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Pre-Pharmacy Society umdprepharm@gmail.com studentorg.umd.edu/ prepharm

Pre-Pharmacy Society umdprepharm@gmail.com studentorg.umd.edu/ prepharm. Get on the ListServ ...Join Our Facebook Group…Visit Our Website…CMNS Updates. 4 th GENERAL BODY MEETING! November 5 th , 2012. Agenda. Welcome! Don’t forget to sign-in Active Membership Requirements

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Pre-Pharmacy Society umdprepharm@gmail.com studentorg.umd.edu/ prepharm

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  1. Pre-Pharmacy Societyumdprepharm@gmail.comstudentorg.umd.edu/prepharm Get on the ListServ...Join Our Facebook Group…Visit Our Website…CMNS Updates 4thGENERAL BODY MEETING! November 5th, 2012

  2. Agenda • Welcome! Don’t forget to sign-in • Active Membership Requirements • Community Service Opportunities • Drug of the Week: Aspartame • Pharmaceutical Issue:Drug Compounding • Presentation by the Dean of Howard University School of Pharmacy, Dr. Wutoh

  3. Active Membership Requirements • 3 General Body Meetings (GBM’s) per semester • 1 on-campus community service event • 1 off-campus community service event • Active participation in group discussions

  4. Active Membership • Don’t wait until the end of the semester for extra opportunities! • Commitment • Questions?? Contact Community Service Co- Chairs: • On- Campus Events: • Sophia Wang – sophzwang@gmail.com • Off Campus Events: • Janet Akinduro- kemi_akins1@yahoo.com

  5. Upcoming Community Service Events

  6. Breakfast/Bake Sale When: Friday, November 9th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Where: STAMP tables in front of Capital One ATM *LAST opportunity to get on-campus community service credit! **Sign up to bring food!!

  7. WHEN: November 10th TIME: 12-2pm DEPARTURE: 10:45am from Capital One ATM in front of Stamp VOLUNTEERS: 5 TASK: Help with painting and data input Volunteers must wear appropriate attire (Long pants, closed toe shoes etc.) Volunteers must arrive on time for departure Volunteers must give a 24hour cancellation notice!!! Sign up sheet is available at the end of the meeting

  8. WHEN: December 4th • TIME: 5-8pm • DEPARTURE: 3:45pm from Capital One ATM in front of Stamp • VOLUNTEERS: 9 • TASK: Help clean and make holiday decorations • Volunteers must wear appropriate attire (Long pants, closed toe shoes etc.) • Volunteers must arrive on time for departure • Volunteers must give a 24hour cancellation notice!!! • Sign up sheet is available at the end of the meeting

  9. Drug of the Week Opioids

  10. Opioids

  11. What are they? • A chemical that works by binding to opioidreceptors • Antagonists • Receptors usually found in nervous system and gastro-intestinal tract • Block the transmission of pain messages to the brain

  12. Effects • Has analgesic effects • Painkiller • Decreased perception of pain • Cause Euphoria • Side effects • Sedation • Vomiting • Respiratory depression • Dependence

  13. Dependency • Long-term use can lead to your body adapting to the presence of the drug • Stopping the use of the drug can cause insomnia, restlessness, diarrhea, vomiting, and cold flashes

  14. Sources • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18443635 • http://www.news-medical.net/health/Opioids-What-are-Opioids.aspx • http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/opioid-analgesics-for-chronic-pain

  15. Pharmaceutical Issue Concerns About Drug Compounding

  16. History • The New England Compounding Center in Framingham, MA produced a contaminated injectable steroid that is linked to the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis • Over 300 people have been reported ill and 24 have died in 18 states

  17. The Issue • NECC has been selling compounds in bulk without prescriptions for individual patients • It has failed to follow standard procedures to keep its facility clean and products sterile • It has shipped the injectable steroid to customers without waiting for final sterility test results

  18. Timeline • NECC sent approximately 17,000 vials of the steroid to doctors in several states • October 3, 2012 – company ceased operations and surrendered its pharmacy license in the wake of an inspection by the State Pharmacy Board and the FDA • October 4, 2012 – FDA advised providers not to use products produced by NECC • October 6, 2012 – Company announced recall of all of its products • October 11, 2012 – CDC estimated that almost 14,000 patients have received the potentially contaminated steroid

  19. NY Times “State regulators, who have primary responsibility for policing compounding pharmacies, did too little monitoring before this outbreak. A state inspection at the pharmacy last year found virtually no problems. Yet an inspection after the outbreak found dirty mats and hoods, and even debris floating in vials of medicine.”

  20. Discussion • How can we, as pharmacists, prevent future outbreaks such as these? • Is it our responsibility to impose greater oversight on compounding pharmacies? • What is our role during an outbreak like this?

  21. Sources • http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/opinion/deeper-concerns-about-the-meningitis-outbreak.html • http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/Meningitis-Outbreak-Linked-to-Compounding-Pharmacy-Continues-to-Grow

  22. Next time… • Johns Hopkins Pharmacists!!

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