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What do you call medication experts who enhance patient care and promote wellness?
Pharmacists
What are the duties and activities performed by a pharmacist?
- patient care
- medication expertise and population health
- pharmacy management
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- Also known as a retail pharmacy and is the most well-known type of pharmacy.
- Known as a chemist shop
community pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- A place where the management of medications occur in the hospital, medical clinic or nursing home.
hospital pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- pharmacists under this institution can predict drug interactions and so prevent many adverse reactions to medication
- ensures the optimal use of medications for the best outcomes through the provision of drug information and monitoring for drug safet and efficacy
clinical pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- involves the pharmaceutical industry and includes the research, production, packaging, quality control, marketing, and sales of pharmaceutical goods
industrial pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- involves the production and preparation of medicines in new forms
compounding pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- a relatively new branch of pharmacy, born in 1990
- focuses on the theoretical view of medications rather than dispensing medicines
consulting pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- provides healthcare services to many patients in rural areas, particularly to geriartic groups
- a mobile service that can meet patients where they are
ambulatory pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- also known as goverment pharmacy
- responsible for creating rules and regulations for the safe use of medicine to promote positive health outcomes
regulatory pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- primarily involves the preparation and delivery of injectables to critically ill patients in the home environment
- sometimes referred to as infusion pharmacy (only injectables are dispensed)
home care pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- involves the planning and mangement of medication in health maintenance organizations, such as hospital, nursing homes, and extended healthcare centers
managed care pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- works on developing new drigs and profiling their actions, effectiveness, side-effects, and interactions
research pharmacy
Identify the type of pharmacy described below.
- specializes in certains areas of drug therapy with a master’s degree or other continued learning.
(acquired) specialization in pharmacy
Enumerate.
What are the specializations in pharmacy?
- oncology
- nuclear
- geriartic
- psyschopharmacotherapy
- personal
- nutritional support
- hospice
- pediatric
- pharmacy benefit
- poison control
What course is taken by aspiring pharmacists in college?
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
BSPharma
What does the program BSPharma focus on?
Identification, discovery, isolation, synthesis, and formulation of biologically active compounds for clinical use.
What are the program outcomes of BSPharma?
- define terminologies related to pharmacokinetics
- present raw data and derive pharmacokinetic models and parameters that explain the pharmacokinetic behavior of drugs in the body
- understand how the changes in the physiologic state and disease states affect one’s drug behavior
- apply biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics knowledge in the design of rational drug therapy and monitoring
True or false: Only some colleges of pharmacy offer courses in pharmacy practice.
False
All colleges of pharmacy offer courses in pharmacy practice.
When do BSPharma students do their OJTs?
During the fourth year of the program.
What examination is taken by student pharmacists to become officially licensed?
Pharmacist Licensure Examination
What makes pharmcists unique in the healthcare team?
Pharmacists are experts on medicine formulation and use and can apply this to patient care.
All new prescription-only medicines must be issued with a marketing authorization from the BFAD before they can:
Be advertised to prescribers
It is the actual mixing of ingredients to form powders, tablets, capsules, ointments, and solutions.
Compunding
It is the computerized record of the customer’s drug therapy.
Medical Profile
Graduates of BS in Pharmacy are expected to be able to do the following, except:
Administer anesthetics and write prescriptions for antibiotics and other medications.
What is medical imaging technology?
It is a science combining advanced technology and human compassion.
Which sciences do medical imaging technologists use or apply in their field of work?
- physics
- anatomy
- physiology
What does MRI and CT scan mean?
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CT (scan) - Computed Tomography (scan)
Radiologic technologsts are responsible for…
- accurately positiong patients
- ensuring the production of a quality diagnostic image
Compare.
Radiologist v.s radiologic technologist
- radiologist: physicians who interpret medical images, diagnose or rule out diseases and injuries
- radiologic technologist: performs imaging examinations
It is a profession focused on the science, art, and care of the human eyes.
Optometry
What do you call practitioners of optometry?
Optometrists
These are the official title for the independent primary health care professionals for the eye.
Doctors of Optometry
OD
Compare.
Optometrists v.s Ophthalmologists
Optometrists: they examine, diagnose, and treat patients’ eyes
Ophthalmologists: ones who perform medical and surgical treatments for eye
Identify the optometric speciality as described below.
- possess more in-depth knowledge about diagnosing and treating various diseases of the cornea and conducting contact lens fittings
Cornea and Contact Lenses
Identify the optometric speciality as described below.
- trained to detect a variety of diseases that affect the front and back of the eye
- able to detect conditions such as glaucoma and macular degeneration
Ocular Disease
Identify the optometric speciality as described below.
- help patients with a visual impairment that cannot be helped through surgery, glasses, or contact lenses.
Low Vision
True or false: Low vision is more common among teens.
False
They are more common among older adults.
Identify the optometric speciality as described below.
- treat children and their vision disorders
Pediatrics
Identify the optometric speciality as described below.
- specially trained to provide eye care to older adults
Geriartics
Identify the optometric speciality as described below.
- diagnose and treat vision problems related to the brain
Neuro-Optometry
Identify the optometric speciality as described below.
- focus on how visual function affects your daily activities
Behavioral Optometry/Vision Therapy
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- one of the oldest devices used in optometry
- used to measure the pressure of fluids inside the eyeball
Tonometer
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- used to measure the refractive error and determine the eyeglass numbers of the patient
Phoropter
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- used to measure the refractive error and to determine the correct prescription of eyeglasses or lenses, where the patient is unable to give sober/voluntary feedback
Retinoscope
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- used to measure the refractive error of the eyes and prescribe lenses
- the patient is required to look into the machine, which has a pctire that moves in and out of focus
Autorefractor
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- it is a physical or digital chart that is placed around 20 feet or 6 meters away from the patient and has alphabets in decreasing order of size
Snellen Chart
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- a device used to capture an imge of the interior surface of the eye typically the retina
Retinal Camera
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- used to examine the interior of the eye
- consists of a light source with built-in mirrors and lenses that is aprticulary effective for examining the retina
Ophthalmoscope
Identify the eye exam tool as described below.
- a high-performance computerized tool used by optometrists to quickly diagnose and identify major visual problems
- it is used among patients as young as six months of age
VT 1 Vision Screener
How many years does Doctor of Optometry (OD) go long for?
six years
What are the courses taught during the first year of ODs?
General Education Courses
What are the following courses tackled during the middle three years?
- Allied Health
- Medical Sciences
- Ocular/Visual Biology
- VIsion Science
- Optics
- Theories and Principles in Optometry
- Ethics
- Jurisprudence and Practice Management
What courses are taught during the last two years of OD?
- Clinical courses
- Clinics
- Research and Internship rotations
To be a licensed OD in the Philippines, a student needs to pass which examination?
Optometrist Licensure Examination
