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Nearly 96% of pharmacytechnicians report their pharmacy faces drug shortages , according to an online survey last month by the PharmacyTechnician Certification Board.
Chemotherapy, medication for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists for weight loss and diabetes, and local anesthetics were among the drugs most affected by shortages.
These pharmacies provide patient-centered enhanced services, such as point of care testing (POCT), to improve patient health outcomes. My Prior Experience I have worked as a pharmacytechnician and now as a pharmacy intern at a chain pharmacy for the past four years in New Jersey and Florida.
Medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists for weight loss and diabetes were among the drugs most affected by shortages
And I was working, I got a job in a pharmacy satellite at Erie County Medical Center, I don't know if you're familiar with so County Health Center in Buffalo working in a pharmacy satellite, my last year of pharmacy school, up in the ICUs. And one of the so I was a pharmacytechnician at the time, I wasn't a pharmacist yet.
As a young pharmacytechnician, I was excited to learn about antihistamines, and their effects on allergies. Then in pharmacy school, I learned about how psychiatric medications have histamine-blocking properties as well. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 25] Krysiak R, Szkróbka W, Okopień B. 2019;127(7):417-422.
I loved my job as a pharmacytechnician, learning about the body and medications, and couldn’t wait to start my studies to become a pharmacist! I worked full-time in the pharmacy, and spent each evening studying for the pharmacytechnician certification. Exp Parasitol. 2021;220:108043. doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2020.108043.
And I think it's so interesting that you jumped into pharmacy without having like any experience in the field like prior to like working in retail. It's also really interesting that you were interested in medical school since pretty much the first year of pharmacy school. So I think that's fascinating. It doesn't work like that.
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