The document provides an overview of the field of pharmacy. It defines pharmacy as the science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines. The key areas covered include the differences between pharmacy and pharmacists, core pharmacy subjects such as pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology. It also discusses complementary subjects like anatomy and pathology. The document outlines career opportunities in pharmacy such as working in community pharmacies, hospitals, industry, and academia. It concludes by mentioning opportunities for further education in pharmacy including masters and PhD programs.
2. What is Pharmacy
• 'pharmakon' = Greek word meaning drug.
• Pharmacy is the art and science of preparing
and dispensing drugs and medicines. It is a
science of medicinal substances comprising
pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry,
pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics;
• It is the health profession that links the health
sciences with the chemical sciences, and it is
charged with ensuring the safe and effective use
of medication.
3. Pharmacy VS Pharmacist
• Pharmacy means a licensed establishment
where prescription drugs are filled and
dispensed by a pharmacist licensed under the
laws of the state where the pharmacist practices.
www.consumerallianceusa.org/glossary.html
• pharmacist - A professional trained to prepare
and distribute (dispense) medicines with or
without prescription in a hospital or retail
pharmacy and to give information about them.
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4. PHARMACY CORE SUBJECTS
• Pharmaceutics (inc Biopharmaceutics and
Pharmacokinetics) =the processing and turning a
chemical entity into a usable medicine. Deals with
formulation into suitable dosage form
• Medicinal Chemistry = the application of chemical
research techniques and knowledge of pharmacology in
the design, synthesis and development of
pharmaceuticals or medicines.
• Pharmacognosy = "the study of the physical, chemical,
biochemical, biological and pharmacological properties
of drugs, drug substances or potential drugs or drug
substances of natural origin (from plants, animals or
minerals)
5. PHARMACY CORE SUBJECTS.....Contd
• Pharmacology is the study of drug action.
It examines the effects of the drug on the
body, e.g.how the drug works, its safety,
whether it affects one organ or area of the
body more than another, and what
common adverse experiences (AEs) are
associated with its use.
• Pharmacy Practice
6. What is Pharmacy Practice?
• Pharmacy Practice is the discipline of pharmacy which involves
developing the professional roles of pharmacists Disease-state
management. It includes
•
Clinical interventions (refusal to dispense a drug, recommendation
to change and/or add a drug to a patient's pharmacotherapy,
dosage adjustments, etc.) , Professional development,
Pharmaceutical, Extemporaneous pharmaceutical compounding,
Communication skills, Health psychology, Patient care, Drug abuse
prevention, Prevention of drug interactions, including drug-drug
interactions or drug-food interactions, Prevention (or minimization) of
adverse events, Incompatibility, Drug discovery and evaluation,
Community Pharmacy, Detect pharmacotherapy-related problems
(overdose, under dose, interactions, adverse reactions, need for
alternative drug, drug not needed etc)
7. Pharmaceutical Microbiology
• Pharmaceutical microbiology = is the part
of industrial microbiology that is
responsible for creating medications
• Microbiology = the branch of biology that
studies microorganisms, including
bacteria, viruses, fungi, and pathogenic
protozoa and their effects on other living
organisms
12. Complimentary subjects
• Anatomy branch of natural
science dealing with the structural
organization of living things.
• Physiology study of the
function of body parts and the
body as a whole
• Biochemistry the study of the
chemical processes in living
organisms. It deals with the
structure and function of cellular
components such as proteins,
carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic
acids and other biomolecules
• Pathology The branch of
medicine concerned with the study
of the nature of disease and its
causes, processes, development,
and consequences; Any deviation
from a healthy or normal
condition; abnormality
• Parasitology Study of
parasites, their hosts, and the
relationship between them.
13. • Epidemiology = study of
the factors determining and
influencing the frequency and
distribution of disease, injury,
and other health-related events
and their causes in a defined
human population for the
purpose of establishing
programs to prevent and
control their development
• Biostatistics the theory
and techniques for describing,
analyzing, and interpreting
health data
• Pharmaceutical
marketing and
management
• Pharmaceutical ethics
study of principles relating to right
and wrong conduct; Morality
• Forensic Pharmacy
Dealing with the application of
scientific knowledge to legal
problems and legal
proceedings
