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Pharmacist
* Many pharmacists also have their own system of checks and balances
  - can supply aids to help patients take their medicines properly
  - pursue careers in operations and management with chain pharmacies
* Many pharmacists spend most of their days on their feet
  - time on their feet
  - work directly with patients and their physicians on drug strategies and therapies
* Most Pharmacists prepare, compound, package and sell medicines.
* Most pharmacists have a computer program which can check for drug interactions
  - sell patients the brand-name version of cotrimoxazole, called bactrim
  - wear gloves
* Most pharmacists work in clinics
  - diabetes clinics
* Some pharmacists are trained to administer vaccinations
  - go to work each day and do their job
  - hold more than one job
  - incorrectly believe that all forms of birth control are abortifacients
  - prepare and dispense radioactive pharmaceuticals
* Some pharmacists work as college professors
  - at night or on weekends
* Some pharmacists work for government
  - the government and the military
  - in areas
* Some pharmacists work in hospitals and clinics
  - or for pharmaceutical companies
  - weeks
* accept the ethical principles of the profession.
* actually practice science by mixing their own drugs
  - wear many hats
* also are instrumental in easing patients' transitions from hospital to home
  - can use computers to keep track of patients' refill schedules
  - check patients' blood pressures
  - dispense prescribed medications
  - edit or write technical articles for pharmaceutical journals
  - feel they have a large role to play in the education of self-medicating consumers
  - have a vital part to play in checking the prescriptions of people with asthma
* also provide medication information to other health care professionals
  - services to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes
  - take continuing education to keep up with new therapies
* also use computer programs to keep records of patientsprescriptions
  - computers to control inventory and print labels
* are a vital part of a complete health care system
  - able to identify interactions with drugs used for spasticity
* are also a highly trusted source of health information
  - good sources of information about drug interactions
  - medical professionals with their own ethics and licenses to worry about
  - responsible for the proper and safe storage of drugs
  - an important pillar of American health care
  - concerned about their future and what they can do to advance practice
* are drug and drug-use experts
  - experts ultimately concerned about their patients' health and wellness
  - specialist and are able to answer most questions
  - eligible to prescribe medicines in exceptional circumstances
* are experts in drugs developed to treat and prevent human diseases
  - the field of drugs and medicines
* are health professionals who assist individuals in making the best use of medications
  - highly trained healthcare professionals
  - in many ways like the giraffe
  - increasingly important members in primary and preventive care
  - legally able to administer vaccinations in many states including Texas
* are medication experts-they do much more than count tablets and pour liquids
  - members of the primary health care team
  - no longer merely the distributors of medications
  - notorious for giving services away just to keep a contract
  - often active members of a health care team
  - on the front lines of health care
  - prescription drug experts
  - responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the prescriptions they fill
  - scientists and can overcome troubled relations between their countries
  - some of the most highly trusted professionals in the world
* are the easiest health care providers to find
  - link between the science of pharmacy and the patient
  - most accessible health care professionals
* are trained consultants and educators
  - professionals with degrees in their field
  - well-educated experts in drug therapy
* assume a wide variety of specializations within the health care field
  - the responsibility for outcomes of drug therapy
* benefit by increasing job satisfaction and increasing respect from the community.
* can advise parents on how to apply treatments correctly and which treatments to use.
* can also advise people about different medicines that can cause mouth ulcers
  - attempt to influence physicians
  - be active in educating people about glaucoma
  - check how well non-drug therapies work
  - help trouble-shoot damaging combinations of drugs
  - refer women to physicians for future contraceptive care
  - be good sources of information about medication
  - become more involved in the management of obesity in a number of specific ways
  - compound a syrup for patients unable to swallow solids
  - deny access to contraception to patients simply by refusing to fill a prescription
* can help patients manage their disease
  - their patients quit smoking
* can play a huge role in the care of the patient while under going surgical procedures
  - major role in the management and prevention of hypertension
  - vital role in resuscitation efforts
  - an important role in advising patients about glucosamine
  - practice in a variety of settings
  - serve as key decision makers in drug policy development and management
  - volunteer their time by offering medications
  - work outside of retail pharmacies and hospitals, too
* check prescriptions and medications before they go to patients.
* determine the patient's needs, values and desired outcomes.
* dispense drugs and medicines prescribed by doctors and dentists
  - physicians and health practitioners
  - provide information about their use
  - prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners
  - generic drugs made by the top pharmaceutical producers in the country
  - medications and often act as consultants on clinical teams
  - nearly three billion prescriptions a year
* distribute prescription drugs to individuals.
* do extensive compounding
  - more than just count pills
* enjoy helping people with their medication questions.
* evaluate information in order to provide an appropriate answer or solution to a problem.
* everywhere continue to prepare medicines in the pharmacy.
* fill prescriptions and instruct customers on the safe use of medications.
* focuses on the interests of hospital pharmacists.
* frequently assist physicians in drug selection and monitoring.
* function strictly in a patient counseling, disease state management role.
* get cancer.
* have a key role in improving patient outcomes through medicines management
  - preventing drug errors
  - responsibility to do more than sell and distribute drugs
  - unique contribution to make in the care of patients with spasticity
  - additional information
  - always been know as the best source of basic information about medications
  - business
  - ethical and legal responsibilities to provide pharmaceutical care to patients
  - legal and professional responsibilities
  - more information
* have the knowledge to adjust doses for drug regimens to ensure intended outcomes
  - responsibility for therapeutic outcomes resulting from their decisions
  - same role in veterinary medicine
  - to work during the nights, weekends, and holidays
* help eliminate unnecessary costs by improving medicine use
  - people understand the proper way to take medicine
* helping people make the best use of medicines.
* hold a monopoly over the retailing of both prescription and nonprescription drugs.
* includes adult bodies
  - arms
  - body substances
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - heads
  - legs
  - necks
  - nuclei
  - personality
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles
* interact with professionals from all medical disciplines in a positive work environment.
* keep computerized records of patients' drug therapies
  - confidential all information acquired in the course of professional practice
* know further information
  - the chemical make-up and the correct use of drugs
* make medications from scratch using raw chemicals, powders and a variety of devices
  - chemicals, powders and devices
* measure and label our medicine in metric measurements.
* mix, prepare, and dispense medication following prescriptions issued by a physician.
* monitor all aspects of patients' prescription as well as non-prescription therapies
  - patient renal function and advise physicians on appropriate drug dosing
* now do more than dispense medications prescribed by physicians.
* often begin as employees in community pharmacies
  - know a patient's prescription profile better than other health professionals
  - review many patient medical records per day
* optimize the development of final pharmaceutical dosage forms.
* participate extensively in clinical trials of drugs
  - in programs to educate the public about health
* perform a vital role in the nation's health care.
* play a key role in educating medical and nursing staff as part of their practice
  - major role in their communities as health care providers and health educators
  - pivotal role in ensuring patient access to medications
* play a vital role in educating and counseling patients
  - the health care system
* practise health care with their own style of two-tier system.
* prepare and dispense the drugs prescribed by physicians
  - the medications used in cancer treatment
* protect patients from adverse outcomes such as avoiding potential drug interactions.
* provide individual counseling on all prescriptions
  - pharmaceutical care in a variety of settings
  - prescription medication and counseling to patients
  - presence
  - what has come to be known as pharmaceutical care
* rank even lower as a source of information.
* recommend shampoos containing lemon juice or citric acid for use on oily hair
* respect and protect the patient's right of confidentiality.
* say threadworms are about as easy to pass on between people as the common cold.
* seek positions
  - to involve their patients in the decisions regarding their health
  - upward mobility within pharmacy through residencies
* sometimes misread doctors' handwriting.
* spend a lot of time on their feet.
* supervise technicians.
* support cost-effective therapies
  - the prudent use of health care resources
* use only the freshest prescription medications, ensuring the highest quality and purity
  - precision in concocting
  - their backgrounds in a host of federal and state positions
* will have roles.
* work alongside pharma assistants, an apprenticeship that takes three years to complete.
* work in a variety of areas
  - on the patient care units
  - with doctors and nurses to help develop and monitor drug therapies