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re: What exactly do Pharmacists do?
Posted on 8/1/17 at 12:16 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 8/1/17 at 12:16 pm to BluegrassBelle
These are honest questions, though they may sound like sarcasm.
quote:But aren't you basically just following instructions?
You also still have compound medications that are prepared specifically for a patient.
quote:Couldn't there be a software program that does this?
At the very least, they have to have a working knowledge of the drugs being dispensed so that they can work as a check and balance of what's being distributed and if it could interact with other meds distributed to the same patient by other doctors.
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Posted on 8/1/17 at 12:19 pm to shel311
quote:
But aren't you basically just following instructions?
No.
And you could say that for almost any job.
From Plumber/electrician to heart surgeon.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 12:20 pm to shel311
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Couldn't there be a software program that does this?
As the medical world stands right now? No. Plus, there's the psychological effect.
Many people would rather take advice from and talk to a pharmacist than a computer screen.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 12:21 pm to shel311
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But aren't you basically just following instructions?
A doctor provides the basic form, but I believe the pharmacist is responsible for the personalization with strength, dosing, and any substitutions if there are interactions with another medication the patient is taking.
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Couldn't there be a software program that does this?
And hopefully it never goes down, never gets "glitchy", etc. I'll take the person.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 12:27 pm to shel311
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Couldn't there be a software program that does this?
Yes, but you still need the human element. Every person is different, so you may need exceptions to any rule that is built in a computer system (this is coming from someone who works in healthcare IT, we change system configuration all the time).
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But aren't you basically just following instructions?
Most jobs are just following instructions, and I believe that they have some sort of 'say-so' in what/how the drugs are compounded.
Counseling can also be an important part of a pharmacists job.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 12:59 pm to shel311
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aren't you basically just following directions
Pharmacists mostly just supervise and direct elements of compounding that are basically just following directions. They'll figure out how to perform more complicated procedures. There is a definite art to nonsterile (e.g., creams) compounding, and the bulk of pharmacy compounding is sterile compounding where things can go really badly if people frick up.
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Couldn't there be a software program that does this
There are. They suck, and the overwhelming majority of interactions they flag are acknowledged and ignored by prescriber and pharmacist.
This post was edited on 8/1/17 at 1:02 pm
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