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Chapter-16 Pharmacy

BOOK TITLE: Medical Examination and Diagnostic Techniques for Medical Students

Author
ISBN
9789352703869
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14247_17
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
Chapter keywords
Pharmacy, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmacy practice, community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, internet pharmacy, nuclear pharmacy

Abstract

Pharmacy 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 pharmaceutical drugs. Pharmacy is the term for an establishment where pharmacy in the first sense is practiced in drugstore. Pharmacists are the primary health professionals who optimize medication use to provide patients with positive health outcomes. The field of Pharmacy can generally be divided into three primary disciplines following as pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, and pharmacy practice. Pharmacists are highly-trained and skilled healthcare professionals who perform various roles to ensure optimal health outcomes for their patients. The importance of pharmacy informatics has grown due to development of pharmacy software to be used in healthcare institutions. Pharmacy informatics is the combination of pharmacy practice science and applied information science.

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