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How can community pharmacists provide institutional pharmacy services to increasing numbers of nursing homes and small hospitals7 The answers to this question were covered on September 26 and 27 in a two-day seminar developed by the Ohio Society of Hospital Pharmacists' committee on society services. Listening to a lecture are some of the 20 community pharmacists who participated in the seminar at the Ohio State University Hospital. The group also visited a nursing home and had opportunity to see drugs being handled in an institutional environment. Attending were representatives of APhA, the Ohio State pharmaceutical and nursing home associations, nursing home council and pharmacy extension service.
a season for knowledge harmacy conferences, seminars, lecture P courses, symposiums, student orientation programs-all of these are tools to help keep today's pharmacist beamed into the latest advances and problems of his profession . For the pharmacist who wishes to utilize these tools, there are many and varied opportunities to do so. ~ Washington D. C. will host an international symposium on comparative pharmacology January 24-27, 1967. Speakers from various fields will cover such subjects as comparative aspects of absorption and excretion of drugs, mechanisms of detoxification and transformation in living organisms, comparative aspects of drug toxicity, pharmacological actions of drugs in living organisms, chemical secretions and comparative therapeutics. The symposium is sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Cancer Institute and the National Heart Institute under the auspices of NIH. ~ A community education program on matters pertaining to abuse and misuse of modern drugs is being launched by the college of pharmaceutical sciences at Columbia University. The program, which has been given the name Project RFD (Respect for Drugs) is seeking pharmacists to serve in the capacity of leaders and to use their specialized pharmaceutical training and experience in organizing presentations for civic, religious and educational institutions. Training seminars for the program, which is designed to establish pharmacies as community education and information centers, will be held at the college. Pharmacists who would like to participate should contact Jack E . Gross, project director, college of pharmaceutical sciences, Columbia University, 115 West 68 Street, New York 10023. ~ Now in process is a course in radiopharmaceutical technology being offered by the
Diagnosis: IILabel-itis;'
n., the stained, smeared, blurred, loo se or torn condition of labels on prescriptions. Frequently results in the customer's inability to re-order because pharmacist's identification, the prescription number, even dosage directions are illegible.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy to postgraduate students. The course, presented during a 12-week period between October 4 and January 12,1967, consists of lectures and laboratory sessions. Some of the topics under study are radioactivity units and standards, modes of radioactive decay, health physics, dosage and dosimetry of radioisotopes and instrumentation, handling, storage and preparation technics. Laboratory experiments illustrate radiation measurement and the use of counting equipment, properties of radiation and interaction with matter and instrumentation and biomedical applications. ~
A program of lectures presented as part of the fourth annual continuing pharmaceutical education program was announced by the New York chapter of APHA. The first lecture was held November 10 at which the topic of vitamins was discussed. Three other lectures, to take place January 10, February 14 and April 18 will deal with steroids-arthritis and the practicing pharmacist, recent advances in therapy of the gastrointestinal tract and antibiotics, respectively.
Antidote: Keep labels clean with nScotch" Brand Prescription Label Tape. Spills and smears wipe off, vital information stays readable.
~ Drugs and driving, time-released dosages, current concepts of immunization, new drugs-these are topics which came under discussion at a continuing education seminar presented by the University of Southern California school of pharmacy October 16. Luncheon speaker was E. Ronald Shewfelt, secretary-treasurer of the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association. ~ University of Wisconsin pharmacy institute hosted a series of continuing education lectures November 3-5 at University of Wisconsin. The three-day activities began with a look at the basics of reproduction and continued with a program on pharmacology of anovulatory agents and
Protects your customer. Helps you retain the refill business. Ask your drug wholesaler. " SCOTCH" AND T HE PLAID DESIGN ARE REGISTERED T RADEMARKS OF 3M COMPANY, ST.
PAUL, MINN . ,55119 .
Vol. NS6, No. 12, December 1966
665
the pharmaceutical considerations of drugs of this class. Round table discussions at which all speakers participated capped each day's program. The third day a visit to Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association headquarters was in order where participants joined with WPhA and state officials in dedication of WPhA flagpole and flag honoring ceremony. ~
Participants at the pharmacy seminar sponsored by the Denver Area Drug Association along with the Colorado Pharmacal Association and Colorado University school of pharmacy will be treated to a variety of topic discussions. Subjects to be covered at the November 20 seminar include a modem concept of diabetes, medicare, industrial a nd household poisonings and sunscreen lotions, creams and oils. The sessions will close with a dinner meeting at which certifica t es will be presented to those attending the seminar. ~
Students benefited from an informal program which brought practicing pharmacists to the classroom. Pharmacists are visiting Rutgers University college of pharmacy to talk on the day-to-day operations of their profession with students in the dispensing pharmacy course. Typical subjects discussed included pharmacistphysician relations, pharmacist-patient relations and rapport with other community pha rmacists. Associate professor of pharmacy Blake F. Putney, author of Compatibility in Liquid s in THIS JOURNAL, stressed tha t the program is a means of givin g the students a greater appreciation of what their work will be when they leave school.
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The zero defects concept as it applies to hospitals and hospital pharmacies themed the annual hospital pharmacy conference sponsored by the Temple University health sciences center in Philadelphia, November 15. Lt. Col. Walter R. Woodworth spoke on the zero defects concept and Wilson W . Kimbrough , Jr. , associate professor of psychology at University of Arkansas explored some of the psychological aspects of medication errors. Duke C. Trexler, executive director of the drug efficacy study of the National Academy of Sciences
and National Research Council, spoke on that study. Trexler's group is currently engaged in r eviewing the efficacy of all drugs placed on the market between 1938 and 1962. A panel discussion on zero defects in the hospital and medication errors was also on the agenda. ~ Health care for the nation is moving with speed and direction, George W. Grider, president-elect of APHA, stated at Purdue University's pharmacy management conference October 13 (see APhA Newsletter, Oct. 22.) Opening the one-day session was Dean Varro E. Tyler who talked a bout the "new look" in Indiana pharmacy. Also scheduled was an address by Roy Haney, president , Indiana PhA , who clarified the organization's view of dru g abuse control. Maurice B. Krantz, an Ohio pharmacist , covered developments in financial management. ~ New developments in pharmaceutical services were scrutinized October 9 at the 24th annual fall seminar and alumni banquet of th e University of Missouri (Kansas City) school of pharmacy. A physician, industrial consultant, community pharmacist a nd hospital pharmacist spoke at the afternoon and evening event. Advancements in hospital and community pharmacy were scouted and physicianpharmacist-patient relationships were discussed . Banquet speaker was Robert A. Hardt, past president of the American Pharmaceutical Man ufacturers Association and past APHA Council member. ~ November 13 a nd 14 marked the day s for University of Florida's 1966 pharmacy conference conducted by the bureau of professional relations of the college of pharmacy and the division of continuing education . The program follows the patt ern adopted by AACP for in service training of pha rmacists. Under the two main topics of heart disease and pharmacy services for nursin g homes came such subtopics as physiology of the heart, open heart surgery, hypertension , nurse-administrator-pharmacist relationships, payment of nursin g home benefits and pharmacy relations a nd public welfare. •
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT QUALITY CONTROL & ENGINEERING The International Division of a progressive nutritional specialty and pharmaceutical manufacturer has an opening for a pharmacist or bacteriologist with five years' quality control or processing experience to assume the position of Supervisor-Manufacturing Services. Will act as a consultant to fifteen foreign subsidiaries on problems relating to processing, quality control, or equipment engineering as part of a small headquarters staff. We offer an outstanding growth opportunity, starting salary range of
$11,000 to $13,000, excellent fringe benefits, stock option, and moving allowances.
Please send resume in confidence to:
Box 1216, APhA Journal 2215 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 An EauaZ Opportunity E mployer
666
Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
record attendance •••
industrial pharmacy meeting tha n 200 pharmacists from inM oredustry turned out for the fifth a nnual midwest regional m eeting of the industrial pharmaceutical technology section of the APHA Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, October 10, a t O'Hare Inn, Chicago. Cha irman of arrangeme~ts for the event was Eugene Brockemeyer of Dorsey Laboratories. Highlighting the jam-packed daylong session was the luncheon meeting at which E.C. Saudek of Upjohn reviewed his experiences in ma nagement of technical personnel, pointing out that to coordinate and direct innovative skills to productive channels individual's goals must be understood in rela tion to corporate goals. Discussions during the m orning and a fternoon centered on technical aspects of pharmaceutical problems in industry. On the program wereBlaze Palermo of Miles Laboratories- Research in flow of tablet formUlation s has been hindered by lack of suitable instrumentation and flow properties are often evaluated empirically. James E. Meehan of Carter-Wallace Laboratories-Prime object in development of functional parts and metering hopper of Stokes Tri-Pact Tablet Machine was to design a tablet compressor with increased dwell time to allow entrapped air in the material to escape at hig h tablet production rates. Harry Wax of Stuart Company-Production problems associated with manufacture of flavored chewable tablets includes limitation imposed on the selection of non-active ingredients, on manufacturing methods and on handling methods to yield organoleptically acceptable, intact tablets. Joseph L. Kanig of Columbia University-Because the rapidly expanding knowledge in pharmaceutical areas and increase in the complex problems of development, production and marketing of modern medicinals have increased the need for consultants, guidelines for optimum utilization of consultants are required. J.E. Kilsheimer of Rexall Drug Co.Basis for establishing control system is two-fold-customer satisfaction and economics. Economics dictates that various control points be located where lowest cost consistent with highest accuracy can be achieved. Martin Katz of Syntex ResearchWith development of IBM punch card system, it is possible to assemble information quickly from a large number of clinical work orders prepared in the pharmaceutical development laboratory.
a season for knowledge harmacy conferences, seminars, lecture P courses, symposiums, student orientation programs-all of these are tools to help keep today's pharmacist beamed into the latest advances and problems of his profession . For the pharmacist who wishes to utilize these tools, there are many and varied opportunities to do so. ~ Washington D. C. will host an international symposium on comparative pharmacology January 24-27, 1967. Speakers from various fields will cover such subjects as comparative aspects of absorption and excretion of drugs, mechanisms of detoxification and transformation in living organisms, comparative aspects of drug toxicity, pharmacological actions of drugs in living organisms, chemical secretions and comparative therapeutics. The symposium is sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Cancer Institute and the National Heart Institute under the auspices of NIH. ~ A community education program on matters pertaining to abuse and misuse of modern drugs is being launched by the college of pharmaceutical sciences at Columbia University. The program, which has been given the name Project RFD (Respect for Drugs) is seeking pharmacists to serve in the capacity of leaders and to use their specialized pharmaceutical training and experience in organizing presentations for civic, religious and educational institutions. Training seminars for the program, which is designed to establish pharmacies as community education and information centers, will be held at the college. Pharmacists who would like to participate should contact Jack E . Gross, project director, college of pharmaceutical sciences, Columbia University, 115 West 68 Street, New York 10023. ~ Now in process is a course in radiopharmaceutical technology being offered by the
Diagnosis: IILabel-itis;'
n., the stained, smeared, blurred, loo se or torn condition of labels on prescriptions. Frequently results in the customer's inability to re-order because pharmacist's identification, the prescription number, even dosage directions are illegible.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy to postgraduate students. The course, presented during a 12-week period between October 4 and January 12,1967, consists of lectures and laboratory sessions. Some of the topics under study are radioactivity units and standards, modes of radioactive decay, health physics, dosage and dosimetry of radioisotopes and instrumentation, handling, storage and preparation technics. Laboratory experiments illustrate radiation measurement and the use of counting equipment, properties of radiation and interaction with matter and instrumentation and biomedical applications. ~
A program of lectures presented as part of the fourth annual continuing pharmaceutical education program was announced by the New York chapter of APHA. The first lecture was held November 10 at which the topic of vitamins was discussed. Three other lectures, to take place January 10, February 14 and April 18 will deal with steroids-arthritis and the practicing pharmacist, recent advances in therapy of the gastrointestinal tract and antibiotics, respectively.
Antidote: Keep labels clean with nScotch" Brand Prescription Label Tape. Spills and smears wipe off, vital information stays readable.
~ Drugs and driving, time-released dosages, current concepts of immunization, new drugs-these are topics which came under discussion at a continuing education seminar presented by the University of Southern California school of pharmacy October 16. Luncheon speaker was E. Ronald Shewfelt, secretary-treasurer of the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association. ~ University of Wisconsin pharmacy institute hosted a series of continuing education lectures November 3-5 at University of Wisconsin. The three-day activities began with a look at the basics of reproduction and continued with a program on pharmacology of anovulatory agents and
Protects your customer. Helps you retain the refill business. Ask your drug wholesaler. " SCOTCH" AND T HE PLAID DESIGN ARE REGISTERED T RADEMARKS OF 3M COMPANY, ST.
PAUL, MINN . ,55119 .
Vol. NS6, No. 12, December 1966
665
the pharmaceutical considerations of drugs of this class. Round table discussions at which all speakers participated capped each day's program. The third day a visit to Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association headquarters was in order where participants joined with WPhA and state officials in dedication of WPhA flagpole and flag honoring ceremony. ~
Participants at the pharmacy seminar sponsored by the Denver Area Drug Association along with the Colorado Pharmacal Association and Colorado University school of pharmacy will be treated to a variety of topic discussions. Subjects to be covered at the November 20 seminar include a modem concept of diabetes, medicare, industrial a nd household poisonings and sunscreen lotions, creams and oils. The sessions will close with a dinner meeting at which certifica t es will be presented to those attending the seminar. ~
Students benefited from an informal program which brought practicing pharmacists to the classroom. Pharmacists are visiting Rutgers University college of pharmacy to talk on the day-to-day operations of their profession with students in the dispensing pharmacy course. Typical subjects discussed included pharmacistphysician relations, pharmacist-patient relations and rapport with other community pha rmacists. Associate professor of pharmacy Blake F. Putney, author of Compatibility in Liquid s in THIS JOURNAL, stressed tha t the program is a means of givin g the students a greater appreciation of what their work will be when they leave school.
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The zero defects concept as it applies to hospitals and hospital pharmacies themed the annual hospital pharmacy conference sponsored by the Temple University health sciences center in Philadelphia, November 15. Lt. Col. Walter R. Woodworth spoke on the zero defects concept and Wilson W . Kimbrough , Jr. , associate professor of psychology at University of Arkansas explored some of the psychological aspects of medication errors. Duke C. Trexler, executive director of the drug efficacy study of the National Academy of Sciences
and National Research Council, spoke on that study. Trexler's group is currently engaged in r eviewing the efficacy of all drugs placed on the market between 1938 and 1962. A panel discussion on zero defects in the hospital and medication errors was also on the agenda. ~ Health care for the nation is moving with speed and direction, George W. Grider, president-elect of APHA, stated at Purdue University's pharmacy management conference October 13 (see APhA Newsletter, Oct. 22.) Opening the one-day session was Dean Varro E. Tyler who talked a bout the "new look" in Indiana pharmacy. Also scheduled was an address by Roy Haney, president , Indiana PhA , who clarified the organization's view of dru g abuse control. Maurice B. Krantz, an Ohio pharmacist , covered developments in financial management. ~ New developments in pharmaceutical services were scrutinized October 9 at the 24th annual fall seminar and alumni banquet of th e University of Missouri (Kansas City) school of pharmacy. A physician, industrial consultant, community pharmacist a nd hospital pharmacist spoke at the afternoon and evening event. Advancements in hospital and community pharmacy were scouted and physicianpharmacist-patient relationships were discussed . Banquet speaker was Robert A. Hardt, past president of the American Pharmaceutical Man ufacturers Association and past APHA Council member. ~ November 13 a nd 14 marked the day s for University of Florida's 1966 pharmacy conference conducted by the bureau of professional relations of the college of pharmacy and the division of continuing education . The program follows the patt ern adopted by AACP for in service training of pha rmacists. Under the two main topics of heart disease and pharmacy services for nursin g homes came such subtopics as physiology of the heart, open heart surgery, hypertension , nurse-administrator-pharmacist relationships, payment of nursin g home benefits and pharmacy relations a nd public welfare. •
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT QUALITY CONTROL & ENGINEERING The International Division of a progressive nutritional specialty and pharmaceutical manufacturer has an opening for a pharmacist or bacteriologist with five years' quality control or processing experience to assume the position of Supervisor-Manufacturing Services. Will act as a consultant to fifteen foreign subsidiaries on problems relating to processing, quality control, or equipment engineering as part of a small headquarters staff. We offer an outstanding growth opportunity, starting salary range of
$11,000 to $13,000, excellent fringe benefits, stock option, and moving allowances.
Please send resume in confidence to:
Box 1216, APhA Journal 2215 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 An EauaZ Opportunity E mployer
666
Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
record attendance •••
industrial pharmacy meeting tha n 200 pharmacists from inM oredustry turned out for the fifth a nnual midwest regional m eeting of the industrial pharmaceutical technology section of the APHA Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, October 10, a t O'Hare Inn, Chicago. Cha irman of arrangeme~ts for the event was Eugene Brockemeyer of Dorsey Laboratories. Highlighting the jam-packed daylong session was the luncheon meeting at which E.C. Saudek of Upjohn reviewed his experiences in ma nagement of technical personnel, pointing out that to coordinate and direct innovative skills to productive channels individual's goals must be understood in rela tion to corporate goals. Discussions during the m orning and a fternoon centered on technical aspects of pharmaceutical problems in industry. On the program wereBlaze Palermo of Miles Laboratories- Research in flow of tablet formUlation s has been hindered by lack of suitable instrumentation and flow properties are often evaluated empirically. James E. Meehan of Carter-Wallace Laboratories-Prime object in development of functional parts and metering hopper of Stokes Tri-Pact Tablet Machine was to design a tablet compressor with increased dwell time to allow entrapped air in the material to escape at hig h tablet production rates. Harry Wax of Stuart Company-Production problems associated with manufacture of flavored chewable tablets includes limitation imposed on the selection of non-active ingredients, on manufacturing methods and on handling methods to yield organoleptically acceptable, intact tablets. Joseph L. Kanig of Columbia University-Because the rapidly expanding knowledge in pharmaceutical areas and increase in the complex problems of development, production and marketing of modern medicinals have increased the need for consultants, guidelines for optimum utilization of consultants are required. J.E. Kilsheimer of Rexall Drug Co.Basis for establishing control system is two-fold-customer satisfaction and economics. Economics dictates that various control points be located where lowest cost consistent with highest accuracy can be achieved. Martin Katz of Syntex ResearchWith development of IBM punch card system, it is possible to assemble information quickly from a large number of clinical work orders prepared in the pharmaceutical development laboratory.