Conclusion

       I did a research on pharmacy because that's what I want to be in the future. While I did the research I discovered things that i didn't know and that's so helpful for me. I enjoyed doing this blog, I've never do one before and I like the concept. I hope you like it.

Pharmacy technicians

       

       Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists dispense prescription medication to customers or health professionals. They work in retail pharmacies and hospitals. Pharmacy technicians typically do the following:

• Take the information needed to fill a prescription from customers or health professionals
• Measure amounts of medication for prescriptions
• Package and label prescriptions
• Organize inventory and alert pharmacists to any shortages of medications or supplies
• Accept payment for prescriptions and process insurance claims
• Enter customer or patient information, including any prescriptions taken, into a computer system
• Answer phone calls from customers
• Arrange for customers to speak with pharmacists if customers have questions about medications or health matters

       Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of pharmacists, who must review prescriptions before they are given to patients. In most states, technicians can compound or mix some medications and call physicians for prescription refill authorizations. Technicians also may need to operate automated dispensing equipment when filling prescription orders.

Pharmacotherapy

       Pharmacotherapy is that area of pharmacy practice that is responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate, and economical use of drugs in patient care. Pharmacotherapy, when used with regard to substance dependence refers to the replacement of a person’s drug of choice with a legally prescribed and dispensed substitute. There are pharmacotherapies for those experiencing difficulties with a range of medical conditions, but the information provided here is intended for people with a problematic opioid dependency.

       While that is easily said, it is actually more difficult to implement in a safe and effective manner to a wide variety of patients and settings. Why? Every patient is unique. In addition, the growing list of new and existing medications makes it more complicated to use the right medication for a particular patient's problem. Drugs are selected based on characteristics of the drug (efficacy, safety profile, route of administration, route of elimination, dosing frequency, cost) and of the patient (age, sex, other medical problems, likelihood of pregnancy, ethnicity, other genetic determinants). Risks and benefits of the drug are also assessed; every drug poses some risk.

       Response to a drug depends partly on the patient’s characteristics and behaviors (consumption of foods or supplements; adherence to a dosing regimen; differences in metabolism due to age, sex, race, genetic polymorphisms, or hepatic or renal insufficiency), coexistence of other disorders, and use of other drugs.

Medication and pharmacy

       Medicines fall into three different categories: general sale or over-the-counter, pharmacy only and prescription only. Sometimes these categories change over time, or a medicine may change status.

Over-the-counter

      Common treatments for minor complaints which are not serious enough to seek the advice of a pharmacist are known as over-the-counter or being on the 'general sales list. These can be bought without a problem in shops or drug store etc. These include painkillers, such as paracetamol or aspirin, cold remedies and constipation relief products. Just because these medicines are widely available doesn’t generally mean they are less strong than prescribed treatments, and there's still a possible danger of overdose or side effects.

Pharmacy medicine

      These are medicines which don't need a prescription and can be bought from a pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist. They are not out on the main shop shelves, but kept behind the counter to ensure they are only sold by a pharmacist or another member who will have checked they are appropriate for the condition and age of the person.

Prescription-only medicines

       These medicines can only be prescribed by a doctor, dentist or other qualified medical professional. Appropriately trained physiotherapists and podiatrists can prescribe medicines such as pain relief to their patients. The prescription is taken to the pharmacy. Examples of prescription-only medicines include antibiotics and blood pressure medications.

Pharmacy technology

       Over the past 40 years, technology has had a major impact on the working lives of millions of people. Many industries have embraced computer technology because of the benefits of automated information processing. Electronic health records (EHRs) offer excellent opportunities for the advancement of patient care by pharmacists and patients themselves. This program integrates clinical information with pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, appointments, and billing information. the EHR is interfaced with the pharmacy dispensing system, allowing for electronic transmission and processing of prescriptions, drug allergies, and refill requests and approvals. This process speeds up dispensing considerably and results in a marked decrease in errors associated with handwriting interpretation.

       Technicians use machines and instruments to help them manage their workload. Familiarizing yourself with these instruments can help you become more knowledgeable, more efficient and more accurate. Read to find out more about these four important machines. Some of the most common instruments are:

• Autoclave: This is an important machine for keeping a pharmacy clean and running efficiently. Pharmacy technicians use the autoclave to sterilize their equipment and tools. The autoclave ensures that there is no cross-contamination between drugs. It also stops the spread of germs. The machine cleans the tools with high-pressure steam that creates a temperature of more than 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Liquid-Filling Machines: Pharmacy technicians can use these machines to automatically fill liquid prescriptions, such as cough syrup. The machine measures out the right amount to accurately fill vials and bottles for customers.

• Tablet-Counting Machine: The primary job of a pharmacy technician is to help the pharmacist fill medical prescriptions. These prescriptions are most often for pills – making the tablet-counting machine one of the most crucial tools for day-to-day work at a pharmacy. The machine counts pills quickly and accurately by using a vibrating plate to drop pills onto a scale until the desired amount is reached. This saves you time because you don’t have to count the pills by hand.

• Tablet Hardness Tester: Another important machine for pill prescriptions is a tablet hardness tester machine, which is a handheld device that measures the hardness and friability, or fragility, of tablets. Hardness is among the five essential tablet qualities to test (along with thickness, width, diameter and weight) and it is important to test because it allows pharmacists to gauge the ability of a tablet to avoid breaking apart during transportation.