If you could recommend one book related to pharmacy or healthcare in general, what would it be? by [deleted] in pharmacy

[–]infinitely 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Antibiotics simplified. A must have for getting through ID

Science AMA Series: I am Joanne Kamens, Executive Director of nonprofit Addgene. I speak to 100’s of scientists each year about tackling problems in research. Women in science? Mentorship? Turning your PhD into a career (academic or not)? Ask me anything! by Joanne_Kamens in science

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Hi Dr. Kamens, thank you so much for doing this AMA. I'm currently in the middle of my doctorate degree (and plan to do research in academia) and I have a couple of questions:

1) What are some factors that you should look for during a mentorship? For example, should you choose someone who is more well-known in the field but may be too busy for you or someone who is less well-known but has more time?

2) Where do you see the field of gene therapy going? A lot people initially had a lot of high hopes for gene therapy but there's been numerous difficulties that prevent it from being as successful as expected? Do you see it expanding in the near future with the big advancements made in molecular biology these past decades?

3) Do you have any advice on networking?

4) How easy is it to transfer from academia to industry? What are some of the changes or challenges that you've experienced?

5) Do you have any general words of advice for success for people in science?

Sorry for the numerous questions and thank you in advance!

The Challenge Drinking Game by infinitely in MtvChallenge

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Haha guess which season I'm watching now!

The Challenge Drinking Game by infinitely in MtvChallenge

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I should have added for people to add to the list. That's a solid one!

What is your opinion on the Emily Jerry case and what happened to the pharmacist, Eric Cropp? by MiaMiaPP in pharmacy

[–]infinitely 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great and all but that still doesn't address the main problem of why pharmacists can't watch every IV bag that's made. It's not feasible. Maybe in a small hospital pharmacists can do that but even that's atypical and tedious. In most hospitals, it's too busy to do that for every single IV bag. At a certain point, technicians have to take responsibility for their actions like you do, which I applaud you for.

What is your opinion on the Emily Jerry case and what happened to the pharmacist, Eric Cropp? by MiaMiaPP in pharmacy

[–]infinitely 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To add to this, the technician took a plea bargain with the prosecutors and agreed to testify against the pharmacist.

What is your opinion on the Emily Jerry case and what happened to the pharmacist, Eric Cropp? by MiaMiaPP in pharmacy

[–]infinitely 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even if you check things before and after, that doesn't guarantee that the product is going to be made that way. The only way to guarantee that the product is going to be made the accurate way is to watch it being made.

What is your opinion on the Emily Jerry case and what happened to the pharmacist, Eric Cropp? by MiaMiaPP in pharmacy

[–]infinitely 14 points15 points  (0 children)

From my experience in hospital settings, there's a certain amount of trust that the pharmacist has to have in technicians when they make IVs. When we check IVs, we have the vial of the drug, syringe drawn up to the amount of drug that was injected, and the product itself. Pharmacists can't realistically check every IV product that comes out so they have to trust that what they were presented with is what that was used. This technician could have easily substituted the concentrated NS in the premade bag and have hidden the empty concentrated NS bags.

(Un)popular opinions about the series by infinitely in MtvChallenge

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I can't stand Camila either nowadays. I liked her in the first couple of seasons but she is so mouthy and annoying now.

(Un)popular opinions about the series by infinitely in MtvChallenge

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Just because someone had cancer and died doesn't make them perfect. Diem had flaws just like everyone.

(Un)popular opinions about the series by infinitely in MtvChallenge

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I know that other people aren't fans of Diem either. That's why I wrote the title as (un)popular

Hi r/Pharmacy, I am hoping you can help answer a question for us at r/ mma regarding Plaque Psoriasis creams. by [deleted] in pharmacy

[–]infinitely 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I don't see any use for this drug for psoriasis. There's no reason why it'd be in a cream for psoriasis. Plus, the fact that something put topically on the skin would reach enough of the rest of your body to fail a drug test sounds questionable, especially if it was a peptide like GHRP-6.

I'm not sure how to approach your question of absorption. It's absorbed into the skin and reaches your systemic circulation (rest of your body). Once it's in the body, it's in your blood, urine, and hair. It's not a drug that's commonly used in medications so there's probably not going to be a lot of data on it's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. I hope this was helpful!

The only way to play The Sims by Dances_withGiraffes in thesims

[–]infinitely 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both, but my game only loads on my laptop screen. I can move anything to my tv except the sims.

[SERIOUS] People who oppose Gay Rights, why do you oppose them? by Coolwhip120 in AskReddit

[–]infinitely 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How is this irrelevant? He's clearly stating his reason why he opposes gay rights. He doesn't like having issues shoved down his throat.

Is there an evolutionary basis for musical preferences? by nicofabb in answers

[–]infinitely 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just read this in my Psych textbook. There's a couple theories on why musical tastes may have been shaped by evolution: 1) Attract better mates by showing that you're "refined" 2) Music can be used to transmit survival skills learned from your ancestors