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Difference between Prescription vs Non-prescription drugs

FADIC

These medications are typically stronger than OTC drugs and can only be used by the intended person to treat a specific medical diagnosis. OTC drugs typically treat conditions that are easy to self-diagnose, such as headaches, colds and allergies, and can be purchased at grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores and supermarkets.

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The Most Common OTC Resource

FADIC

OTC drugs are medications that are deemed safe and effective for use by the general public without seeking treatment from a health professional. People can follow the “Drug Facts Label” directions on OTC products for proper use. billion health problems treated yearly, an estimated 2 billion are treated with OTC products.

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Warehouse material handling for pharmaceutical industry

GMPSOP

Therefore, the utmost care must be taken during material handling such as receiving raw materials, logging in, storing, sending for testing, and issuing approved raw materials. Many mis-formulation incidents commence with the wrong issue of starting materials or other chemicals from the store.

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Getting Quality Supplements

The Thyroid Pharmacist

When I was navigating my own health challenges, I was very skeptical about using supplements. I want to share with you the brands that I personally use and trust, as well as where to buy them. Gut R&R – Comprehensive support for optimal gastrointestinal health and function. We have 106 expiring in April 2024.)

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Extemporaneous Formulation

RX Note

Introduction Despite the shifting of pharmacy focus to pharmaceutical care, the practice of compounding pharmaceutical formulations remains an essential skill for pharmacists. Product should be labelled clearly and stored as recommended within the formula. Being a drug expert, we are expected to know them all.

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Overview of pharmaceutical quality control steps and implementations

GMPSOP

All reagents must be approved after careful assessment and purchased in high purity from authorized suppliers. After usage, they should be stored in a safe and secure location inside the laboratory. Proper labeling and traceability are essential when it comes to reagents. Expired materials should be discarded promptly.

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How to conduct GMP training for employee

GMPSOP

GMP/GLP and PPE training are applied to all employees, contractors and casual staff working in a GMP environment, including manufacturing, packaging, labelling, distribution, QA, QC, development, validation, engineering, IT staff and anyone whose activities could affect product quality. – The training system is audited annually.