Pharmacopeia Reflection

Reflect on the content assigned for Week #3 using the below questions as a guide, at a minimum:

• • How important was establishing drug standards to the evolution of pharmacy as a profession?
  • The USP is celebrating its bicentennial in 2020. How relevant is it today?
  • What made you curious about this week’s content?
  • As the American pharmaceutical industry matured, what has been the primary positive things that have occurred? What have been the most negative things?
  • What impact has the maturation of the pharmaceutical industry had on health care in the United States?
  • Are there parallels between the late 1910s and today (100 + years later)?
  • minimun 2 pages of reflection
  • At least 3 cited sources

Answer preview

When the American Pharmaceutical Association published the first National Formulary in 1888, it was a clear indicator that standards will be an important commitment in the pharmacy role (Mc McCarthy). It is evolving from taking a passive role in healthcare to actively enhancing patients’ access to high quality and safe healthcare services. Today pharmacists are last in line in defense of patients, which indicates a transition from drug focus to patient focus (Toklu, & Hussain, 2013). This is an integration of pharmacists to a healthcare team committed to providing better healthcare services.

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