Powerpoint for my healthcare class.

1. Ashley Toups
The Pharmaceutical Industry
in American Healthcare

2. The Role of The Pharmaceutical Industry

3. › A pharmacist’s goal is to:
- Cure disease
- Eliminate or lessen symptoms
- Stop or slow a disease process
- Prevent and diagnose disease
- Alter physiological processes for a positive result in the
patient’s health
The Role of The Pharmacist

4. › The Human Genome Project
› Drugs
› HAART
Past Events in The Pharmaceutical Industry

5. › FDA
› Drug Discovery and Testing
› Requirements for New Drug Applications
› PDUFA

6. › Rational Drug Design
› Computer-Assisted Drug Trials
› The Automated Community Pharmacy
› Point-of-Use Drug Dispensing

7. › RFID Tags
› Telepharmacy
› Drug Delivery on a Chip
The Pharmaceutical Industry Currently

8. › The Human Physiome Project
- It is creating virtual organs to test medications with
› Pharmaceutical companies need to come up with new ideas
and strategies.
The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry

9. › Computers and Drug Errors
› Problem in Telepharmacy
› Regulatory and Legal Issues
Weaknesses and Challenges

10. › New Medicines and Treatments
› Patient-Focused Disease Management Programs
› The Computerized Pharmacy
› Information Technology in Pharmacy
Strengths

11. Conclusion

12. › Burke, L. & Weill, B. (2013). Information Technology for the Health Professions. New Jersery: Julie
Alexander.
› Karamehic J., Ridic O., Ridic G., Jukic T., Coric J., Subasic D., Panjeta M., Saban A., Zunic L., &
Masic I. (2013). Financial Aspects and the Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the United
States of America [Abstract]. US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health,
Received from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24511277
› Starks, S. (2014). Information Technology in Pharmacy [Powerpoint slides]. Retrieved from
http://moodle.ulm.edu/course/view.php?id=48702
› The Role of a Pharmacist. (n.d.). PharmCAS. Retrieved April 5, 2014, from
http://www.pharmcas.org/advisors/roleofpharmacist.htm
› Walker, A. (2014). The Pharmaceutical Industry [Powerpoint slides].Retrieved from
http://moodle.ulm.edu/course/view.php?id=48701
› Williams, S. J., & Torrens, P. R. (1980). Introduction to Health Services. New York: Wiley.
› Pictures:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=pharmacy
https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=pharmacist
https://www.flickr.com/search?sort=relevance&text=pharmaceuticals&safe_search=1
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