What do hospital pharmacists do?

Find out more about the work of hospital pharmacists and the wide variety of roles they play in the life of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital in London. Pharmacists explain the complexities of their work on the ward, the part they play in formulating medicines and in medicines administration as well as dispensaries, highlighting how integral they are to the health of patients and the success of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team.
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[@baileymccoy2997]

They help the world and save lives is what they do I love every type of medical worker there is

[@babyboomer9560]

Retired Pharm.D. here. Class of 1972 UCSF School of Pharmacy. Clinical pharmacy started here in late 60s. Very difficult at first cause the docs didn’t think we knew anything. And what were we doing up on the wards on rounds? We should be in the basement where we traditionally worked making up medicines. At that time, 1968, UCSF Medical School did NOT OFFER ONE COURSE IN PHARMACOLOGY ! It was rated in top five of all medical schools. Wow …what an eye opening experience. The medical students learned about drugs verbally from medical students , interns and residents.

[@mahidermelese3695]

thank you very much this video helps me more to respect my course

[@luigistravino2264]

Keep up the good job and you are so busy with the patient and all ways walking around and keep up to it take care and keep up the good work

[@tumainikombe2020]

Actually you do well in pharmacist because this is the better professional in health care provisions

[@majidrezai-rad9373]

A good report on hospital pharmacy.

[@officiallyanasontv]

Fantastic video. Very informative :-)

[@SJHALO]

I understand that our job is important outside the hospital .. we the people who create all the medicine all the people in world are using now .. so please no one get me wrong i'm a first year student at pharmacy school

[@redfalconrocks]

well hello there ELF xD

[@SJHALO]

LOL ... hello Dear ELF ^^ what brought you to this post? are studying in pharmacy school too? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I'll be an ELF doctor ㅋㅋㅋ

[@redfalconrocks]

kekeke I'll be an ELF Pharmacist! xD im barely graduating this year but I am going to go well hopefully to Pharmacy School xD

[@SJHALO]

Ohhhh well that mean I'll be one year ahead of you! I really hope you do go to pharmacy school if it's your dream! and by the way we are called doctors too not just pharmacists :")) say, where are you from?

[@redfalconrocks]

well yeah cause they get their doctorate, and you too I wish you good luck! I'm from Texas and you?

[@99994139]

i don't know maybe Nursing , Law or Business Management but for me Pharmacy is the best

[@cupcakes262]

What did you end up doing?

[@junkersintutus4282]

Wait, but that just makes sense, was expecting to learn how it works in the US, but that would be at least a 15min video

[@motosenganguk5784]

pharmacies should be regnose as a doctors, because they knowledge more thsn doctors in term of drugs .

[@johnsamuel2474]

Thankyou for that. I'm going to join my pharm.D..... it's like encouraging me.

[@37VQV]

No, they shouldn't. They actually don't know how to facilitate patient care. It's very apparent considering how different their training is. Most Pharmacists don't even do a formal residency training period following graduation. They rarely work with patients directly.

[@babotobati2745]

who care about prefex. ?

[@ZahdShah]

No. I'm a pharmacist student and we are trained to think very differently to doctors. Doctors must diagnose and prescribe. Pharmacists just follow the treatment plan of a doctor unless they are qualified to independently prescribe which brings their role more closely to that of a doctor.

[@wassimm1933]

@@37VQV Wrong. Pharmacists go through 4 years of Doctoral level training in clinical sciences and pharmacotherapy. They are more than qualified to handle complex cases involving multiple medications in a patient with multiple co-morbidities. Have you ever worked with pharmacists before to claim that they rarely see patients? They are the drug experts. In my practice physicians refer patients to the pharmacist when dealing with complex cases such as elderly patients receiving multiple medications and experiencing falls or other geriatric syndromes to try to identify and remove incriminating drugs. Please do your research before claiming any facts.

[@raajveergautam9863]

Accept clinical pharmacist Other pharmacist are just formulator (industry) And dispenser (community and hospital) More concerned for maintaining drug quality. Pharmacist are thought to develop medicine but most specifically they just formulate and quality check only that’s it Developing new drugs is important and necessary

[@renylistyowati5716]

I wanna know how different pharmachist hospital in my country and tge other's country

[@mom_mera_pyaar]

I love pharm❤

[@99994139]

it's Salary but salary is not every thing .... I have a passion in Chemistry

[@ayowhat6139]

absolute king, same.

[@yemen1105]

what do you command? bachelor of pharmacy or pharmd

[@jaimemartinezcardenas2331]

Hi i'm a QFB (biologist pharmaceutical chemist) in México, I am trained to do clinical analysis (Thematic biometrics etc), Collection of blood samples with vacutainer, i can also work in the Pharmaceutical industry. I want to know the Counterpart of my university career in América and Canadá, because My Carrer don't exist in those contry's.

[@BROKEPINKY]

I'm considering pursuing a career in pharmacy. What is it about pharmacy that you like so much? Helping people? Salary? Environment? Colleagues? Please, tell me...

[@GrowwithAbike]

G.T. Jones helping people, there is a certain joy and satisfaction when u are able to assist and when u get to see the progress in their health. It’s unconditional

[@99994139]

i am second year pharmacy - clinical pharmacy program the best job for ever

[@mohammadarshad8340]

How apply for phrmecist

[@kalpanasharma7643]

Can indian pharmacist can apply to the other countries pharmacy for job prospective

[@sagarpuniya155]

Yes you can dear

[@faizkhan9342]

What is the scope of pharmacy students I'm first year student of b pharmacy please give me answer

[@pwboss3350]

bro which county u from?

[@pwboss3350]

here we also hv b pharm

[@BROKEPINKY]

Why do you like the job so much?

[@mahfoozali8474]

Because it's not illegal to like your job

[@AshfaqKhan-du1pi]

i stat my pharm d this year

[@mraih7796]

Me too

[@nickfooz]

Can someone here please explain why they don't sell Isopropyl alcohol in UK pharmacies? They only have that dreadful Surgical Spirit with that messy castor oil in it. is there some sort of obscure regulation I'm not aware of?

[@nickfooz]

+morgan frank why can't you tell me in public?

[@francopoppa673]

in Italy the pharmacists wear the white coat... in Usa it's not that?

[@dax421]

Yeah they do it’s just not common nowadays

[@99994139]

pharmD

[@bayzsakazuki8056]

Pharmaucetical care :) my job

[@ateebmazhar911]

I don't know but I have found pharmacists more competent than Doctors. i dno'tknow change my mind.sharing my experience.

[@aiqmay1]

How do they differ with clinical pharmacist?

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[@mahfoozali8474]

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[@bevy666_]

They distribute Meds. But don't tell Walgreens or Cvs!

[@navarajjoshi8975]

hello im from nepal can u help me

[@mahfoozali8474]

This video is so old no one is going to awnser your question

[@mraih7796]

@@mahfoozali8474 hahaha

[@hagrid4281]

الي عند داريل يخبط لايك

[@SJHALO]

shouldn't pharmacists be called doctors as well? i'm becoming a pharmacist/doctor and I want to know if our work in the hospital is important or does it just stand for someone who give the patients medicine because the doctors are busy to do that thing ? I mean the video sounds to me like the people in it are trying so hard to convince us that the work in the hospital is as important as the other doctors while it's not that much ... I want to know if our job is important in the hospital or is it just someone giving pills !

[@2FINE4YOUBABYGIRL]

Pharmacist are Doctors, doctors of pharmacy. They are not physicians who diagnose but they do supply, consult and administer medications. They are an important part of any health care team.

[@chelseytyler88]

I was told pharmacist make more working retail. But pharmacist probably have to give more training working retail is the reason, or I think so?

[@2FINE4YOUBABYGIRL]

Chels T Pharmacists in retail do make a bit more, they don't receive any extra formal training or education than hospital pharmacists do, they get on the job training to familiarize themselves with company protocol and RX system for filling scripts.

[@chelseytyler88]

Well.. I get my pharmacy permit mid November... I've applied for allot of jobs... Just praying for a hospital to call me. I'm just a tech.

[@drgravindranaik4291]

pham D

[@ThePharm4Life]

whats with this video not labeling pharmacists as doctors?!

[@bighands69]

They are not doctors in the UK. They have an MPharm which means a master of Pharmacy. It takes 5 years training.

[@MadristaSisam]

bighands69 UK isnt the whole world. In canada, usa, australia, and many countries, its pharmD meaning doctor of pharmacy, they are doctors but not medical doctors

[@justarandomgal2683]

bighead69 In the U.S. it now takes a minimum of 6 years of training for what is called 0 to 6 programs you can enter right out of high school. Most Pharmacy programs are 4+4 programs. That is four years of undergrad and four years of pharmacy school. My sister did a 3 year accelerated PharmD program, meaning that her breaks were only a week off at most. So I guess you could call her program a 4+3 program. My sister was a bit non traditional though. She actually received a M.S. in chemistry and l decided to make a career change to pharmacy. However, Physicians have mandatory residencies . So the profession of physician requires post graduate training in order to practice. Pharmacists do not need residencies, but they are becoming desirable for certain positions.

[@bethburnett3883]

@@MadristaSisam I think he meant that the video was filmed in the UK hence they aren't called doctors