pharmacy elective

Understanding Our Patients’ Drugs: The Need for a Pharmacy Elective Within Medical School

Republished with permission from here. I spent one year working full-time as a pharmacy technician at a high-volume community pharmacy prior to entering medical school. Besides learning the intricacies of billing and the dispensing process, I was also granted access to a world few physicians are aware of. At the time, ... Read more

Sarayna Schock

Updated June 26, 2022 by Sarayna Schock

Deprescription: In the context of palliative care

“Why is Mr X on statins?” asked the palliative consultant. “He has been on statins for a long while given his poor cholesterol profile, even before he was referred to us,” the palliative registrar replied. ... Read more

Ian Wee

Updated March 7, 2019 by Ian Wee