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Seminar Speaker discusses consulting in long-term care

SPOKANE, WASH. – On October 10 Britne Wakem spoke to Washington State University (WSU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPPS) students about pharmacy consulting in a long-term care facility. Pharmacy consulting is when a pharmacist, such as Britne Wakem, is hired to give their expert advice on the use of medication or pharmacy services to an individual or organization on a consulting basis (as opposed to as a full-time employee).

Wakem has worked for Fred Meyer since 2008, first as a pharmacy assistant/intern then as a staff pharmacist since receiving her Doctor of Pharmacy from WSU in 2015. She has consulted for the Washington … » More …

College of Pharmacy History – WSU Drug Garden

A project that Asa F. Maxwell began working on shortly after his arrival as Head of the pharmacy program was the development of a medicinal plant garden. The place of pharmacognosy in the education of pharmacy students was very strong at that time and it was common for colleges of pharmacy to maintain gardens as a source of plant materials so that students might become familiar with their identities and to instruct students in the collecting, drying and storing of them. » More ...