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  Q&A with Michael Klein, Ph.D. Pharmacologist Michael Klein, Ph.D., is director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Controlled Substance Staff. During more than 30 years of federal service, he has amassed extensive experience with issues related to drug regulation, abuse, misuse, and addiction. Prior to joining FDA 20 years ago, Dr. Klein worked as a senior scientist with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

indigestion When to refer Age over 45 if symptoms develop for first time Symptoms are persistent (longer than 5 days) or recurrent Pain is severe Blood in vomit or stools

Vaccines have contributed to a significant reduction in many childhood diseases, such as diphtheria, measles, and whooping cough. Other diseases, such as polio and smallpox, have been eliminated in the United States due to effective vaccines.

There is a possible increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine if you take certain drugs for heartburn, acid reflux, or ulcers, warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drugs belong to a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which work by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach. They are available both as prescription and as over-the-counter (OTC) medications.

Your first few days of dispensary work will make you very tired – especially your feet! This is why dispensary staff place great importance on tea breaks; if you are working hard in the dispensary, you definitely need to take all your allocated breaks. Be sure to take them on time too, because you may delay other people’s breaks if you are late going on yours – and people do not thank you for this.

Indigestion Indigestion (dyspepsia) is commonly presented in community pharmacies and is often self-diagnosed by patients, who use the term to include anything from pain in the chest and upper abdomen to lower abdominal symptoms.

Patient services  ‘Patient services’ is a term that is widely used to describe all the pharmacy services that are provided through the dispensary. For argument’s sake, we define patient services as everything that happens in the dispensary, and