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Dispensing, Pharmacists And Pharmacy Technicians
what is a pharmacists responsibility? - ️️ensure patient's medication therapy is
warranted, effective, safe and that patient is willing and able to obtain and use
medications correctly
where do pharmacists work? - ️️community pharmacies- independently owned orpart of a national drugstore...
Dispensing, pharmacists and pharmacy
technicians
what is a pharmacists responsibility? - ✔️✔️ensure patient's medication therapy is
warranted, effective, safe and that patient is willing and able to obtain and use
medications correctly
where do pharmacists work? - ✔️✔️community pharmacies- independently owned or-
part of a national drugstore, supermarket, department store chain, hospitals, MCOs,
home health agencies, clinics, government health services organization and
pharmaceutical manufacturers
what is the traditional role of pharmacists? - ✔️✔️to dispense medicines by physicians,
dentists, podiatrists and provide consultation on proper selection and use of medicine
what are the licensure requirements of pharmacists? - ✔️✔️all states require a license
to practice pharmacy
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PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) degree, requiring a minimum of 6 years of
postsecondary education, has not become the standard
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graduation from an accredited pharmacy program
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need to successfully complete a state board exam upon graduation
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practical experience or completion of supervised internship hours- state board of
pharmacy oversees this process and continuing education for licensure renewal
who are pharmacists? - ✔️✔️generally generalists but some are specialists
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hold salaried positions
what are some pharmacy specialties? - ✔️✔️pharmacotherapist- drug therapy and
work closely with physicians
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nutrition support pharmacist- determines and prepare drugs needed for nutritional
therapy
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radiopharmacists/ nuclear pharmacists- produce radioactive drugs used for patient
diagnosis and therapy
, what is the modern role of a pharmacist? - ✔️✔️expanded over the last 2 decades from
preparation and dispensing of prescriptions to include drug product education and
serving as experts on specific drugs, drug interactions and generic drug substitution
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in half of all states, they have authority to initiate or modify drug treatment if they have
collaborative agreements with physicians
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play critical role in informing consumers about prescription drugs and their potential
misuse
what is the level of accessibility of pharmacists? - ✔️✔️one of the most accessible
healthcare professionals because nature of pharmacy locations in nearly all
communities
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pharmacies are very accessible to communities in form of chain retailers (CVS,
Walgreens, etc), grocery stores and those that are independently owned
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also located inside hospitals, long-term care facilities and mail order facilities
what are mail order facilities? - ✔️✔️when patients elect this, the prescriptions are filled
in a central location and mailed to the patient's home
what is the required education and licensure of pharmacists? - ✔️✔️2-4 years of pre-
pharmacy coursework
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PharmD degree (4 years)
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residency of specialty area (optional; 1-2 years)
what is the role of community pharmacists? - ✔️✔️dispense drugs for patient's outside
the hospital
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administer immunizations
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screening and patient education for chronic disease
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counsels patients
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runs a business--> hires and supervises employees, maintains inventory, deals with
insurance companies
what is the role of hospital (health-system) pharmacists? - ✔️✔️dispenses oral
medications
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prepares and dispenses intravenous or parenteral medications
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