An advanced pharmacy practice experience in sports pharmacy

Objective

To establish and evaluate an advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in sports pharmacy.

Design

Students actively participated in a variety of activities for this new 6-week elective APPE, including drug-testing collections, delivering presentations, and providing drug information. Students also learned about assays, compounding, and dispensing medications specifically for athletes, and visited various athletic medical facilities. Student were given written and practical certification examinations for drug-testing collections, and their specimen measurements were compared to those obtained by the testing laboratory for validation; satisfaction surveys were obtained from testing sites; and presentation evaluations were obtained from audience participants.

Assessment

Students were able to accurately measure pH and specific gravity of urine samples and all students passed the certification examination. Students rated the APPE very high. Also, students received high satisfaction ratings on surveys administered to the officials of the schools where they tested and members of the groups to whom they gave presentations.

Conclusion

Students gained experience and insight into the various roles of pharmacists in sports pharmacy and developed confidence in their ability to conduct drug-testing collections.     

Women in pharmacy

The incomes, current positions, and work status of pharmacists were examined to assess whether the situation differs for males and females. Data on sex, region, age, marital status, education, and income were collected from a random sample of practicing pharmacists in six major urban centers in Canada. Women were more likely to earn less than +20,000 per year and to be employees rather than owners. Both men and women were just as likely to be managers. There is no sex difference in administrative positions for those under 30 years of age. It is at this age, when one starts moving up the professional ladder, that the sex differences emerge. It was also found that women are more likely than men to be part-time pharmacists. It is suggested that women's socialization and/or attitudinal or structural barriers at the work level account for the sex differences.     

自动化药房管理系统在医院药房的应用

目的优化门诊取药流程,改善患者候药环境,增加硬件设备,提高工作效率,提升药学服务水平。方法门诊药房应用刷卡自动叫号系统,整盒自动发药机系统和智能存取系统;住院药房应用全自动片剂摆药机,医院药房基本实现自动化管理。结果自动化药房管理系统的应用,改变了传统的患者排队候药、药师手工摆药的发药模式,基本实现了药房信息化、数字化、智能化。结论用先进的科技装备医院药房,是提高效率、改善环境、优化秩序、提升内涵、保证用药安全的重要举措,也是不断与国际先进水平接轨的必然趋势。     

外科药房静脉用药集中调配中心中药注射剂医嘱分析

目的对外科药房静脉用药集中调配中心(PIVAS)中药注射剂不合理医嘱进行分析,了解不合理用药情况,提高用药安全性、合理性、有效性。方法对PIVAS 2013年全部中药注射剂不合理医嘱常见问题进行审核、统计、分类和分析。结果不合理医嘱431条,主要不合理医嘱问题集中在给药剂量、药物溶媒、溶媒量、配伍禁忌、给药途径不适宜等问题。结论药师应将不合理医嘱及时与临床科室沟通,为保障患者用药安全、合理做出贡献。     

药学学科中的信息化教育

简述药学信息化教育的意义，初步探讨了药学信息学所涉及的内容，并从药学信息学角度出发，提出了如何调整药学相关课程的设置及内容，以适应信息化的教育需要，培养高信息素养的专业人才。