Epilepsy Day

International sign of Epilepsy is Purple Ribbon                             Epilepsy is common throughout the world. It can be diagnosed with history of fits of patient.         Unconscious, fit during sleep, same fit and its treatment is easy, regular treatment of epilepsy             is for 02-03 years . Epilepsy...

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How to overcome Harmful Stress ?

Making an Adjustment toHarmful StressEveryone experiences stress. If you arefeeling harmful stress, your health may beaffected. To stay healthy, you must dosomething about harmful stress.You can make an adjustment. Anadjustment is a change to make somethingbetter. You can make an adjustment to thecause of your harmful stress.When you are feeling harmful tress, thinkabout the cause of your stress. Thit aboutwhat adjustments you might make. A nadseen her dog hit by a car. What adjustmencould Ann have made to her harmful stress?During times when...

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How many types of contraceptives are there?

How many types of contraceptives are there? There are many types of contraceptives and they can be grouped into different categories Barrier methods:  These prevent the sperm from fertilising the egg. Condoms are rubber tubes, which are closed at one end. Different condoms are produced for men and women. Male condoms are placed on the stiff penis before it penetrates into the vagina. The female condoms are placed inside the vagina before sexual intercourse. Contraceptive pills:  The woman has to swallow one tablet every day,...

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What is Safe Sex ?

What is safe sex? Safer sex is sex, which does not involve any risk of unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases or HIV infection. Safer sex includes physical contacts that do not involve the penetration of the penis in the vagina. Penetrative sex can be safer sex, if the required safety precautions are taken. Ways of satisfying sexual desire without penetration of the penis into the vagina are kissing, hugging, deep...

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What is Health Relationships ?

Health relationships are all about caring for your partner and communicqging with him or her on all issues. A relationship requires commitment , honesty, a willingness to discuss matters, to share feelings and most importantly a respect for each other. Therefore its important in healthy sexual relationship to practices safer sex and respect the sexual preferences and desires the partne...

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Importance of Pharmacy Practice

Importance of Pharmacy Practice Having seen the background, definition and highlights of pharmacy practice, let’s now look unto the importance of pharmacy practice • In geriatric pharmacy practice:  pharmacy practice is important because, Elderly patients are unique in that they possess an altered metabolic capacity for medications due to, for example, increased body fat and water, decreased muscle mass, decreased cardiac output and perfusion, decreased protein binding, reduced liver function, and reduced physiologic reserve •...

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Historical Background of Pharmacy Practice

 Historical Background of Pharmacy Practice • The history of pharmacy as an independent science is relatively young. • Until the birth of pharmacy as an independent science, there is a historical evolution from antiquity to the present day that marks the course of this science, always connected to the medicine• Although people have been using medicinal substances to treat themselves for as far back as there have been people, the pharmacy profession has more recent origins. Nevertheless, its roots can be found over 4000 years ago•...

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What is the Meaning of Pharmacy Practice?

Pharmacy Practice• The “ Pharmacy Practice” means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of Medical Orders; the Dispensing of Prescription Drug Orders; participation in Drug and Device selection; Drug Administration; Drug Regimen Review; the Practice of Telepharmacy within and across state lines; Drug or Drug-related research; the provision of Patient Counseling; the provision of those acts or services necessary to provide Pharmaceutical Care in all areas of patient care, including Primary Care and Collaborative • Pharmacy...

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Health facilities from low level to the highest level through which a referral system go through

The following are health facilities from low level to the highest level through which a referral system go through. Example in TanzaniaDispensary Services• The dispensary caters for 6,000 to 10,000 people and supervises all the village health posts in its ward. • This is the first level where patients are attended to. • If the patient cannot be attended to, at this level because of the complexity of the condition is then referred to the next level which is a health CentreHealth Centre Services• A health Centre is expected to cater...

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Health care and level of delivery system

Health care system  is a system which consists of all organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health, (Source WHO 2005).  Goals of Health Care System      i. To promote universal health care      ii. To ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them.      iii. To ensure good health for the citizens     Levels of Health Care...

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