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What is drug distribution?
Distribution describes the movement of a drug from the bloodstream after absorption into the body’s tissues. As the drug...
20/02/2020 0
Absorption is the movement of a drug to the bloodstream after administration. A drug can be administered by a variety of routes (eg oral, rectal,...
13/02/2020 0
Following absorption from its site of application, a drug reaches the bloodstream where it exerts its therapeutic effect. The concentration of a drug...
06/02/2020 0
Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that can be transmitted between animals and people. The viruses can cause a range of conditions, from the...
30/01/2020 1
Forty-two-year-old Bradley Stuart comes into your pharmacy one afternoon to pick up his epilepsy medication. Mr Stuart is a regular customer and his...
16/01/2020 0
Ms Rochford, a 33-year-old businesswoman, is a regular customer in your pharmacy, and was recently started on sertraline for moderate depression. On...
09/01/2020 0
It is estimated that unused and wasted prescription medicines cost the NHS over £300 million every year.(1) This figure is a conservative estimate,...
19/12/2019 0
Amanda, a young mother with an eight-month-old baby, seems concerned as she comes into your pharmacy.
“I just put my son to bed and his forehead was...
10/12/2019 0
Mr Cooper, 64, comes into the pharmacy. He asks for “something to tide me over as I have the flu” and he is waiting to “get to the doctors for a...
20/11/2019 0
You work as a relief pharmacist at a large pharmacy multiple. One of your jobs is to conduct a controlled drug (CD) balance check, including of the...
14/11/2019 0
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