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Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is the profession charged with ensuring the safe use of medication. Traditionally, pharmacists have compounded and dispensed medications on the orders of physicians. More recently, pharmacy has come to include other services related to patient care including clinical practice, medication review, and drug information. Some of these new pharmaceutical roles are now mandated by law in various legislatures. Pharmacists, therefore, are drug therapy experts, and the primary health professionals who optimise medication management to produce positive health-outcomes.
The symbols most commonly associated with pharmacy are the mortar and pestle and the (recipere) character. Pharmacy organisations often employ other elements, such as the Bowl of Hygieia, conical measures, and caduceuses in their logos. Other symbols are common in different countries such as the green Greek cross in France and Great Britain, the increasingly-rare Gaper in The Netherlands, and a red stylised letter A in Germany.
Disciplines
The field of Pharmacy can generally be divided into three main disciplines: More on [ Pharmacy ]
Pharmacy Information
Pharmacy :: Health
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British National Formulary - Information about this formulary, produced by the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Contains an fully searchable electronic version of the formulary.
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry - Trade association of companies in the UK producing prescription medicines. Includes information about the society and statistics.
British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group - Professional association for those involved with parenteral nutrition and nutritional support of patients.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the BPNG website. The British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group has over 140 members to date... ]
British Society for the History of Pharmacy - Information about the society, publications and events.
College of Pharmacy Practice - Independent professional association for pharmacists.
Concordance - Aims to stimulate research and debate about concordance and to promote patient involvement in medicine taking. Produced by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the Department of Health.
Meta Description: [ TISL ]
Dot Pharmacy - Newsletter for pharmacists, including news and training modules.
Drugtariff.com - Information for dispensing doctors and dispensing pharmacists, including listings of net ingredient costs.
Electronic Medicines Compendium - This site provides approved information sheets for prescription medicines. It is the up-to-date, official and comprehensive source of information about medicines prescribed.
Meta Description: [ This is the official web site of the electronic Medicines Compendium, a pharmaceutical compendium (Medication Information) ]
Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists - A professional association for pharmacists.
National Pharmaceutical Association - Professional association of community pharmacies.
Meta Description: [ The NPA is the principal body representing community pharmacies in the UK. We represent virtually all pharmacy owners except Boots the Chemist Ltd. This exciting, new version of the NPA website has been designed to be more user friendly, and to better convey information about the NPA. ]
Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group - Society details and newsletter.
Palliativedrugs.com - Information for health professionals about drugs used in palliative care.
Meta Description: [ Palliativedrugs.com provides comprehensive and independent information for health professionals about drugs usage in palliative care. ]
Parenteral Society - Multidisciplinary professional association for those involved in injectable or implantable drug and devices.
PCCAL - PCCAL develop educational software used for training in Universities and Pharmaceutical companies.
Meta Description: [ PCCAL develop educational software that is used for teaching, learning and training in Universities and Pharmaceutical companies. The courseware covers a wide range of disciplines, including Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiology and Pharmacology... ]
Pharma Life - Commercial site providing online resources for pharmacists, mainly for trade purposes. Some of the site is restricted to registered users only.
Meta Description: [ Pharmalife - the online community for pharmacists. News,
Careers, Information, Advice, Research & Events. Purchase
supplies through Tradepharm the online procurement service
for pharmacies. ]
Prescription Pricing Authority - This site contains information about the PPA, which is a Special Health Authority within the NHS. Amalgamated pescribing data (the PACT centre pages) is available.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain - The professional organisation and governing body for pharmacy in the UK
The Pharmaceutical Journal - The official journal of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, PJ Online.
Meta Description: [ The Pharmaceutical Journal - the official journal of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain ]
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