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9 Ways Pharmacies Can Participate in Health Literacy Month

Digital Pharmacist

Health literacy plays a crucial role in the overall well-being of individuals and communities. October is recognized as Health Literacy Month, a time when healthcare professionals, organizations, and communities come together to promote understanding and access to health information.

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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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What is cross contamination in pharmaceutical industry

GMPSOP

Cross contamination in the pharmaceutical industry can be described as an accidental inclusion of product of another batch or unknown foreign material into a finished batch, which was not intended or not mentioned on the label. Personal medications must not be brought into production areas.

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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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Steps required to control packaging materials in pharmaceutical

GMPSOP

Packaging and labelling mix-ups can potentially result in serious health consequences. Accurate labelling of medicines is critical to patient health. Therefore, manufacturers pay particular attention to getting the right medication and strength into the right container with the correct labels and instructions for use.

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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.)