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. . (USER MANUAL. ). Employee Health Scheme. Contents. Application URL. Select EHS dependent. Prescribe . Medicines. Add . Add available medicine in EHS Pharmacy stock. Add medicine/b. randed . m. edicine . . 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. 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). 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.. By Laura Christian, Linda Collins, . Maythiwan. . Kiatgrajai. , . Agathe. Merle, . Nayantara. . Mukherji. , Alissa . Quade. Outline. Methodology. Overview. Definitions. Harmful Effects. Extent of the Problem. 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.. Herbal preparations . could . be regarded as the original biologic approach to medicine.. Herbal medicines can be applied to the treatment of a variety of ailments, . including both . acute and chronic . NOT. regulated by EU legislation and no uniform definition is available.. Off-label use of a medicine is the use of an authorised medicine by a healthcare professional to treat a patient in a way not covered by Marketing Authorisation (MA) and detailed in the Summary of Product Characteristics (. What You Should DoDOKnow your medicines Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about HOW and WHY you take each medicineDOKnow the signs of overdose Ask others in your home to help you watch out forspeechco In this presentation we want to help you to know a bit more about:. What is the issue?. Different types of medicines. Why do people take medicines incorrectly?. Some other good practice in the use of medicines . Kathy Maxwell. Community Pharmacist. Hillpark. Care Chemist, . Manurewa. Pharmacist’s Role. Pharmacists are the . scientist. , the . medicine adviser. , the . clinical practitioner. , the . social carer. Once . the protection of the product . expires for . example, patents or regulatory protection such as data . exclusivity, . the company no longer has exclusive rights to sell the medicine. . Other . 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. .