Irene la farmacéutica

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Irene es farmacéutica y vende medicamentos para que las personas mejoren su salud. En la antigüedad, el farmaceútico elaboraba medicamentos, pero hoy en día este profesional dispensa en la farmacia los medicamentos que a cada paciente le prescribe su médico. Este servicio incluye dar información al paciente de las contraindicaciones de los medicamentos, interacciones con otros fármacos, etc.

También aconseja a las personas que acuden a la farmacia en busca de alivio para sus problemas de salud. No es una tarea menor, además de indicar cuál es el medicamento más adecuado en cada caso, hace una labor muy digna escuchando y acompañando a los clientes preocupados y, a menudo, angustiados por sus dolencias.

Por supuesto, también hay farmacéuticos que trabajan en el campo de la investigación y desarrollo de nuevos fármacos en la industria farmaceútica.

¿Conoces alguna otra profesión del ámbito de la salud? Nuestro amigo el Dr. Gómez te dará alguna pista...

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Pharmaceutical drug

A pharmaceutical drug (also referred to as a medicinal product, medicine, medication, or medicament) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management.Drugs are classified in various ways. One of the key divisions is by level of control, which distinguishes prescription drugs (those that a pharmacist dispenses only on the order of a physician, physician assistant, or qualified nurse) from over-the-counter drugs (those that consumers can order for themselves). Another key distinction is between traditional small molecule drugs, usually derived from chemical synthesis, and biopharmaceuticals, which include recombinant proteins, vaccines, blood products used therapeutically (such as IVIG), gene therapy, and cell therapy (for instance, stem cell therapies). Other ways to classify medicines are by mode of action, route of administration, biological system affected, or therapeutic effects. An elaborate and widely used classification system is the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (ATC system). The World Health Organization keeps a list of essential medicines.Drug discovery and drug development are complex and expensive endeavors undertaken by pharmaceutical companies, academic scientists, and governments. Governments generally regulate what drugs can be marketed, how drugs are marketed, and in some jurisdictions, drug pricing. Controversies have arisen over drug pricing and disposal of used drugs.