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1. Pre-Pharmacy Societyumdprepharm@gmail.comstudentorg.umd.edu/prepharm 3RD GENERAL BODY MEETING OCTOBER 11TH, 2010 Get on Our ListServ..Join Our Facebook Group..Visit Our Website..LifeLink Updates

2. Agenda • Welcome! Don’t forget to sign-in • Active Membership Requirements • T-Shirt Sales • Free Kaplan Practice Test!!! • UMB PALS Mentorship Program!!! • Community Service Events!!! • On-Campus / Off- Campus • Drug of the Week: Antihistamines • Pharmaceutical Issue: Prescription Monitoring Programs (PMPs) • Your Ultimate Guide to Pharmacy Careers

3. Active Membership Requirements • 3 Meetings per semester • 3 Hours of Community Service per semester • Please do not wait until till the end of the semester to fulfill your community service hours • Exceptions will not be made

4. T-Shirt Sales • Only $10 per shirt! • Represent!!! Designed by Tina Nguyen

5. FREE Kaplan Practice Test • Practice Tests Offered: • PCAT, OAT, DAT, MCAT, LSAT, GRE • When? Saturday, October 23rd @ 12pm • Where?  UMD Armory Building, 1st Floor* • *Signs will be posted directing you to which room is hosting the PCAT • How Do I Sign Up? • Go to this website: http://www.jotform.com/form/2452638830 • Select Pre-Pharmacy Society as the student organization that referred you to the page

6. UMB PALS Mentorship Program PALS – Pharmacy Advising & LeaderShip • Purpose • Our mentorship program is comprised of students from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy who serve as mentors to undergraduate pre-pharmacy students at UMCP and UMBC. The program gives pre-pharmacy students an early exposure to life in pharmacy school as well as guidance in navigating through the application process • This is not a tutoring program. The focus for mentors is to share their experiences in pharmacy school and the activities they did to explore the field of pharmacy. • Focus: • Pre-Pharmacy Coursework • Extra-curricular Activities • Pharmacy School Application

7. UMB PALS Mentorship Program • Benefits • Allows pre-pharmacy students to network with current pharmacy students at the University of Maryland. • Customized around the needs of the individual students according to their strengths, interests, and how far along they are in the application process. • Helps pre-pharmacy students take appropriate actions toward matriculation into pharmacy school through a series of goal-setting.

8. UMB PALS Mentorship Program • How Do I Sign Up? • Go to their website: https://sites.google.com/site/umbpals/ • Fill out a mentee application • Fulfill your responsibilities as a mentee • Set goals related to applying to pharmacy school or exploring the field of pharmacy. Actively work towards these goals throughout the semester. • Make at least 3 correspondences throughout the course of the school year. The correspondences can be done through meeting in person, email, skype, phone, instant messaging, etc. • At the end of the academic year, complete an online questionnaire reflecting on your experiences with the program

9. Community Service Events • *Active Membership Requires 3 Hours of Community Service • On-Campus Community Service Events • 1 Hour of Community Service is granted • Off-Campus Community Service Events • 2 Hours of Community Service are granted • Don’t wait until the end of the semester for extra opportunities! • Questions? • Contact Community Service Co-Chairs • Chelsey Song [csong123@umd.edu] – Off Campus Events • Krishna Dalsania [krdalsania@gmail.com] – On Campus Events

10. Food & Friends(Off Campus) • Food&Friends’ Mission Statement: Food & Friends fosters a community caring for men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling. Food & Friends is the only organization in the Washington, DC, area providing specialized, nutritious meals, groceries, nutrition counseling and friendship to people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses. Food & Friends' staff design meals that meet the special dietary needs of persons living with a broad range of illnesses. Since our inception, Food & Friends has provided more than 12 million meals to more than 18,850 individuals. In 2008, Food & Friends served more than 913,036 meals to more than 2,679 individuals. • What we’re going to do: • Prepare food, package food,…etc. VERY FUN!! • WHEN? WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 27th!! 6-8pm LIMITED SPOTS(6) SIGN UP TODAY! Contact: Chelsey Song csong123@umd.edu

11. National Children’s Hospital(Off Campus) National Children's Hospital Mission Statement: As the nation children hospital, the mission of Children National Medical Center is to excel in Care, Advocacy, Research and Education. We accomplish this through: - Providing a quality health care experience for our patients and families - Improving health outcomes for children regionally, nationally, internationally -Leading the creation of innovative solutions to pediatric health challenges What we’re going to do: • Making Paper Turkeys and Friendship Bracelets WHEN? THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11th 6-7Pm Limited Spots!!! (6) SIGN UP TODAY!! Contact: Chelsey Song csong123@umd.edu

12. Ronald McDonald’s House(Off Campus) Ronald McDonald’s House’s Mission Statement: The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children. Guiding us in our mission are our core values: - Focusing on the critical needs of children - Celebrating the diversity of the programs we offer and the staff, volunteers and donors who make them possible - Staying true to our heritage of 36 years of responsible stewardship - Operating with accountability and transparency What we’re going to do: • Household Chores WHEN? Thursday, NOVEMBER 18th- 6-8 pm Limited Spots!!! (10) (Sign up TBA) Contact: Chelsey Song csong123@umd.edu

13. California Tortilla(On Campus) Date: Wednesday 10/13/2010 Time: 5-10 PM Location: Route 1, across from College Park Shopping Ctr. Hours: 1 hour Contact: Krishna Dalsania krdalsania@gmail.com SIGN UP TODAY!!! / Password: “PRE-PHARM”

14. Noodles & Company(On Campus) Date: TBA Time: 5-10 PM Location: Route 1, beside Chipotle and Cold Stone Hours: 1 hour Contact: Krishna Dalsania krdalsania@gmail.com

15. Drug of the Week Drug Class: Antihistamines LORATADINE Source http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001010

16. Drug of the Week • Brand Name CLARITIN is indicated for the relief of nasal and non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis and for the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria in patients 2 years of age or older. • Loratadine is a tricyclic antihistamine, which acts as a selective inverse agonist of peripheral histamine H1-receptors. • It works by blocking the action of histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergic symptoms. • The drug is available as tablets, oral suspension, and syrup, and also in combination with pseudoephedrine

17. Drug of the Week • Common Symptoms: • Hay fever • Allergy to pollen • Dust allergies • Other substances (allergens) in the air • Sneezing • Runny nose • Itchy eyes • Side Effects: • As a 'non-sedating' antihistamine, Loratadine causes less sedation and psychomotor retardation than the older antihistamines because it penetrates the blood brain barrier only to a slight extent. Although drowsiness is rare at the common 10 mg dose, patients should, nevertheless, be advised that it can occur and may affect performance of skilled tasks (e.g., driving). • Other common side effects are headaches, dry mouth, blurred vision, etc.

18. Pharmaceutical Issue:Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) • Why is it important? • PMP’s will "track the use of controlled substances, assist law enforcement in identifying illegal activity, and provide information to help avoid their inappropriate use.” • How it works: • Pharmacists can see all controlled-substance prescriptions records of all the pharmacies in the state • This is great, right?

19. Pharmaceutical Issue:Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) • Sanchez ex rel. Sanchez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc • Case: • Filed against a group of pharmacies for not using the PMP’s • The widow and children of a man killed by a patient of the pharmacies • The patient had received approximately 4500 hydrocodone pills at 13 different pharmacies • Argument: • The pharmacies failure to use the PMP led to accident and death

20. Pharmaceutical Issue:Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Questions • How do you think the courts should have ruled? • For the family of the deceased -> the pharmacy should intervened and is ultimately responsible for the death of the husband/father. • For the pharmacies -> the pharmacy is not responsible for the death of a third party

21. Pharmaceutical Issue:Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Ruling • The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the “defendant pharmacies do not have a duty to prevent a patient from injuring an unidentified third party with whom the pharmacies had no relationship.” • They stated that the PMP’s were supposed to be used to "enhance recordkeeping" for drug enforcement and regulation, and to provide information to physicians and pharmacies. • 2 out of the 7 justices ruled that the pharmacies should be held accountable to the third party

22. Pharmaceutical Issue:Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Questions • Do you think the pharmacist should be held accountable if the person who died was the patient? • Do you think that PMP’s are good, even though cases like this may increase? • Any comments? Source Drug Topics: “Monitoring Controlled Substances - Pharmacists may be held responsible for prescription misuse by patients” by Kenneth R. Baker

23. Pre-Pharmacy Society Proudly Presents… Ultimate Guide to Pharmacy Careers

24. Veterinary Pharmacy

25. Veterinary Pharmacy Roles and Responsibilities • Strong knowledge of pharmacy, problem solving skills, teach and consult • Creative and resourceful when dealing with animal patients and their owners • Work closely with veterinarians • Compounding prescriptions

26. Veterinary Pharmacy Roles and Responsibilities • Majority: Heartworm preventatives and anti-parasite drugs, antibiotics and hormone therapy • Expanding: Pain management • Cancer, kidney transplants, cardiac conditions, gastrointestinal problems, orthopedic difficulties, and behavioral problems

27. Veterinary Pharmacy Not Just For Dogs and Cats • Large-animal (equine and bovine) • Small-animal • Exotic-animal • Wildlife-animal • Aquatic-animal

28. Veterinary Pharmacy Practice Locations • Veterinary pharmacies • Veterinary schools • Animals clinics • Rescue Centers • Compounding Pharmacies • Universities • Chain Pharmacies

29. Veterinary Pharmacy Education & Experience • PharmD degree • A current, active license to practice pharmacy • Membership in the Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists (SVHP) or American College of Veterinary Pharmacists (AVCP) and/or special training or certificate

30. Geriatric Pharmacy • Specialize in dispensing medication and counseling older patients about those medications • Ensure the best management of medications to foster better patient health through consultation • Prevent adverse mediation rxns -- Older patients take more drugs, therefore their risk of interaction is higher

31. Geriatric Pharmacy • Practice in: • Long-term care facilities • Assisted living facilities • Hospice facilities • Pharmacy based in a health care facility • Other care sites *Geriatric pharmacist demand expected to increase as ‘baby boomers’ generation ages.

32. Geriatric Pharmacy Education • PharmD required • Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy (CCGP) geriatric pharmacy certification: • Must be a licensed pharmacist • Have 2 years of work experience • Pass a written exam

33. Compounding Pharmacy • Compounding pharmacy is a special kind of pharmacy that specializes in the preparation of medications by mixing raw ingredients. • Until the advent of mass drug manufacturing in the 1950s, compounding was the way virtually all pharmacists practiced. • In the 1930s and 1940s, approximately 60% of all medications were compounded, as opposed to about 1% today.

34. Compounding Pharmacy • The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) maintains a referral service on their web site: www.iacprx.org. • They can also be reached by telephone at 800-927-4227. • Image: iacprx.org Where can I find a compounding pharmacy?

35. Compounding Pharmacy How to become a compound pharmacist? • Compounding is a area of study within pharmaceutical classes and is considered a necessary skill in all pharmacy schools. • Therefore, pharmacy school students who graduate from an accredited pharmacy school with a PharmD and obtain an accredited pharmacy license are capable of becoming compound pharmacists. • The salary of a compound pharmacist is relatively close to that of other pharmacy fields (~$100,000 annually).

36. Hospice Pharmacy "You matter because of who you are. You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can , not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die"--Dame Cicely Saunders

37. Hospice Pharmacy Origin • Throughout history, hospice was an idea of offering a place of shelter and rest, or “hospitality” sick and ill travelers on long journeys. The term “hospice” was first used by Dame Cicely Saunders which was used to specialize in care for dying patients. Pharmacists who work in this area of field provide the medications for those who are suffering from a terminal-ill not for cure reasons but to relieve the pain one patient might be suffering.

38. Hospice Pharmacy Roles and Responsibilities • A hospice pharmacist has a big role especially in the life a patient who is under palliative care. The pharmacist is usually part of a hospice interdisciplinary team to advice the hospice on ordering, storage, administration, disposal and recordkeeping of drugs. Along with this responsibility, the pharmacist must build a relationship with the patient as well as give the patient instructions on drug usage and any affects that can come with using the prescribed drugs. • Qualifications: • -PharmD from an Accredited School • -Licensed Pharmacist • -3-5 years experience

39. Hospice Pharmacy Salary • The salary of a hospice pharmacist is lower than other pharmacy types. Even so, it is gratifying for hospice pharmacists because they get to build beautiful relationships with patients as well as have great impacts in their remanding time alive.

40. Academic Pharmacy • A career in academic pharmacy is one of the shortages today that affect future pharmacy students. • Shortages in pharmacy school faculty results in decreased ability to increase class sizes and open new schools for the increasing demand of new pharmacists. • Of 67 schools participating in a survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, there was a vacancy of 417 teaching positions.

41. Academic Pharmacy What Does It Take? • Pharm.D. and 2-5 years of advanced studies to qualify to teach pharmacy • Therefore, the fastest track to being able to teach pharmacy takes 8 years of higher education and training. • Strong oral and written communication skills, and competencies in teaching

42. Pediatric Pharmacy What is it? Pediatric pharmacists are licensed professionals with at least five years of highly specialized pharmacy education. They often have completed doctoral degrees in pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and post-graduate residency programs that make them the nation ‘s medication-use experts. Necessary Skills for a Career as a Pediatric Pharmacist Pediatric Pharmacists need to have excellent communication skills and should be good with children. They need an eye for detail and should have a firm understanding of medications' effects on the human body, because its one of the challenges. Pediatric Pharmacy jobs imply the reading of patients charts on the daily rounds, so that the specialist can make sure that the proportion of dosage /weight is correct, in order to protect their patients from the harmful effects of minimal errors in their medications. Career and Economic Outlook for a Pediatric Pharmacy While there isn't much data related directly to Pediatric Pharmacy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) does predict job growth of about 22% over the next several years for pharmacy as a whole while new medications are developed to treat a variety of physical and mental conditions.

43. Pediatric Pharmacy Daily Responsibilities? -Evaluating new medications to recommend those that are safest and most effective for individual patients -Advising physicians and other health care personnel about medication selection and administration; -Counseling patients and parents directly to help them use their medication wisely; -Monitoring every stage of medication therapy to improve all aspects of effectiveness; -Providing crucial quality checks to detect and prevent harmful drug interactions or reactions and potential mistakes; -Working under sterile conditions to combine injectible medications with fluids to create compounds that patients receive intravenously; -Supervising the dispensing and distribution of medication; and -Obtaining and maintaining supplies of medications that meet quality standards for purity and effectiveness and managing the proper storage of these products to ensure freshness and potency.

44. Military Pharmacy Roles and Responsibilities • Drugs and medicines are sometimes prescribed by doctors when treating patients in military hospitals and clinics. Pharmacists manage the purchasing, storing, and dispensing of drugs and medicines. • Manage pharmacy technicians who prepare, label, and dispense orders for drugs and medicines • Advise doctors and patients on the proper use and side effects of drugs and medicines Train medical, nursing, and pharmacy staffs on the use of drugs • Consult on drug and medicine research programs • Check drug and medicine supplies and reorder when necessary • Direct pharmacy record keeping

45. Military Pharmacy Practice Locations • Military Pharmacists work in hospitals and clinics in the U.S., overseas, aboard aircraft carriers and with special operational units, from Hawaii to Japan, Germany to Guam, and Washington, D.C., to Washington State. • You could also work at one of the highly acclaimed National Naval Medical Centers in Bethesda, Maryland; Portsmouth, Virginia; and San Diego, California. Or you could provide pharmaceutical support aboard one of two dedicated hospital ships: the USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy.

46. Military Pharmacy There are 12 agencies that hire pharmacists as part of the Commissioned Corps: • the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www.ahrq.gov) • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (www.atsdr.cdc.gov) • CDC (www.cdc.gov), • FDA (www.fda.gov) • Health Resources and Services Administration (www.hrsa.gov) • Indian Health Service (www.ihs.gov) • National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov) • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (www.samhsa.gov) • Federal Bureau of Prisons (www.bop.gov) • USCG (www.uscg.mil) • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (www.cms.gov) • Division of Immigration Health Services (www.inshealth.org).

47. Military Pharmacy Education & Experience To qualify for Active Duty employment consideration as a Pharmacist in the U.S. you must meet these basic requirements: • Be a U.S. citizen or a foreign citizen licensed to practice in the U.S. (see a Medical Officer Recruiter for details) • Doctor of pharmacy degree from an accredited college or university • Registration as a pharmacist in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia (licensure) • Be willing to serve a minimum of 3 years of Active Duty • Be between the ages of 18 and 41 • Be in good physical condition and pass a full medical examination You may also be expected to meet certain preferred requirements: • GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale • GPA may vary with work experience (e.g., students with a low GPA [less than 2.8] who worked their way through college will receive the same consideration as applicants with a GPA of 3.2 or greater who did not work) • Work experience of two to three years

48. Clinical Pharmacy • What do clinical pharmacists do? • Collaborate with healthcare professionals • Provide direct patient care services • Optimize the use of medication • Promote health, wellness, and disease prevention

49. Clinical Pharmacy • Roles and Responsibilities • Participate in patient care rounds • Provide medication therapy recommendations to patients and other health care professionals • Prescriptive Power • Under protocol with a medical provider (MD or DO)

50. Clinical Pharmacy • Where can you practice? • Hospitals, ambulatory care clinics, physicians’ offices, or community pharmacies • Educational background • Pharm.D. • Post-graduate training (residency)