
  • May have access to programs/purchasing through a head office
  • Ex: shoppers drug mart
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Describe chain community pharmacies and give an example

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  • Employee pharmacy managers but head office directs all marketing and programs
  • Ex: pharmaplus
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Describe grocery/mass merchandiser community pharmacies and give examples

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  • Departments within a major outlet who follow all marketing, buying and programs from a head office
  • Safeway, Sobeys, Wal-Mart, Costco, London drugs
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What 5 things do pharmacists do in a hospital?

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  • Evaluate patients medications needs with health care team
  • Provide up-to-date drug information
  • Monitor, recommend, or make changes to drug therapy
  • Teach patients how to take medication, monitor it, and manage adverse effects
  • Help maintain patients medication after discharge
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10
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Define primary care

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  • “Family Doctor-type” services delivered to individual patients
  • also can apply to all first-contact care
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What 7 things do community pharmacists do?

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1) Review prescriptions for safety
2) Provide self-care counselling
3) Check prescription accuracy
4) Offer medication reviews
5) Prevent medication related problems
6) Provide educational clinics
7) Work with other health care members

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