PrePharmacy Society 5th General Body Meeting

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• Pre-Pharmacy Society 5th General Body Meeting
• April 14, 2009
• umdprepharm_at_gmail.com

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Agenda

• Welcome! Dont forget to sign in!
• Last Meeting
• Active Membership
• Upcoming Community Service Events
• Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
• Current Pharmaceutical Issue
• Kaplan

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Remember

• Make sure you are on the Pre-Pharmacy Society
  list-serve
• Email umdprepharm_at_gmail.com to be added
• Join Pre-Pharmacy Societys Facebook group to
  receive updates about meetings/events
• Visit our website http//studentorg.umd.edu/prepha
  rm
• All past presentations have been posted and
  todays presentation will be posted either
  tonight or tomorrow
• All newsletters will be posted on our website too

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Last Meeting

• April 28th 6-8pm in Thurgood Marshall
• Pre-Requisites, PCATs, PharmCAS

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Active Membership

• 3 Meetings and 3 hours of community service per
  semester
• Please do not wait until the last minute to
  fulfill your community service hours!
• Attending more meetings and events are HIGHLY
  encouraged!

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Upcoming Community Service Events

• April 30, 2009 Charity Event for DPHW (Dinner
  Program for Homeless Women)
• May 2 3, 2009 Relay for Life

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3. Dinner Program for Homeless Women (DPHW)

• Date Thursday, April 30
• Time 430p 730p
• Location Washington, D.C.
• Hours 3 hours
• Event Kitchen Volunteer (Dinner)
• -preparing food
• -serving the meal
• -kitchen clean-up
• Next Step Fill out the sign up sheet!
• Need a group of 5 9 people, first come
  first served
• For more information visit
• http//www.dphw.org/index.php?optioncom_frontpage
  Itemid1
• Questions? Contact Nicole _at_ ntromm_at_umd.edu

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4. Relay for Life

• Date Saturday, May 2 May 3
• Time 700p 700a
• Location Ludwig Field, University of Maryland
• Hours undetermined
• Event Fundraise for the American Cancer Society
  by
• Joining our Pre-Pharmacy Society Team (10
  Registration Fee)
• Raising money for the team is preferred, but
  not required
• Next Step 1. Register at
• http//main.acsevents.org/goto/prepharmacysocie
  ty
• You may also donate here, but no service
  hours will be awarded
• 2. Participate for a minimum of three hours
• A sign-in sheet will be provided at the event
• Questions? Contact Nicole _at_ ntromm_at_umd.edu
• or Jenna _at_ jrocchi0_at_umd.edu

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Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers

• Reduces blood pressure.
• Used mainly for hypertension and congestive heart
  failure.
• Block angiotensin II receptors from being
  activated.

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-sartans

• valsartan (Diovan), telmisartan (Micardis),
  losartan (Cozaar), irbesartan (Avapro),
  olmesartan (Benicar).

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Counterfeit Drugs
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What are Counterfeit Drugs?

• A counterfeit drug is a drug which is
  deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with
  respect to identity and/or source.
• Counterfeit drugs applies to both branded and
  generic products

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Top Counterfeit Drugs

• Combivir
• Diflucan
• Epivir
• Epogen
• Lamisil
• Lipitor 
• Norvasc  
• Procrit
• Serostim
• Sustiva

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Facts about Counterfeit Drugs

• An estimated 1-2 percent of drugs in North
  America are fraudulent
• According to the Food and Drug Administration,
  the number of fraudulent prescription drugs
  intercepted by customs officials nearly doubled
  between 2004 and 2005
• Worldwide drug counterfeiting will be a 75
  billion industry by 2010
• The composition of fraudulent drugs ranges from
  crude mixtures of glue, chalk and sugar to nearly
  exact chemical replicas of complex pharmaceuticals

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Facts about Counterfeit Drugs

• Counterfeit drugs are commonly manufactured in
  countries like China and India
• Many counterfeit drugs are bought via
  legitimate-looking websites
• Its possible for even drugs purchased at
  reputable pharmacies to be counterfeit
• Changes in packaging, labeling, color, taste,
  pill shape, and unanticipated side effects are
  telltale signs of counterfeiting

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What is the FDA doing?

• FDA has increased its efforts to halt drug
  counterfeiting and issued a report highlighting
  critical elements it hopes will help keep the
  U.S. drug supply safe and secure. Based on the
  work of the FDA's Counterfeit Drug Task Force,
  the report is part of an initiative to include
  manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers,
  pharmacists, consumer groups, and other
  stakeholders in the fight against counterfeiters.

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Questions

• Do you think the FDA is doing its best to
  alleviate the situation?
• If not, what can should they do?
• What should the FDA do to reduce the amount of
  counterfeit cases coming from internet sites?
• Pharmacists have the opportunity to communicate
  with the community, how can they inform the
  community of this growing issue?

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For more information, visithttp//www.dangerous
pill.com/home.html
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Pre-Pharmacy Society Proudly Presents

• Kaplan

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Emails/Websites

• Main Pre-Pharmacy Society Website
• http//studentorg.umd.edu/prepharm/
• Pre-Pharmacy Society Email
• umdprepharm_at_gmail.com