Personal Essay Pharmacy is an exciting, evolving, and indispensable branch of modern day health care. I first began to consider the pharmacy profession while researching and taking career aptitude tests in my eighth grade science class. During a school career fair, I listened to a pharmacy manager promote the profession. Not long after hearing about her passion for her career, I had a strong feeling that pharmaceutics and specifically the Doctor of Pharmacy Program were the direction I wanted
Pharmacy combines the unique blend of working as a healthcare professional whilst interacting with patients and within a team of staff members. The profession provides a great environment in which i can work directly with patients, forming a strong relationship. It allows me to become n important member of the healthcare team, especially for my local community. I am excited to become a part of the innovative and rapidly developing profession of pharmacy as it opens up a versatile range of opportunities
arithmetic used in pharmacies, recordkeeping, ways of dispensing medications, and pharmacy law and ethics. Technicians also learn the names, uses, and doses of medications. Most programs also include clinical experience opportunities, in which students gain hands-on experience in a pharmacy. Programs last longer and lead to an associate’s degree. They cover a variety of subjects, such as arithmetic used in pharmacies, recordkeeping, ways of dispensing medications, and pharmacy law and ethics
Apollo Pharmacy is a locally owned independent pharmacy based in downtown Savannah, Georgia. Established in 2016, it launched with goals to become the “most trusted name in the world of pharmacy”. With ambitions of catering the best possible care, Apollo Pharmacy is invested in the profession and exceptional patient care. Apollo Pharmacy serves patients with vaccines, flu shots, vitamins, herbs, over-the-counter products, diabetic supplies, and prescription needs. Additionally, Apollo Pharmacy provides
my P-3 year, I got to explore many opportunities to get involved and take an active part in the Pharmacy program so far. Recently, I have found myself having great interests in pharmacy organizations such as in American Pharmacists Association (APhA-ASP). I have attended almost all Professional Development Program so far. I have learned about myself that I want to play an active role in the pharmacy area besides studying or working. I am very much interested in leadership roles and I am developing
Exploring Community Pharmacies and Their Role in Health Promotion A community pharmacy is vital part within the healthcare system when it comes to health promotion. Pharmacists are an excellent resource when it comes to educating patients with medication knowledge, and directing patients towards the proper procedure of taking their prescribed medication. On Saturday, January 20th, 2018, military time 1909, I visited the pharmacy section of a Shoppers Drug Mart located on Kingsway and Nanaimo in Vancouver
For my career choice, I have chosen pharmacy technician. Pharmacy technician was not my first choice, my first choice was to go into forensic, but then I realized forensic was not really for me. I’ve come to the conclusion that all I really wanted to do is to help people and be in a lab. I have always enjoyed science, so I needed something that would let me do what I love but also allow me to help out my fellow citizens. Being able to go into pharmacy tech at West Virginia Junior College is going
I have always been passionate about helping others; the field of pharmacy and the critical role pharmacists play in promoting health, and wellness is what initially brought me to this profession. As I strive to impact and improve people’s health and wellness, I believe pharmacy is the perfect career choice. My education and experience as a pharmacy technician introduced me to many new concepts that piqued my curiosity about medication discovery. As my excitement and passion grew, I researched various
Pharmacy Intervention Cost Savings Pharmacists are valuable members of the healthcare setting and are integral members of clinical practice. Their expertise and interventions during the medication-use process help minimize the risk of adverse reactions, improve health outcomes associated with drug therapy, and significantly lower hospital costs. Adverse drug events experienced by hospital patients have been shown to increase morbidity and mortality, prolong the length of hospital stay, and increase
In the pharmacy field there are a lot of different duties that you are responsible for. In completing the virtual scenarios for pharmacy technicians I learned a lot of different scenarios and responsibilities. I’m hoping to be able to, one day, bring this knowledge to a place of employment and learn to grow with the knowledge that I have already learned. In this paper I will be discussing the things I have learned that I believe will help me within this position. Inventory management is very important
For many years, I have been looking forward to studying a degree program in Pharmacy. My interest in this program has mainly been influenced by my exposure to many challenges that are affecting my society with regard to improvement of their health. Some countries in the world have adopted education of pharmacology to curb such cases but other countries have not. Korea is one of the countries that have not yet adopted this system. Although South Korea is one of the countries that has good quality
kinds of dangerous but often overlooked interactions, warned patients and their doctors, and sought alternatives. Eager to learn more about the profession, I took the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam after spending my winter break with Mosby’s Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice. I passed and began working as a pharmacy technician at Walgreens. It only took a short time to realize I didn’t want to be a pharmacist. While I enjoyed working as a part of a supportive healthcare team, I
Customer Value Stores Pharmacy (CVS) was the first customer value store in Lowell, Massachusetts and was founded back in year 1963. As of 2002 CVS expanded and was considered to be one of America's largest retail drugstore chains with over 4,000 stores in different locations around. Research shows that it had revenue of $24.2 billion with a growth of 9% and over two-thirds of revenue where proven to be generated by the pharmacies. The Pharmacy Service Initiative (PSI) shows that there was high percentage
The scope of the UBC Pharmacy Practice Residency Program is to provide residents with the structured, strong and varied learning opportunities needed to develop the scientific background, talents and professional attributes necessary for direct patient care roles and innovative practice of pharmacy. The program focused on institutional pharmacy practice and designed to provide residents with unique opportunities to practice within the variety of sites and patient care settings encompassed by vast
first year pharmacy students, we had a great opportunity last Thursday being exposed to guest speakers from varied pharmacy career paths. The guest pharmacy speaker panel experience positively impacted my knowledge of the career options and professional development in the pharmacy profession. During this event, I had the chance to learn more about the aspects of retail pharmacy as well as the hospital pharmacy practices. My interest in retail pharmacy stems from my experience as a pharmacy technician
My career I chose is pharmacy technician. I think I would like to become a pharmacy tech because I like to be one on one with someone. Another reason I would like to become one is because I could work in any pharmacy. Being a pharmacy technician would allow me to have a flexible schedule. It would also be good I the future because later I could go back and get a degree in pharmacy. A pharmacy technician would help licensed pharmacists dispense prescriptions medication to customers or health professionals
I chose Pharmacy Tech because my life involves around medication and my family. So as I was growing up, I always helped my family which are my number 1 priority. When I was in first grade at the age of six years old, I tend to get sick a lot of times. So when I did get sick my aunt will go buy me some OTC children’s ibuprofen for my fever’s, then I will read the directions on how to take it, and read the package insert that involves the warning on what not to take with the medication, and side effects
experience with the pharmacists I worked with at Target Pharmacy have propelled me towards this field. Pharmacists are the vital link between a medical practitioner and a patient, so it is imperative that the relationship is built on trust, ensures patient safety and also focuses on customer service. I credit my motivation to study pharmacy with an emphasis on community pharmacy, to my work as a pharmacy technician at Target Pharmacy. Pharmacy in the retail environment involves the interaction of regular
The fall semester of 2015, I served my first Introductory Pharmacy Practice (IPPE) at North Florida Veteran’s Affairs (VA). It was my first experience in a retail/clinical setting. I was able to work with several different pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. My preceptor was Pharmacist Donnie Johnson. As I got more acquainted with the pharmacy system used at the Veteran’s Affairs, I gained well-needed clarity and knowledge on my career pursuit. The North Florida Veteran’s Affairs is one of the
I am currently studying for and working to become more active in the pharmacy line of work. As a potential future student Pharmacy Technician I am studying medical terminology and also memorizing the vast majority of the primary drug companies and their products to help me become a certified Pharmacy Technician. For example, I have to know the difference between a Schedule IV drug and a Schedule II drug and also provide an example of each; in this case Lorazepam versus OxyContin. I also have to know