Community Pharmacy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The post Understanding the Role of Your Pharmacist in Medication Management: Tips for Better Health appeared first on Community Pharmacy. How Pharmacists Make Medication Management Easy Beyond filling prescriptions, pharmacists are medication experts who give guidance on how to ensure medicine is taken correctly.

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RX Note

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

#Drafting Introduction Much of the public's perception of a pharmacist's role is shaped by their interactions in the ward and outpatient or community pharmacies. However, a significant number of dedicated pharmacists work diligently in inpatient settings, ensuring accurate medication dispensing to hospitalized patients.

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Community Pharmacy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Since 2004, October has been highlighted as American Pharmacist Month , a time to recognize and celebrate the profession of pharmacy. Combining the cutting edge of medical science and chemistry, pharmacists for centuries have played a key role in local communities.

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RX Note

MARCH 10, 2023

Many customers at community pharmacy only recognize their drugs by brand names. Uses and off-label use (with recommended dosage) Oral medication administration Advice to patients and Essential points, such as adverse drug reaction and role in therapy. The information is organised in following sequence (where appropriate).

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

Introduction All things are poison, and nothing is without poison, the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison. -- Paracelsus On 21 July 2022, The Dewan Rakyat approved amendments to the Poisons Act 1952. Below are examples of Group C poisons that you may encounter in community pharmacy setting.

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RX Note

JANUARY 21, 2023

Adverse Drug Reaction Drug Induced Diseases, 2018 Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs, 2015 Antibiotics The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, 2022 Breastfeeding Briggs' Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, 2021 Hale's Medications and Mothers' Milk, 2021 Clinical Practice Applied Therapeutics, 2018 Conn’s Current Therapy, 2022 Current Medical Diagnosis (..)

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RX Note

AUGUST 25, 2024

A quick question: Do you know the common dosage of St. However, at community pharmacies , customers frequently ask about supplements, such as: Are there any supplements that can improve blood circulation? The situation is further complicated by the wide range of doses and preparations used in clinical studies.

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Digital Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This complexity could involve taking medications with specific timing or dosage requirements, dealing with potential drug interactions, or experiencing side effects. Embracing technology is not just about innovation; it’s about enhancing the well-being of patients and the ensuring the success of community pharmacies for years to come.

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Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Communication Community Pharmacies Dosage 52

RX Note

JUNE 30, 2023

He was seeking guidance on the appropriate oral dosage for a CKD patient with creatinine clearance (CrCl) of 0.41ml/min. CrCl 30 to 80 ml/minute: No dosage adjustment necessary. Similarly, in community pharmacy, you may come across patients seeking acute gout treatment.

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RX Note

JUNE 30, 2023

In outpatient pharmacy , we receive prescriptions from various clinics within the hospital, including general medical, surgical, ophthalmology, dermatology, rheumatology, paediatrics, neurology, nephrology and more. Moreover, this experience will be useful if you ever venture into community pharmacy later on.

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RX Note

JUNE 21, 2023

Miconazole oral gel The dosage of the miconazole oral gel is 4 times a day in all age groups (licensed for children >4 months of age), although the volume administered varies, depending on the age of the patient.

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RX Note

JANUARY 11, 2024

The dosage of all products marketed for dry eye is largely dependent on the patient's need for lubrication, and is therefore given on an as-needed basis. Evidence of superior efficacy among any of the ophthalmic lubricants is lacking.

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ID Stewardship

AUGUST 1, 2023

Currently, it is not possible to buy antimicrobial drugs from community pharmacies without a prescription. In our country, important steps have been taken to limit the use of antimicrobial drugs not only in hospitals but also outside the hospital. and Enterobacterales in our hospitals.

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RX Note

AUGUST 26, 2023

NOTE: Chemicals in tobacco smoke increase the metabolism of certain drugs metabolized by CYP1A2 , e.g. clozapine, theophylline, and it may be necessary to reduce their dosage soon after smoking is stopped. These symptoms may begin within a few hours of the last cigarette, peak after a few days and rarely last >1 month.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Similar to concept in Intro to Community Pharmacy , I am now writing a post addressing few basic questions. In terms of knowledge, I generally divide the preparations into 2 key parts: Familiar yourself with common oral medications that you probably encounter in a daily basic (including both indications and dosage).

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Hospitals Inpatient Community Pharmacies Dosage 52

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JUNE 3, 2023

Community Pharmacy Cough What is the paediatric dose of bromhexine for a child aged 1 years 3 month with wet cough ? When the sample concentration is subtherapeutic yet patient is responding well, is dosage adjustment necessary? oral, inhalers, subcutaneous, nasal, pulmonary, ophthalmic and rectal).

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RX Note

JANUARY 10, 2024

Introduction I still remember one of the few scenarios that I learned during community pharmacy placement was on Plan B pills (or sometimes, known as morning after pills ). Imagine a customer walked into your pharmacy and requested for Plan B pills. Dosages Levonorgestrel (e.g.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 20, 2023

Heavy periods may also be a sign that your thyroid hormone dosage may need to be adjusted, as being hypothyroid can also cause a heavy flow. 63] I remember dispensing ferrous sulfate most often in the community pharmacy, but ferrous gluconate and ferrous fumarate are some other examples of the types that are available over the counter.

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