PHARMACY -INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS

PHARMACY
-DEFINITION
-STUDY
-CLASSES
-CAREER IN PHARMACY

1. PHARMACY CUSTOMER PHARMACIST/ MEDICAL PRACTITIONER

2. P HARMACY A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SUBJECT Pharmacy  is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing  drugs . It is a  health profession  that links  health sciences  with  chemical sciences  and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of  pharmaceutical drugs

3. PHARMACIST :- Person qualified to prepare and dispense Drugs Licensed Drug Dealer

4. Description Education required Doctor of Pharmacy ,  Master of Pharmacy ,  Bachelor of Pharmacy Diploma in Pharmacy Occupation Names Pharmacist, Chemist, Doctor of Pharmacy, Druggist, Apothecary or simply  Doctor Professional Activity sectors health care ,  health sciences ,  chemical sciences

5. Pharmacy technicians support the work of pharmacists and other health professionals by performing a variety of pharmacy related functions, including dispensing prescription drugs and other medical devices to patients and instructing on their use . They may also perform administrative duties in pharmaceutical practice, such as reviewing prescription requests with medic's offices and insurance companies to ensure correct medications are provided and payment is received. A Pharmacy Technician in the UK has recently been referred to by some as a professional. Legislation requires the supervision of certain pharmacy technician's activities by a pharmacist . The majority of pharmacy technicians work in community pharmacies. In hospital pharmacies, pharmacy technicians may be managed by other senior pharmacy technicians. In the UK the role of a PhT in hospital pharmacy has grown and responsibility has been passed on to them to manage the pharmacy department and specialised areas in pharmacy practice allowing pharmacists the time to specialise in their expert field as medication consultants spending more time working with patients and in research. Pharmacy technicians are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The GPhC is the regulator of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises. In the US, pharmacy technicians perform their duties under supervision of pharmacists. Although they may perform, under supervision, most dispensing, compounding and other tasks, they are not generally allowed to perform the role of counseling patients on the proper use of their medications. Pharmacy technicians

6. History The earliest known compilation of medicinal substances was the  Sushruta Samhita , an Indian  Ayurvedic treatise  attributed to  Sushruta  in the 6th century BC. However, the earliest text as preserved dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD.

7. Pharmaceutical sciences Pharmacology : the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs on  human beings . Pharmacodynamics : the study of the cellular and molecular interactions of drugs with their  receptors . Simply "What the drug does to the body"  Pharmacokinetics : the study of the factors that control the concentration of drug at various sites in the body. Simply "What the body does to the drug" Pharmaceutical toxicology : the study of the harmful or toxic effects of drugs. Pharmacogenomics : the study of the  inheritance  of characteristic patterns of interaction between drugs and organisms  Pharmaceutical chemistry : the study of  drug design  to optimize pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and  synthesis  of new  drug molecules  ( Medicinal Chemistry ). Pharmaceutics : the study and design of  drug formulation  for optimum  delivery ,  stability , pharmacokinetics, and  patient acceptance [ Pharmacognosy : the study of medicines derived from natural sources  .

8. Community pharmacy Hospital pharmacy Clinical pharmacy Ambulatory care pharmacy Compounding pharmacy Consultant pharmacy Internet pharmacy Veterinary pharmacy Nuclear pharmacy Military pharmacy P harmacy informatics Specialty pharmacy PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY

9. DRUGS PHARMACOLOGY

10. Jobs where your degree would be useful include : Clinical research associate. Higher education lecturer. Medical sales representative. Pharmacologist . Product/process development scientist. Regulatory affairs officer. Research scientist (life sciences) Science writer.

11.                     Rod of Asclepius , the internationally recognised symbol of medicine                                           The mortar and pestle, used in the United States and Canada                           A hanging  Show globe , formerly used in the United States SYMBOL-USED IN PHARMACY

12. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Core Evidence Current Drug Metabolism Drug Delivery Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy Drug Metabolism Reviews European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology Expert Opinion on Drug Safety Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets PHARMACY JOURNALS

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