Tick tock tick tock..
It's Monday. Dang! It's 5 (or 4, depending on whether Friday is a holiday or not) more days to the weekend. Darn... Why so long?
Tick tock tick tock..
Gosh, is it only 8.30 in the morning? It feels like forever!
Tick tock tick tock..
Metformin 1g bd for two months... It means I must supply 2 x 2 x 60 = 240 tablets for two months rite? Yeah, better if more CV fellas come in, easier to fill..
Tick tock tick tock..
What? Must compound nevirapine syrup? Coz patient only 11 years old? Wah so young? Pity the ki- ... Yeah, yeah, I'm hurrying to do the syrup dy. Faster faster, must finish within 30 min! 1 tablet 200mg. Patient needs 60mg bd. 60 x 2 x 15 = 1800 equivalent to 9 tablets? Wait must be within drinkable volume? 60mg in 5ml means.... 12mg/ml, so 2 weeks would be 140ml equivalent to 1680mg which doesn't make sense? GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Tick tock tick tock..
Sorry Auntie, must wait for your number. Yes yes, I know only 3 items on your slip, but sorry.. I can't get them for you now coz one of them is a special medicine, need extra time.. I know got no parking.. Oh yeah, can't dispense this coz it's not written on your slip.. You must ask your doctor about that.. Apa kamu cakap? Maaf, saya tak faham Cina (so no point scolding me anyway. And same to you too!)
Tick tock tick tock..
"Selamat petang, Farmasi, boleh saya membantu?" "Augmentin dosing?" "It's normally 625mg bd." "Yeah, you're welcome."
Tick tock tick tock..
"Selamat petang, boleh sambungkan saya kepada Dr ***?" -waits a loooooong time-
"Selamat petang Dr, I'm *** from Farmasi, calling regarding your prescription for ***. I'm afraid that we only have gliclazide in 80mg strengths in our pharmacy.. So, I'd just like to confirm the dose of gliclazide for this patient?"..."I'm really sorry for wasting your time, I'd just like to confirm the dose." "I'm sorry to hear that you got the dose from a pharmacist earlier." "Yeah, so I'll change it, thanks for your time"
Tick tock tick tock..
Finally 5 0'clock!
The next day..
Only 3 more days to the weekend! And the cycle repeats.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
Showing posts with label pharm stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pharm stuff. Show all posts
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Ok, I know that I'm a final year pharmacy student who's going to start practicing next year.
And since I'm "supposed" to be intellectual (note the word supposed), people actually expect me to blog on pharmacy-related issues, i.e. how Malaysia should start following the latest research on therapeutics and not some study done don't-know-how-many-donkey-years-ago and improve the health of the citizens and health economics to boot (healthy people = more working people = more tax = rich nation; but must make people healthy in a cheap a way as possible).
Or maybe make some witty comments on the slow acceptance of doctors towards pharmacists who can dispense (since we actually are trained for that) and all that.
But somehow... I feel disengaged from the profession (at least the clinical and hospital side of it) at the moment. Maybe it's because I haven't been on much clinical placements (aside from that 1 week in Seremban Hospital and 1 week rotting in the dispensary in Hospital Bentong) or haven't really been exposed to the working environment much?
It doesn't really help either that my research project is more focused on cardiovascular pharmacology, which like most of the other projects here in Scotland is more towards research i.e. I can't really see the relation between it and being a pharmacist. It's very unlikely for a doctor or a patient to suddenly ask me to explain the mechanics of calcium signalling in the heart and how it leads to them suffering a heart failure right? But don't get me wrong, I like my research project and I hope to see myself furthering my studies someday (hope being the key word - lol).
The only thing which reminds of the role of a hospital pharmacist now is all those pharm care presentations we have every week which are interesting in their own right, especially those of the home students as it is cool to note the different health care systems.
And yet I seem more interested in inconsequential stuff like anime or which European country to visit next etc. I know I need to set my priorities - the 6 years in government service is calling out to me. LOLZ.
That's why I'm thankful for blogs like Dispensing with Sanity, Malaysian Pharmacist, Pharmland (not really a blog, just somewhere for me to search for more pharm-related blogs) to keep me grounded (see my sidebar for the links).
Without these blogs, I will tend to lose perspective and be just another non-thinking professional (when I start working) whose role in life is to work, go home, work, go home etc merely to earn a living.
Thanks for highlighting all the issues that pharmacists will face, thanks for fighting for all our rights even as some of us (seem to) remain apathetic to the progress (but rest assured we're, ok, at least I am, rooting for you guys although I don't seem to show it), thanks for reminding us that we're all humans, we're working with humans and we're serving humans - all of which are prone to error and will hence face problems - but we're never alone on this as illustrated by these blogs - since others will also face similar problems.
And mostly thanks for bringing us all down to reality. Life as a pharmacist is not easy; we just need to remember why we're set on becoming one - that's all.
On a side note, I can just imagine all my idealism getting squashed to the ground on the first day of work - but at least I'll be prepared. LOLZ.
And since I'm "supposed" to be intellectual (note the word supposed), people actually expect me to blog on pharmacy-related issues, i.e. how Malaysia should start following the latest research on therapeutics and not some study done don't-know-how-many-donkey-years-ago and improve the health of the citizens and health economics to boot (healthy people = more working people = more tax = rich nation; but must make people healthy in a cheap a way as possible).
Or maybe make some witty comments on the slow acceptance of doctors towards pharmacists who can dispense (since we actually are trained for that) and all that.
But somehow... I feel disengaged from the profession (at least the clinical and hospital side of it) at the moment. Maybe it's because I haven't been on much clinical placements (aside from that 1 week in Seremban Hospital and 1 week rotting in the dispensary in Hospital Bentong) or haven't really been exposed to the working environment much?
It doesn't really help either that my research project is more focused on cardiovascular pharmacology, which like most of the other projects here in Scotland is more towards research i.e. I can't really see the relation between it and being a pharmacist. It's very unlikely for a doctor or a patient to suddenly ask me to explain the mechanics of calcium signalling in the heart and how it leads to them suffering a heart failure right? But don't get me wrong, I like my research project and I hope to see myself furthering my studies someday (hope being the key word - lol).
The only thing which reminds of the role of a hospital pharmacist now is all those pharm care presentations we have every week which are interesting in their own right, especially those of the home students as it is cool to note the different health care systems.
And yet I seem more interested in inconsequential stuff like anime or which European country to visit next etc. I know I need to set my priorities - the 6 years in government service is calling out to me. LOLZ.
That's why I'm thankful for blogs like Dispensing with Sanity, Malaysian Pharmacist, Pharmland (not really a blog, just somewhere for me to search for more pharm-related blogs) to keep me grounded (see my sidebar for the links).
Without these blogs, I will tend to lose perspective and be just another non-thinking professional (when I start working) whose role in life is to work, go home, work, go home etc merely to earn a living.
Thanks for highlighting all the issues that pharmacists will face, thanks for fighting for all our rights even as some of us (seem to) remain apathetic to the progress (but rest assured we're, ok, at least I am, rooting for you guys although I don't seem to show it), thanks for reminding us that we're all humans, we're working with humans and we're serving humans - all of which are prone to error and will hence face problems - but we're never alone on this as illustrated by these blogs - since others will also face similar problems.
And mostly thanks for bringing us all down to reality. Life as a pharmacist is not easy; we just need to remember why we're set on becoming one - that's all.
On a side note, I can just imagine all my idealism getting squashed to the ground on the first day of work - but at least I'll be prepared. LOLZ.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Pharmacist Rocks!
Haha, found a great blog by a Malaysian pharmacist working a hospital somewhere in Malaysia. It's very informative especially for pharmacy students who are going to enter the workforce soon. It's also VERY eye-opening (especially on the kerenah of the doctors LOLZ). Wow, would you look at all the pharm care issues presented? No wonder people have no faith in Malaysian healthcare system.
Without further ado, I present everyone with Dispensing With Sanity. It's one of the best opinion filled blogs I've ever read. You rock, Mark!
Without further ado, I present everyone with Dispensing With Sanity. It's one of the best opinion filled blogs I've ever read. You rock, Mark!
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