synergy
This is a common term we use in pharm school. It basically means when two drugs work together towrds the same end point , u get more than an additive response. But what happed when the synergy is overwhelmed? you get a adverse reaction --and that is the point my friend , I want to make to make today. I know patients(read people) can be ignorant(read dumb! ) but they should atleast learn to recognise that when they have something like pain, whereever it is, it is the same thing--pain. There is no point taking aspirin for knee pain, tylenol for head(ache) pain and ibuprofen for back pain. They will only make things bad or even worse that u might find yourself in the ER.
What's with these people....
It really bothers me to see how Insurance companies control our lives here in the United States. They govern every step, from what medicines to take , what help we get when in a disaster. Its pathetic when I see an insurance rejection just because the drug costs too much for them to pay or it is not in their so-called formulary. It feels like we are all puppets inthe hands of the insurance companies. It pinchs my heart when a patient comes in for his medicine and finds that his insurance didn't pay for it. Their expressions , their heart broken words like "I pay so much money for my premium , why don't they pay me back for my med" literally makes me feel so helpless and lost. Well, Im not supposed to feel that way, coz there is nothing I could do except telling them to talk to their Insurance and if they can fix it, we'll be happy to reimburse them.
Its not just the patients who are governed , even the doctors - the care providers are completely monitered. Again, its the question of the insurance's inventory - if the drug is not in that list , the doc has to fill out some paper work and do some convincing business as to why he wants the patient to have that particular drug and not somethign else that is similar. This whole process now takes a couple of days and the patient, meanwhile, is left wondering what happened to his med.
Well , I guess all I can , or anyone can do is to stand and watch the show. There is nothing I can do , nothing I can say....Why!?
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white coat ceremony
Hi ya , long time no see. Well, I'll keep the cribbing short as I can't really stop doing that. As usual, life's hectic, loads of exams, good ones/bad ones n all. On top fren, who are real fun and a good company when studying or not. So, life's happening, n u know what I mean by happening!! dont u!
I didn't update you guys on this , but we had a White Coat ceremony, not so long ago, but it seems like a loooooooooong ago. It was like what you expect on convocation, but the diff was we were coated. It was a day, as our Dean put it, we trasformed from people to professionals. These are not his exact words, but he spokea lot of words which sent out the same meaning. Well, emotionally , it felt a little different. But I just couldnt help comparing my B.Pharm days with this one. The day where I bought my first labcoat didn't hold any significance then. I just wanted it to go for like 2yrs without much wear and tear, so that I wouldnt have to buy another one. But now, the same "labcoat" is being given to us with so much responsibility and respect attachend to it. Everytime I wear the coat, I feel a little different.
Apart from that, there are other things happening too, like Dil's bday came n went , we went to downtown philly to do sight seeing. But for now , I sign off with a promise I will update u soon with those pics too.
lov ya all
Back to school
I really wanted to post on Vinayaka chavithi but my lousy laptop decided that it was the best time to let me not go onto the internet. God save those who can survive without internet access but I felt like I was thrown into a jungle with nothing around me.
So, leaving those day days behind me, I wish u all a Belated Happy Vinayaka Chavithi.
Finally coming to the topic, My School Started. I'm in the Pharm.D program PY1. Its like going back to undergrad school, but I'm told its really rigorous and demanding. I hope to be able to handle it, but Im sure to feel overwhelmed at many points thru the degree.
Along with the learning are new friends, new faculty, new books and everything else related to school is new. As usual , Im being myself, won't talk to people much, keep silent. I guess Im gonna take my usual time making frens(I hope to make them before I lose them coz of my closedmouth policy) But I do wish to have frens like my undergrad buddies, best of all frens i had till now were they , even better mayb ;) ...but at this point all i can do is wait and see how things turn out.
Wish a renewed sense of hope and goodwill to all, I leave to today.
Wish me success guys..dont be selfish!!
Helluva...Nothing much..done with orientation, fren left back to her school :( and my school itself starts on 28th Aug...so waiting...waiting...waiting...
Hii all...
Hii..
courtesy :Temple university Website
I'm going to start a new life by the end of this month. Life will be in a Pharmacy school at philadelphia. Its called Temple University- School of pharmacy. DOnt know how many of you heard about it or even know it exists...its supposed to be a good school for medical sciences. What specifically attracted me was it is close to many pharmacy industries in which i hope to have a potential career. Im infact excited at the very idea.
As u must have noticed in my other blog,packing is done n stuff will be shipped today.My first look at my school will be on 11th aug and classes from 28th. I hope to be a regular in this blog too but no promises as I dont know how hectic my schedule is going to be.
So my life will revolve around :
www.nacc.org.uk/images/medicines.jpg
Through my B.Pharmacy days back in India , I develop this interest in dealing with medicines and I'm glad I'm able to go back to them.
