Brooks Pharmacy

pharmacist, what you need to obtain being a pharmacist, a description of being a pharmacist, and why this job is for me. Pharmacy can be traced far back into history. According to Pharmacy, the first known production of medicine substance was around 6th century BC, however the earliest text of pharmacy can be dated back to the 3rd or 4th AD. Ancient Egyptian’s knowledge on pharmacy was originally written on papyrus. The earliest known complete filling of medicine was done by the Hindu. One famous pharmacist

No pharmacist would ever risk their pharmacy license to fill a prescription that comes from a shady piece of paper that has been separated into pieces. Unfortunately my doctor only wrote out his prescriptions by hand for his patients instead of sending prescriptions directly to the drug store

Polypharmacy is an emerging problem that has drastically increased in the past 20 years (Alpert, 2015). This is a huge problem in the elderly population greater than 65 years old because this group is more likely to have been diagnosed with multiple conditions that require many different medications. Other reasons include the increasing availability of newer medications that treat more than one condition, the elderly who are known to be on multiple pills a day, and providers prescribing more than

looking for the job in pharmacy stores as a technician. This progress of finding a technician job trained me about dedication. After filling out an online application, I had to walk in almost twenty different CVS stores to ask the pharmacists in charge for a chance of interview. That applying process took a half year to finally achieve my goal of being a pharmacy technician. Moreover, volunteer service in geriatric service contributed a huge part of reasons why I chose pharmacy as a career. During

CVS sets high standards for CSR policies. The strategy is build upon three key factors, which include building healthy communities, protecting the planet, and creating economic opportunities. It “is supported by strategic priorities and goals, and aligned with the CSR material issues we identified in 2013, a process that was informed by internal and external stakeholders” (CVS Health). One of the factors, which are also included in our CVS´s mission statement, is to make healthcare accessible and

Americans’ views of the pharmaceutical industry slipped back into negative numbers in 2015. Gallup’s annual measure of 25 major U.S. business sectors revealed that the percentage of Americans with a positive view of the pharmaceutical industry dropped from 40% in 2014 to 35% in 2015. The percentage with a negative view rose from 36% to 43%. This leaves the pharmaceutical industry with a negative net positive rating of -8 in 2015 (Norman). This negative opinion of the pharmaceutical industry is due

Personal Statement Draft As I walked out of the door, there was a big sigh relief on my face as the pharmacist reassured me that “don’t worry about it. I do not see any drug and drug interaction between the medications you are currently taking. Let me know if you are experiencing any side effects, if not you’re will be alright!” Until that moment, I have never realized the important role of pharmacists in the health care field. The reason I went in to talk to the pharmacist was not to pick up my

Ibbad Hussain The Perfect day is when I was on a picnic with my family at Karachi beach in Pakistan. The summertime there is when the day is extremely hot and the ocean exceedingly breezy. On this perfect day as I recall, the mist of the salty ocean water dampened the face and the smell of the sizzling burger patties wafted in the air. My Grandfather whom I called "Big G", the reason that calling him "Big G" is his biggest pet peeve. On this perfect day, Big G made the greasiest, succulent burger

My primary interest in a career in Pharmacy came from an overall interest in medicine and health care in general. As a third grader, I had the first severe asthma attack that I can remember that caused the first of several hospital stays. By happenstance, that time sparked my curiosity about medicine. As an eight year old, I wondered just how this magical mist that came through a mask was able to give me a freedom to breath that my body wasn 't couldn 't give me on its own. Throughout high school

Association of Boards of Pharmacy has just set up a new board that certifies online pharmacies and calls them Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites. To date, there are only four such sites. They are: CVS.com, Drugstore.com, MerckMedco.com, and PlanetRx.com. This is not to say that no other websites are safe, just that the Food and Drug Administration does not accept them. People are advised to buy only from the four acceptable websites. One problem with online pharmacies is that there are only