Who are the drug information experts?
Pharmacists.
T or F
Nurses know more about medications than pharmacists?
False, No one knows more about medication than pharmacists.
List the role of the pharmacists:
1- Prepare medication.
2- Dispense medication.
3- Counsel patients.
4- Monitor outcomes.
Role of modern pharmacists:
1- To provide medication information.
2- Prevent medication problems.
What are the 4 evolution stages of the pharmacist’s role?
1- Traditional era
2- Scientific era
3- Clinical era
4- Pharmaceticual care era
What is the traditional era?
Formulation and dispensing of drugs from natural sources.
What science is involved in the traditional era? Define it:
Pharmacognosy, it is defined as the science of studying the medicinal properties of natural products from animal plants and minerals.
In which era pharmacognosy is found?
Traditional era
Define Galenical pharmacy and in which era was it found?
A science dealing with techniques for preparing medications, and it was found in the traditional era.
What happened or changed during the scientific era?
- Drugs were prepared in factories.
- Development or emergence of the pharmaceutical industry.
- Pharmacy education emphasized science.
When did the scientific era begin?
It began after world war 2.
What sciences are involved in the scientific era?
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics
Define pharmacology and pharmaceutics:
- Pharmacology is the study of the effect of the drugs in the body, their mechanism, and side effect.
- Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage forms.
When does clinical pharmacy appear?
In the clinical era.
What sciences are involved in the clinical era?
1- Pharmacokinetics
2- Pathophysiology
Define Pharmacokinetics and Pathophysiology:
- Pharmacokinetics the activity of the drug within the body includes absorption, metabolism, and elimination.
- Pathophysiology the study of disease and illness affecting normal body function.
Who defined pharmaceutical care?
Helper and strand.
Define Pharmaceutical care:
It is the philosophy that expanded the pharmacist’s role to include suitable medication to achieve positive outcomes.
What does the Pharmaceutical care include:
1- Regulating dose and monitoring response to therapy.
2- Educating patients and dispensing prescriptions.
Why choose a career in pharmacy?
1- Respecected career 2- Continous learning 3- A part of the health care team 5- Excellent earning 6- Trusted profession
What does Pharmacy give pharmacists:
1- Satisfaction
2- Credibility
3- Rewarding
4- Flexibility
List the career option to the pharmacists:
- Hospital pharmacy
- Community pharmacy
- Retail pharmacy
- Industrial pharmacy
- Veterinary pharmacy
- Academic pharmacy
- Regulatory pharmacy
Professionals who wish to be associated with the hospital can go for:
Hospital pharmacy
What is the role of pharmacists that work in hospital pharmacy?
They can provide doctors and nurses with effective advice on medicine.
