Questions about everest pharmacy tech program?
Assuming you mean Hampton Roads Va, the requirements to become a Pharmacy Tech in your state can be found here http://www.dhp.state.va.us/pharmacy/phar... A list of approved schools is here http://www.dhp.state.va.us/pharmacy/ptpr... You'll notice that a few of those are in your area. The reason you see businesses like CVS listed is because they hire uncertified techs and then send them to be trained or train them. You'll also notice several of your local high schools are preparing students for the business. That means some competition for jobs. On the plus side, there's a lot of turn over among pharmacy techs. Also know that the PTCB option doesn't require any schooling at all - if you can prep and pass the exam then that's it. Be really careful before you spend around $10k for a program to qualify in this business - the jobs out there aren't well known as "high paying" and many are in the sub-$10 range. As for Everest, they aren't regionally accredited. That means courses you take there won't transfer to most other colleges and universities. That may or may not matter to you. It's not technically "a scam" though - they are recognized by USDoE and some of their grads have a good experience. What they are is a business designed to separate you from your money like most other businesses. Keep that in mind as you buy their product. Re: Financial Aid - your area public colleges all have financial aid programs as do many of the area private (also for-profit) technical schools. Everest has no special corner on fed loans. The difference is that some of those public colleges might GIVE you money instead of LEND it. This course, approved by your state, will set you back all of $80 http://www.courses.learnsomething.com/sc...
Has your pharmacy ever given you the wrong medication?
I work as a pharmacy technician and we all work our hardest to make sure that errors never make it to you. We also do try to inform you if your medication looks different. If you ever have even the tiniest doubt about it, ask. It's better to be safe than sorry and we never (at least at my pharmacy) find it an issue at all to reassure you about it. Unfortunately, mistakes do happen. And the most important thing is to notify your pharmacy and doctor as soon as you realize what happened. The pharmacy has systems in place to handle medication errors like that and in some states they're even required to report their errors. Your doctor needs to know that your intended therapy was interrupted and that you may experience a flare up of that or side effects of the unintended medication. But never be afraid to ask... it's your health and you have the right to be certain of what's being put into it.
How are pharmacists given the right to override a doctor’s prescription?
Before we proceed remember this.Image courtesy Many popular cliparts collectionsPatient care is not the sole domain of doctors, they work as a team with other members of which pharmacists are an important member.If Medicine was a soccer game, Doctors are the Star strikers & pharmacists are the Goal Keepers.Pharmacists are trained professionals who dedicate their life in making friends with Drugs & Doctors.Very few doctors will have detailed knowledge about the drugs as the pharmacists. It is their job to know know much more about the individual medication, including the molecular structure, drug interactions, dosing, Indications, contraindications & lots of other things. These are the topics which most of the doctors will have a working knowledge but not in details which the pharmacists learn, as Medication are just one of the many other things which doctors learnNow coming to the question.“How are pharmacists given the right to override doctors prescription?”Technically they cannot override a prescription unless they have reasons & knowledge to the effect that the current prescription has a potential issue which may land the patient or the Doctor in trouble & I am extremely thankful for the latterIn cases, they have doubts, they will clarify with the Doctor & “ Suggest” the changes which are more appropriate according to their knowledge & training.Most of the time when I receive a call from the pharmacist, I get annoyed as I am busy seeing a patient & they could have just used common sense & not called me.But deep inside my heart, I know there is somebody who is watching my back.They have helped me suggest drug alternatives, missing drugs, dosing oversights, potential drug allergy interactions, potential situations when a drug may be relatively contraindicated & many other scenarios.However, I do not agree with them always. Many a times, I have my reasons why the prescription is not the way it should be. They will usually listen to it & sometimes have pearls of wisdom which help me become a better prescriber.It may potentially happen that the prescription has potential issues which the pharmacist is not very comfortable dispensing but the Doctor is not budging, then they may refuse to fill a prescription.But they cannot override & change drugs on their own accord. They may be allowed to dispense drugs which do not need prescription by the doctor to replace the ones in the prescription. But these cases are usually far & few.
My doc just put me on risteral and i cant find this med on the internate does anyone know the name brand?
You are talking about Restoril which is the brand name. The Generic is Temazepam. Yes it is a Benzo.