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G J Sperandio

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PubMed1978

Perceived benefits of the Pharm.D. as a second pharmacy degree.

The perceived benefits of the Pharm.D. as a second degree was studied among pharmacists who earned the degree after the B.S. degree in pharmacy. A questionnaire was mailed to post-B.S. Pharm.D. recipients who graduated after 1968. The 224 pharmacists (72%) who responded represented 54 baccalaurate and 12 Pharm.D. programs. Sixty-seven percent had gained hospital practice experience prior to returning to school for their Pharm.D. degree. The data did not show "job dissatisfaction" to be a major factor prompting pursuit of the Pharm.D. Most initially sought the advanced degree in an attempt to gain greater patient involvement (43%). In 10 years, 51% hope to have attained some kind of administrative position, 15% desire to have combined clinical and administrative responsibilities, while 37% prefer a purely clinical position. Thirty-four percent would like to have a position in education. Most respondents in institutional practice (59.4%) and education (88.6%) felt they would not have their present position without the Pharm.D. degree. Fifty-nine percent receive an annual salary greater than $21,000 including fringe benefits. Most pharmacists who earned a post-B.S. Pharm.D. degree believe they have benefited from their advanced professional degree, both in job responsibilities and salary.

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PubMed1977

Use of microcapsules as timed-release parenteral dosage form: application as radiopharmaceutical imaging agent.

The development of a new type of parenteral dosage form is described. A system of microencapsulation was formulated which produced microcapsules containing a water-soluble core material. The basic microencapsulation system could be altered to produce microcapsules with varied timed-release characteristics. Tracer methodology was employed as a sensitive and versatile analytical tool for the development and evaluation of the microencapsulation system. The core material was labeled by neutron activation after microcapsule formulation, which eliminated the radiation hazard and contamination problems that could occur during formulation with a labeled core material. Both in vitro and in vivo testing showed that the release patterns of labeled core material could be altered and detected. The microcapsules developed have potential as a timed-release parenteral dosage form and as an organ-imaging radiopharmaceutical.

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