This is a first-hand account on how Pharmacy works in Istanbul, Turkey. During a 5-week stay, it is an attempt to understand the processes, structures, and delivery of pharmaceutical care services that exist in their system. Even more, it is an anecdotal stream of thoughts, events and experiences of the culture and people in the region. I am out to explore new places, meet new people, try new foods, and ultimately return with a deeper appreciation of this unique part of the world.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Top, these are the bulletins that will be posted in the local pharmacies in the area. It's instructing them that Erdem's pharmacy will be open during the night for services. This a policy the local pharmacies have called taking charge for the night. One stays open while the others are closed and they all rotate their turn. I was in the pharmacy until about 8pm that night and could see it start getting busy with people being re-directed to us.
2nd from top is a schedule of finances. You can see names and figures running down a column towards the right. These are all Saturday's. Erdem will write checks on that day to pay his medicine balance to the depot. The depot, as I may have explained is the supplier/wholesaler and there are 3 of them. They are all very similar except one is more specialized and represented by pharmacists, almost like a pharmacists buying group.
3rd from top, here is a relic. This is a balance that by some kind of law they are required to have in the pharmacy even though it's never used in practice. He uses one of the modern electronic torsion ones, which are much more accurate and easy to use.
4th down, are my morning pastries. They were not good. They're thick gooey rolls of sugar.
At the bottom this is a combo regimen for H. Pylori. It's clarithromycin, lansoprazole, and amoxicillin designated to take in the morning and at night.
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