pharmacist and ther profession - #1 Flashcards
what occurred during the transitional period
1) pure food and drug act 1906
2) food drug and cosmetic act 1938
3) pharmacy education: 4 years bs degree
3) pharmacists prepared, evaluated drug product, and recommend treatment and patient education
major periods of pharmacy practice
traditional 1900-1940
transitional 1940-1970
patient-care 1970-present
in the transitional period (1940-1970), 3 major forces that influenced the movement away from tradition era were:
technical advances
creation of legend drugs in 1951
boundaries set by the profession
in APha code of ethics, its states that the primary obligation of pharmacy is what?
1) service
2) safeguarding the preparation
4) compounding
5) dispensing of drugs
6) storage
7) handling of drugs
what does the APha state that the pharmacist CANNOT do?
cannot discuss the therapeutic effects or composition of the prescription with a patient. The must must ask a qualified practioner
events of the transitional period
1) pharmacist becomes dispenser of pre-fabricated drugs
2) BS program extended 5 years
3) product-focused practice
4) 1st signs of identity crisis in profession: overeducated & underutilized
important dates of the transition period and its significance
- emergence of hospital pharmacy 1950s
- birth of clinical pharmacy 1960
- ninth floor project at UCSF medical center 1966
Era that is also known as “Count, Pour, Lick and Stick”
transitional period
Donal Brodie stated in 1965:(3)
- goal of pharmacy must be safe use of drugs by public
- function of pharmacy is clinical in nature
- identified as drug use control
ninth floor project at UCSF medical center
applied concept of hospital pharmacy and drug use control
hospital pharmacists introduced clinical pharmacy
clinical pharmacy during transitional period signified what
major reconstructive movement
initially not well received until a few decades passed
what occurred during the end of the transitional period
professional diversity
rapid expansion of function
change in APha code of ethics in 1969
what changes were made to the APha code of ethics
health and safety of patient first
render full measure of their ability as an essential health practitioner to the patient
patient care period 1970-present
1) pharmacy in search for a role
considered businessmen
2) not prepared to communicate with physicians, patients, HC professional
3) resentment between clinical and nonclinical sectors
4) drug misadventures and patient noncompliance costly - pharmacist should be the one to address
pharmaceutical care - hepler & strand 1990, responsible for:
provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patients quality of life:
- cure disease
- arresting or slowing down disease
- reduction/elimination of symptoms
- preventing disease or symptom