September Ends

Whoa, this month has come and gone by so fast!! I was so busy with school! Everyweek there's a test or exam coming up to study for. Next month will be diferent. We've been craming the last two months to study for our clinicals.... which starts in two weeks!!! We got Respiratory Fundamentals done in two months!!! Ahh!!! I can't believe they did that to us. Well, we kinda did alot this past summer too. There's so much to learn and so little time!!!! I'm so scared of clinicals!!! Am I ready for it?!!?!? Am I?!?!?! Ahhh!!!! So, we're doing clinicals but also..... we have to continue our other courses too. Like Pharmacology and Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Critical Care Concepts. Wish me luck!! Be back next month to update. By the way, I got a stethescope!!! It's so cool! I feel like a doctor!! LOL. And YES! I will use it on patients!!! And do therapy too!! Coolness huh?!?! I'm so excited. Can't believe that it's happening.

Classic Ones

There's a reason why I'm not into Pharmacy as many of my friends are. Cause Damn!! It's so much information! I'm only taking a general pharmacology course and I'm trying to catch up on the drugs already. I know it's basically memorization to pass it, but to truly understand it, uh.... you might as well become a medical doctor. I only have to know some of the drugs that's related to my field of work and I'm already complaining, but to know all of it.... How can you manage?!?! For those who are going into Pharmacy School, Good Luck! It's a pretty good field if you're interested in it. It's probably so much more interesting to yal than it is to me so don't give up! There's alot of biology/chemistry concepts and yes, marketing and law too!! It's more like a business field career than a medical career to me. Keeping up with all the new names and different new derivatives of a new drug. Also, having to deal with the FDA finding major side effects with the new drug. Ugh!!
Man, I'd feel guilty of giving out those drugs in the first place. It's too complicated for me. I know people learn from their mistakes and they'll try to fix it. But it shouldn't happen in the first place. I know you see those commercials on TV about drugs and lawsuits. Rosiglitazone (Avandia) is one.
So, here's a good tip: You rather be safe than sorry. So if you ever need drugs, stick to the classic ones. All the new ones are just out there to make money! Once in a very long time, they'll discover a good drug, but never the miracle drug. I know penicillin is a good old classic, it was known as the miracle drug once upon a time. But now, it's just an antibacterial. There's so much viruses in the world right now that there's not a good drug to fight against it all. The world is just gonna eat us all up!!! Ahhh!!! just kidding.. we're adaptable.
Anyways, it's not like the pharmacists write the perscriptions!! They just fill it, The doctors make the orders... So it won't be entirely the pharmacist's responsibilty. So take it easy. Just a little encouragement to future Pharmacists!! and Pharamaceutical reps too!! Don't give up... I feel for yal! Who knows, yal might find a cure for AIDS or cancer. =)
As for me, I hope I don't fail out of school right now. I wanna start buying a house and invest some money for my retirement. And then go to peace-corps with my hunny. LOL! i'll just keep dreaming (and studying...) hhahaha.. we'll see.

Til next time my dears, Van.
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