Pharmacy Beauty, Matosinhos and Pharmaceutical Services of Cittadella Hospital - ULSS 6 Euganea, Italy
November 2023
in “
Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto)
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TLDR Pharmacists play a crucial role in patient care and education.
The document is an internship report by Inês Neiva de Oliveira, detailing her experiences in community and hospital pharmacy settings in Portugal and Italy. In the community pharmacy, significant advancements included the installation of a robot to optimize services and personalized patient interactions. The report highlights the management of cow's milk protein allergy and the benefits of Coenzyme Q10 and Selenium supplements. In the hospital pharmacy, challenges like adalimumab shortages were addressed by switching to biosimilars, and the off-label use of medications was explored. The document also discusses the efficacy of carbocisteine in COPD and finasteride in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic alopecia, emphasizing the role of pharmacists in patient education and support.
