why pharmacy why not medicine

[Asterix]

what do people think is the best answer for the above question. I would probs just say i doubt i can get the grades for medicine but wudnt that sound silly

[Steve G]

Part of the answer is intellectual: how drugs are made, how they work in the body and how they affect other drugs, and the other part of the answer is personal: you get far more involved with people as a doctor than you do as a pharmacist, and that was one of the reasons I didn't and don't want to study medicine. Look at some of the stuff Dr Crippen has to deal with: http://nhsblogdoc.blogspot.com/ I simply couldn't cope emotionally with some of the stuff he has to deal with. You can still build great relationships with your patients as a pharmacist, they just don't tend to go as deep as that of a doctor-patient relationship.

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Steve G

You can still build great relationships with your patients as a pharmacist, they just don't tend to go as deep as that of a doctor-patient relationship.

I tend to agree, but every now and then someone bucks the trend - moreso in recent years, maybe it's because I'm older, maybe because it's more difficult to see your own doctor, who knows.

Jeff

[hannahd]

As well as the emotional aspect, I wanted to avoid the messy aspect of injecting, blood etc. The diabetes testing thing being carried out by some community pharmacists scares me!

[Zoggite]

Originally Posted by Jeff

I tend to agree, but every now and then someone bucks the trend - moreso in recent years, maybe it's because I'm older, maybe because it's more difficult to see your own doctor, who knows.

Jeff

Funny, that;
Following the introduction of MURs, a large Multiple conducted a survey of patient who'd recently had one at their pharmacy; a common mention in their feedback was that the pharmacists were now doing what the GPs used to have time to do 20 years ago, i.e. sit down and have a chat about all their medication...!

[Zoggite]

Originally Posted by hannahd

As well as the emotional aspect, I wanted to avoid the messy aspect of injecting, blood etc. The diabetes testing thing being carried out by some community pharmacists scares me!

Hannahd,
the drop of blood we need to check for sugars is the TINIEST drop you've ever seen, you probably loose more blood than that every day when brushing your teeth if your gums bleed; you don't even get to see the needle used to draw the blood, it's all inside the sterile, single-use lancet!
There is absolutely nothing scary or messy about it, I promise!

[hannahd]

Originally Posted by Zoggite

Hannahd,
the drop of blood we need to check for sugars is the TINIEST drop you've ever seen, you probably loose more blood than that every day when brushing your teeth if your gums bleed; you don't even get to see the needle used to draw the blood, it's all inside the sterile, single-use lancet!
There is absolutely nothing scary or messy about it, I promise!

It's the actual pricking business that makes me wince. I couldn't do it to myself never mind anyone else!

[confused.com]

It's the actual pricking business that makes me wince. I couldn't do it to myself never mind anyone else!

Totally agree with you! Also the site of blood coming out of someone makes me faint. No matter how little it is!

[admin]

Oh come on! You faint if you prick your finger? Never fell over and scraped your knees as a kid?

You use a lancet finger pricking device to get one drop of blood out of the finger. If you do it correct it doesn't even hurt.

I guess you'll never work in hospital or industry by choice, but what are you going to do when people come to you for help? I've bandaged up loads of cut heads, fingers, kids knees etc and given CPR. How will you manage any of these things?

My friend had a woman who had a vein actually burst whilst in the shop, and had to apply pressure to it to keep her going.

I've been lucky enough to stand next to the surgeon in the theatre whilst he did a bypass and a valve replacement. When he started he asked "where's the student?" to which I said "I'm here" whilst being stood next to the guys feet! He quickly replied "well it's no use standing there girl, I'm opening up the chest so come on over here". If I fainted/screamed/left/puked think how silly and unprofessional I would have looked!

If I had a pound for every drop of blood I've seen or cut whatever - I'd be rich.

The good thing is you very quickly become used to this kind of thing, so just keep going and you'll be fine.

[confused.com]

Its funny when it happens to me im okay but if i see someone else i just start feeling dizzy.