What is Medicines?

I. DEFINITION OF MEDICINE

              Medicine is any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties for treating, prevention disease or medical diagnosis in human being with the view of physiological functions modifying by exerting pharmacological effects.

                       

II. TYPES OF MEDICINE

              Medicines are categorized into two types- Prescription medicines and Over the Counter medicines (OTC). Prescription medicines are

Community Pharmacy

I. INTRODUCTION

            Community Pharmacy is the healthcare facility that emphasizes providing pharmaceutical services to a community. The person who is responsible for this type of pharmacy called “Community Pharmacist” is the health professional most accessible to the public. He/she supplies medicines in accordance with a prescription or without prescription (OTC medicines).