PPT-Understanding Medicines Medicine

Definition substances that when taken internally or applied to the body help prevent or cure a disease or other medical problem Classifications Prevent disease Fight pathogens microorganisms that enter the body and attack its cells and tissues. People use medicine to restore their body to optimal health.. Medicines are drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions. . Drugs are substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind. . Dr Duncan Petty. Lecturer Practitioner. School of Health Care, University of Leeds. RCN Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Forum conference 2011. 10 top tips for safer prescribing and review of medicines. Dr Duncan Petty. Refers to healing practices that do not fall within the area of conventional medicine.. EXAMPLES. Hypnosis. Homeopathy. Naturopathy. Meditation. Herbalism. Accupuncture. TREND: increasing acceptance and rise in alternative medicine . Drugs . Developing new medicines . How effective are medicines . Legal and illegal. drugs . Drugs in sport . Cannabis. and hard drugs . Developing new medicines . A good medicine is:. Effective . – prevent / cure a disease / ease symptoms . . Leyla Hannbeck . MRPharmS, MBA, MSc, MA. NPA Chief Pharmacist and Director of Pharmacy. Falsified medicines: the facts. Falsified medicines may:. Be fraudulently mislabelled. Contain low quality ingredients. 1. A presentation by:. 2. The aging process is normal:. Your brain’s physical structure and abilities change.. Your circulatory and digestive systems, kidneys, and liver slow down.. Your body’s ability to break down and use medicine changes.. gynaecological. cancer patients . using and what . are the perceived . benefits. Professor Monika Janda. Centre for Health Services Research. The University of Queensland. Definitions. Complementary therapies . Drug. What do you think of when you hear the word DRUG?. Most of us think of harmful, illegal drugs, but there are many different types of drugs. Drugs are used to alter body, treat sickness, but other purposes too. . Pg. 584-0619. Chapter 23, Lesson 1. The Role of Medicines. Objectives. Analyze ways that medicines promote health and prevent disease.. Describe the difference between prescription and over-the-counter medicines.. 1. A presentation by:. 2. The aging process is normal:. Your brain’s physical structure and abilities change.. Your circulatory and digestive systems, kidneys, and liver slow down.. Your body’s ability to break down and use medicine changes.. Kathy Maxwell. Community Pharmacist. Hillpark. Care Chemist, . Manurewa. Pharmacist’s Role. Pharmacists are the . scientist. , the . medicine adviser. , the . clinical practitioner. , the . social carer. If you want to know more or are worried about your medicines talk to your pharmacist, doctor or health worker.. Medicines can look different if the brand changes. If you are not sure, always check.. Keep medicines in a safe place where kids can’t get them. . GS K Public P ol icy Position November 2021 Our position on: Treatment Use of Unlicensed Medicines Treatment Use of Unlicensed Medicines Our position on | Treatmen UKMi Horizon Scanning Working Group. Jim Glare. West Midlands Medicines Information Service. 11-Nov-2018. Objectives. This presentation aims to give some understanding of:. the ‘life-cycle’ of a medicine.