Pharmacy practice
Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacy practice (pronunciation: /ˈfɑːrməsi prækˈtɪs/) is the discipline of pharmacy which involves developing the professional roles of pharmacists.
Etymology
The term "pharmacy" is derived from the Greek word pharmakon, meaning "drug" or "medicine". The term "practice" comes from the Old French practiser, meaning "to practice".
Definition
Pharmacy practice is a patient-oriented health profession that is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring optimal therapeutic outcomes and improving patient quality of life. This is achieved through the safe, effective, and responsible use of medication.
Roles and Responsibilities
Pharmacists involved in pharmacy practice have several roles and responsibilities, including:
- Dispensing: This involves the process of preparing and giving out medicines as per a physician's prescription.
- Counseling: Pharmacists provide advice to patients about the safe and effective use of their medications.
- Medication Therapy Management (MTM): This is a service provided by pharmacists that aims to optimize drug therapy and improve therapeutic outcomes for patients.
- Pharmaceutical Care: This is the direct care that pharmacists provide to patients, ensuring that each patient achieves optimal outcomes from their medication regimen.
Related Terms
- Pharmacology: The study of drugs, their origins, effects, and uses.
- Pharmaceutics: The discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients.
- Pharmacokinetics: The study of how an organism affects a drug, in terms of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
- Pharmacodynamics: The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs on the body or on microorganisms or parasites within or on the body.
- Clinical Pharmacy: The branch of pharmacy where pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Pharmacy practice
- Wikipedia's article - Pharmacy practice
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