Pharmacy Profession Flashcards
Define Pharmacy
The art and science of preparing, dispensing and proper utilization of medications and the provision of drug-related information to the public
Define drug
A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease
Define pharmacist
A health-care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements
What does the pharmacy education involve?
Combination of academic coursework and practical training
What are the pharmaceutical sciences?
Medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology,pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmaceutical microbiology, pharmacotherapy of specific diseases
What are examples of Pharmacy practice?
Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy law and ethics, patient counseling, drug information and literature evaluation
What are examples of biomedical sciences?
Anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, immunology
What are examples of clinical experiences?
Introductory Pharmacy practice experience, advanced Pharmacy practice experience, pharmaceutical industry
What is one of the primary roles of pharmacists?
Dispense prescription medications accurately and safely
What is patient counseling in pharmacy?
Counseling patients about their medications
Proper medication use, potential side effects, drug interactions
What does counceling help with?
Ensure that patients understand their treatment plans and can use medications safely and effectively
What is medication management?
Help optimize drug therapy by collaborating with healthcare provider to select the most appropriate medications for individual patients
What do pharmacists monitor?
Medication regimens, adjust dosages and provide guidance on medication adherence
Pharmacist are a valuable source of what?
Drug information
What drug information does the pharmacist provide?
They stay updated on the latest developments in pharmacology
Provide information on drug interactions, adverse effects, dosage recommendations, and alternative therapies
What do pharmacists contribute to?
Drug formulary management in health care settings
What does compounding involve?
Preparing customized medications for patients when commercially available products are not suitable or available
What are compounded medications prepared based on?
Specific patient needs and require specialized knowledge and skills
What do pharmacist in pharmaceutical industry contribute to?
Drug development, conduct clinical trials, work in regulatory affairs, quality control
What crucial role do pharmacists in the industry play?
Drug manufacturing, distribution, and marketing
What does pharmacist do in research and academia?
Conduct studies, contribute to scientific literature and work to advance the field of pharmacy
Teach pharmacy students, train future pharmacists and contribute to the development of pharmacy curricula
What is meant by Healthcare team collaboration?
Pharmacist collaborate with other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care, by participating in interdisciplinary teams, providing expertise on medication-related issues
How do pharmacist contribute to public health initiative?
By promoting preventive healthcare, administering vaccinations, conducting health screenings, and providing counseling on lifestyle modifications and disease management
What are the different pharmacist careers?
Community pharmacist, Hospital pharmacist, clinical pharmacist, industrial pharmacist, medical representative, academic, government and regulatory agencies
What is community pharmacist?
Work in public pharmacy, dispense prescription medications, offer expertise in the safe use of prescriptions, provide advice on how to lead a healthy lifestyle
What is hospital pharmacist?
Dispense medications and provides advice and information to medical and nursing staff on their use
What is clinical pharmacist?
Work in healthcare field and have the main role in drug prescription
Specialty trained practitioners who provide direct patient care and comprehensive medication management
What is industrial pharmacist?
Involved in the discovery and development of safe, effective medicines
Can work at any stage of the process → research, development, clinical trials, overseeing production, quality testing, marketing
What is medical Representative pharmacist?
Their job is to promote and sell their company’s products, drugs or medical equipment
Customers can include doctors, nurses and pharmacists
They increase product awareness, answer queries,provide advice and introduce new products
What is academic pharmacist?
Educate, train, assess and develop pharmacy students, pre-registration trainees, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals
What is government and regulatory agencies?
Pharmacist contribute to public health by working for agencies such as FDA or CDC
What is meant by seven-star pharmacist?
Specific knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviors in support of their roles
List the roles of the seven star pharmacist
Care giver, decision-maker, communicator, leader, manager, life long learner, teacher
What is meant by care giver?
Pharmacist provides caring services, must be comfortable interacting with individuals and populations, must view their practice as integrated and continuous with those of the health care system
What is meant by decision-maker?
Appropriate, efficacious and cost effective use of resources, which is achieved by ability to evaluate, synthesize and decide upon the most appropriate course of action
What is meant by communicator?
Knowledgeable and confident while interacting with other health professionals and the public
Communication involves verbal, non-verbal, listening and writing skills
What is meant by a leader?
Obligated to assume a leadership position in the overall welfare of the community
Leadership involves compassion and empathy, ability to make decisions, communicate and manage effectively
What is meant by manager?
Pharmacist must effectively manage resources and information
Comfortable being managed by others
What is meant by life-long-learner?
The concepts, principles and commitment to lifelong learning from the pharmacy school and throughout the whole career
What is meant by teacher?
Pharmacist has a responsibility to assist with the education and training of future generations of pharmacists
What does scope of pharmacy include?
Dispensing medication, patient counseling, medication management, drug information, compounding, pharmaceutical industry, research and academia, healthcare team collaboration, public health
