Pharmacy has been defined as a profession concerned with the art and science of preparing drugs from natural and suitable synthetic sources and convenient material.Pharmacy also deals with the distribution and use of drugs in both treatment and prevention of disease.It embraces a knowledge of the identificaton,selection,pharmacologic action,preservation,combination,analysis,and standardization of drugs and medicines.Likewise,it includes proper and safe distribution and use of dtugs-whether dispensed on the prescription of a licensed physician,dentist,or veterinarian,in those instance where it may be legally done,dispensed,or even sold directly to the consumer.
The world pharmacy,in fact,is derived from the Greek word "pharmacon",meaning medicine or drug.A pharmacist,then ,is the person of drugs,or the expert on drugs.He is the only expert on drugs,for expertise regarding drugs requires knowledge in depth in all the facets of pharmacy as outlined in the definition of the term pharmacy above.
The physician,detist,and veterinarian may prescribe drugs and be primarily interested in the effect of those drugs on the patient,their therapeutic value,and toxicology.The nurse may administer the drug and be concerned with dosage forms,routes of administration,and toxic manifestations.But the pharmacist is the only expert on drugs.It is his legally granted responbility to handle drugs.It is his professional responbility to know all about the drugs.No educational program other than that in pharmacy provides the background to understand completely all there is to understand about drugs.Thus,pharmacist are in that unique position of embracing complete drug expertise.
sumber : ENGLISH FOR PHARMACY (Dwi Poedjiastutie,Zwesty Aridasarie,Teguh Hadi saputro,Zandi Ernomo,Ria Arista),Cetakan ke-1;Malang:Language Center-UMM Press,2012
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