Lakeland Pharmacy

To become a pharmacist, a professional must go to college and pharmacy school, as well as pass a certification test and obtain a license from the state in which he or she wants to practice. In most cases, becoming a pharmacist takes at least six years of study.

While the modern American pharmacy is only 150 years or so old, the human practice of seeking out medicinal treatments goes back for centuries. In fact, it’s believed that people of the Paleolithic period had a keen interest in the flora around themenough so to record it.

Some children and adults are unable to take pills, particularly those that are not extremely small. We can compound the necessary medication so that the ingredients are included in a liquid form.

Department store cosmetics can get very expensive fast, which is why whenever possible it’s good to look at drugstore cosmetics first. Often, you can find such items as lipstick, mascara, and eyeliner of similar quality but for a much better price.

According to the Federal Drug Administration, 7 out of every 10 prescriptions filled in the country every day are for generic drugs.

There are conflicting stories on where the first pharmacy in America was. Some say it was in New Orleans in 1823, and others state it was located in Fredericksburg Virginia and dates to the time of the Revolutionary War. Mrs. George Washington was a patient of the latter pharmacy.

We can show you how to use a nebulizer if you have a prescription. This machine reduces medication to a mist that can be easily inhaled, particularly for people with cystic fibrosis, COPD and other respiratory conditions.

Have you ever wondered how time release capsules or tablets work? Coatings on tablets, ingredients in the tablets and the capsules, and the cover on the capsules are created to work with your stomach acids to 'time' the delivery of the medication.

Lipsticks and lipglosses are great products to buy at your local drugstore rather than a cosmetic counter. Since the prices are so much lower than with department stores, you can afford to try new colors and textures.

There have been some extremely well-known and influential pharmacists within the pharmacy community. Some of the most commonly known were: Alexander Flemming, Jesse Boot, John Pemberton, Hubert Humphrey, and Friedrich Serturner.

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed in 1938 by Congress. This act, along with a number of later amendments, set up the classification of medications as prescription or non-prescription.

25-30% of people sneeze when they are exposed to sunlight. Researchers say that the probable cause of this is a congenital malfunction in the nerve signals in the trigeminal nerve nuclei, which is apparently responsible for sneezes.

One reason for the promising job outlook for pharmacists is the increasing number of elderly people in the U.S. Americans 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of society, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.