Lecture 5 - Pharmacy Practice

Question 1

What certification is needed to administer drugs and vaccines?

Answer 1

First aid & injection certification

Question 2

What are the top 3 service offered by community pharmacists?

Answer 2

1) Diabetes care
2) Smoking cessation
3) Medication management

Question 3

What are the 5 types of community pharmacies?

Answer 3

• Independent
• Banner
• Franchise
• Chain
• Grocery/Mass merchandisers

Question 4

Describe independent community pharmacies

Answer 4

Owner has complete control of the business

Question 5

Describe banner community pharmacies and give some examples

Answer 5

• Independent pharmacies that are affiliated with a central office and pays fees to use a name
• Ex: pharmasave, IDA, price watchers

Question 6

Describe franchise community pharmacies and give an example

Answer 6

• Do not own the physical store but lease property
• May have access to programs/purchasing through a head office
• Ex: shoppers drug mart

Question 7

Describe chain community pharmacies and give an example

Answer 7

• Employee pharmacy managers but head office directs all marketing and programs
• Ex: pharmaplus

Question 8

Describe grocery/mass merchandiser community pharmacies and give examples

Answer 8

• Departments within a major outlet who follow all marketing, buying and programs from a head office
• Safeway, Sobeys, Wal-Mart, Costco, London drugs

Question 9

What 5 things do pharmacists do in a hospital?

Answer 9

• Evaluate patients medications needs with health care team
• Provide up-to-date drug information
• Monitor, recommend, or make changes to drug therapy
• Teach patients how to take medication, monitor it, and manage adverse effects
• Help maintain patients medication after discharge

Question 10

Define primary care

Answer 10

• “Family Doctor-type” services delivered to individual patients
• also can apply to all first-contact care

Question 11

What 7 things do community pharmacists do?

Answer 11

1) Review prescriptions for safety
2) Provide self-care counselling
3) Check prescription accuracy
4) Offer medication reviews
5) Prevent medication related problems
6) Provide educational clinics
7) Work with other health care members