MODULE 2: ROLE OF A PHARMACIST Flashcards
A person who is PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED to prepare and dispense medicinal agents
PHARMACIST
medication expert
PHARMACISTS
They are responsible for the PREPARATION OF THE DRUG
They know the components of the
medication
They know the different substances to be added
PHARMACISTS
They are also responsible for CONTROL
The product should be in ACCORDANCE with the standard that are set – it shouldn’t be substandard
PHARMACISTS
Are healthcare professionals who help individuals to:
o Protect themselves against diseases
o Maintain good health
o Make the best use of their medications
PHARMACISTS
Means that the pharmacist GOES ALONG THE DOCTORS in making their rounds so they direct contact with the patient and discuss things about their medication (what is it for, usage, effects, etc.)
CLINICAL MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
ROTATION around the hospital, checking of their patients floor by floor, room by room
ROUNDS
it is usually the OUTPATIENT who goes to drugstores without seeing a physician
UNDIAGNOSED
you will usually DISCUSS things about their medication
DIAGNOSED
Being able to IDENTIFY whether we should adjust the DOSE OR THE DOSING INTERVAL
REVIEWING MEDICATION REGIMENS
Make sure to monitor the intake
MONITORING OF TREATMENT REGIMEN
10-STAR PHARMACIST
Caregiver (care provider)
Decision-maker
Communicator
Manager
Life-long learner
Teacher
Leader
Researcher
Agent for positive change
Entrepreneur
From a 7-star pharmacist, it became 10-star pharmacist here in our country by our former dean of CEU, School of Pharmacy and VP for CEU MakatI - ???
DR. OLIVIA LIMUACO
YUNG 3 DINAGDAG NI FORMER CEU DEAN SA 7 SATR PHARMACIST
ENTREPRENEUR
RESEARCHER
AGENT FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
Pharmacist must:
o Be PATIETN-CENTERED
o Provide caring services
Whether these services are clinical,
analytical, technological or regulatory, the pharmacist must be COMFORTABLE INTERACTING with individuals and populations
CARE PROVIDER / CAREGIVER
Pharmacist must:
o View their practice as integrated and continuous with those of the health care system and other health professional
CARE PROVIDER / CAREGIVER
The APPROPRIATE, efficacious and cost of resources should be at the FOUNDATION of the pharmacist’s work
o Resources - personnel, medicines, chemicals, equipment, procedure, and practices
DECISION-MAKER
personnel, medicines, chemicals, equipment, procedure, and practices
RESOURCES
Pharmacist plays a role in setting medicine policy
DECISION-MAKER
Achieving these goals usually requires the ability to EVALUATE, synthesize data and information, and DECIDE upon the MOST APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION
DECISION-MAKER
The pharmacist is in an IDEAL POSITION between physician and patient
o Provide a LINK between them to communicate information on health and medicines to the public
o A pharmacist must be knowledgeable and confident while INTERACTING with other health professionals and the public
COMMUNICATOR
The pharmacist must have EFFECTIVE PATIENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS and it may help provide better pharmaceutical care to the community
o Strong communication skills to ESTABLISH RAPPORT to build a trusting relationship
o They must be able to identify patient’s problem and requirements, ensuring the quality of patients life
COMMUNICATOR
whether the pharmacist finds themself in multidisciplinary (e.g., team) caring situations or in areas where other health care providers are in short supply or non-existent, they are obligated to assume a leadership position in the OVERALL WELFARE of the community
LEADERSHIP
10 LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Communicate and connect effectively
Inspire confidence
Demonstrate high emotional intelligence
Build trust
Promote healthy failures
Expand common ground
Make difficult conversations easy
Manage attention
Empower employees
Deliver constructive feedbaclk
Pharmacist must EFFECTIVELY MANAGE RESOURCES (human, physical and fiscal) and information
They must also BE COMFORTABLE BEING MANAGED BY OTHERS, whether an employer or the manager/leader of a health care team
MANAGER
The concepts, principles and commitment to life-long learning must begin while attending pharmacy school and must be supported throughout the pharmacist’s career.
Pharmacists should learn how to LEARN
CPD units is required for the renewal of license
LIFE LONG LEARNER
required for the renewal of license
CPD UNITS
Pharmacist has a responsibility to ASSIST WITH THE EDUCATION and training of future generations of pharmacist
Not only in the academic but also in their workplace or as preceptors of internship
TEACHER