A study in mice found that a deficiency of those vitamins helped the body kill tumor cells more efficiently." (American Cancer Society, Inc
By getting into the program, I hope to learn how to provide the best medical care to every individual based on the current therapies that are available. Medicine is always changing (Lakely, 2003; Reichers, Wanous, & Austin, 1997; Schein, 1992), and I want to be part of the excitement of that change
S. Prescription drug benefits are a serious concern for many Americans, including a large number of seniors (Wellner, 2004; Zacharias, et al
In July 2004, according to a report issued by the FDA, counterfeit versions of Merck's cholesterol medication Zocor (simvastatin), as well as carisoprodol, a genetic muscle relaxer, were imported from Mexico by Americans looking for cheap prescription drugs. Tests on the drugs, however, showed the counterfeit Zocor did not contain any active ingredients, and the counterfeit carisoprodol differed in potency compared with the authentic product (Kirsche, p
While this issue in the United States is still rare, the number of investigations are on the rise. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the number of counterfeit drug investigations has risen from an average of five per year in the 1990s to more than 20 per year since 2000 (Genuario, 2004, p
Current Conversations The pharmaceutical industry and thus the pharmaceutical discourse community as a whole is driven by a great deal of innovation in ongoing research meaning there are always a great number of conversations occurring within the discourse community. Current issues, some of which suggest that a fundamental shift in the discourse community, include changing demographics in the taking of medications and consumption of pharmaceuticals, new sources of pharmaceutical compounds that had previously gone underutilized or summarily discounted and a host of other changing trends in pharmaceutical production and delivery (Humer 2005)
Natural Drugs One area that is of great interest to many in the pharmaceutical discourse community is the use of natural substances and compounds in pharmaceutical production. Though also quite controversial due to the environmental degradation that is created by any industrial interest in the natural world, pharmaceutical researchers are increasingly turning to plants and other naturally created compounds for the development of new pharmaceuticals (Newman & Cragg 2007)
Lack of first aid kits within the pharmacy is also a physical risk, especially to patients and staff. Other threats that require physical security enhancement may include; power loss, armed attack by intruders in the premises, disorderly conduct, assault on the staff, burglary and robbery, internal diversion and theft and many others (Fennelly, 2012)
This information may range from patient identifications that are personal, details of the pharmacy firm including its insurance data, history that is written especially regarding patient prescriptions, patient information that is sensitive in case it is exposed to the public, access codes and numbers and others. This information could be protected in different ways such as adoption of either electronic or procedural security measures (Finefrock, 2008)
Mitigating risks is also known as control analysis in some cases because it entails control measures as opposed to corrective ones. This method is recommended because it is cost friendly when compared with other strategies (Flammini, 2012)
The windows should be grilled and situated strategically to avoid access to the building through the windows. The backdoor is to be used by employees only, and non-employees should be restricted from using the door to ensure information is not discarded and that no materials are carried from the pharmacy through the back door (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 1998)
Medicare and Medicaid are similar in their approaches with working with computer monitoring and funding programs for seniors to access generic and brand name medications for a fraction of their original costs; whereas, the Ohio Patient Safety Institute works independently to predominately provide tailored and cost effective training for proper medication usage. It is essentially "the use of multiple medications," which ca often lead to problematic consequences (Bushardt et al
Our elders deserve the respect of appropriate and successful treatment and preventative measures to help reduce the risk of complications associated with polypharmacy. As such, the goal of policy aimed at reducing this practice tries to formulate a more active plan for keeping track of patient records and keeping costs of medications down in order to prevent patients from skipping doses (Lorenz, 2012)
Preparing for a Career and Compensation as a Pharmacy Technician. Some educational institutions offer coursework that qualifies individuals as pharmacy technicians upon graduation (Black, 2000)
For instance, in their essay, "Revitalizing High Schools: What the School-to-Career Movement Can Contribute," Goldberger and Kazis (1996) report that Boston offers a program wherein high school students spend the last one or two years of high school rotating through at least three different areas of a hospital, learning skills in the context of paid training experiences; six months before graduation, seniors elect a career path. For those students that elect to work full-time or to pursue less than an associate's degree will have access to such hospital jobs as multi-skilled patient-care technician or pharmacy technician with some experience under their belts (Goldberger & Kazis 547)
Typical Duties and Responsibilities of Pharmacy Technicians. Many tertiary and larger healthcare facilities provide some type of incremental steps in their career paths for pharmacy technician that provide for increasing levels of responsibility and compensation (Mckelvey & Peters 144)
The curriculum includes how to counsel customers and contains in-depth study of medical conditions and how to respond to customer concerns meeting a higher level of satisfaction. Hiring practices were reviewed and partnerships with local and state employment led to a more secure better trained workforce (Johnsen 2002)
These are among the primary considerations that hospital and clinic administrators, board members, and other financially involved owners and officers of the medical facility must take into account when determining whether an existing pharmacy should be kept in operation or closed (Langabeer 2005). The financial reports that would be useful in helping to forecast the future cost and revenue potentials of a pharmacy include detailed annual reports form the medical facility that includes cost breakdowns and specific revenue streams, as well as departmental cost reports (Desselle & Zgarrick 2005)
Understanding the balance of these effects in a specific organization is key to determining cost effectiveness. Just as there are many ways in which the maintaining of an in-hospital or in-clinic pharmacy affects overall operations in a medical facility, there are also many ways in which the finances of that medical facility are affected by this pharmacy, which provides a variety of different ways to measure and analyze the cost considerations of pharmacy operation (Langabeer 2005)
The operation of in-hospital pharmacies can have numerous effects on overall operations management at the facility. Typically, in-hospital or in-clinic pharmacies must serve both in-patient and out-patient populations, with a heavier emphasis on the former (Stephens 2006)