National Pharmacy Buyers Day
National Pharmacy Buyers Day:
National Pharmacy Buyers Day is observed on the Friday of the last full week of October, usually on the 26th of October.
Year | Date | Day | Where |
2023 | 27th October | Friday | United States |
2023 | 25th October | Friday | United States |
2025 | 31st October | Friday | United States |
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Why National Pharmacy Buyers Day?
Doctors are called saviors as they save the lives of the injured and sometimes even perform miracle surgeries. But all these treatments are literally of no use without the pharmaceutical equipment or medicines. They dispense medicines prescribed by the doctor and make sure that there is always a more than sufficient supply of medicines available.
These chemists are usually in charge of managing inventories of medicines as well as other pharmacy items. They are also responsible for managing the accounts and costs of these items. This is a quite complex role that requires a lot of knowledge about medicines. Moreover, they always have to make sure that none of the medicines are expired.
These people have a very hectic and serious job where they are expected to stay alert all the time. Little carelessness may result in someone consuming wrong or, worse, some expired medicine, resulting in some serious consequences.
Pharmacy day celebrates all men and women who keep the shelves of pharmacies updated and piled up regularly so that no medicine is out of stock when in need of emergency.
How Can We Observe National Pharmacy Buyers Day?
There are many ways to observe National Pharmacy Buyers Day. Some of them are listed below!
- On this day specifically, all hospitals recognize and cherish the hard work of these chemists. But why limit this to one day only. We should always respect and support these people.
- You could celebrate this day by attending or, even better, conducting workshops for the awareness of this day.
- If you aspire to become a pharmacy buyer, then you can attend a career fair or training.
- Spread awareness of this day on social media by using hashtags like #PharmacyBuyersDay.
Interesting Facts On National Pharmacy Buyers Day:
- Some interesting facts about pharmacy that you may not have heard about!
- Earlier pharmacy and medicine were the same thing. But the separation of medicine and pharmacy dates back to 1240 AD.
- The very first drug relate book was published in 1618 in England. The book was named Pharmacopoeia londinensis. This was backed by King James I. the initial motivation for the creation of this book was to gain control of apothecary shops pf London.
- The first pharmacy hospital was opened in America in 1752.
- The most expensive drug has a rate of over $70,000.
- Listerine was a drug that was named after Joseph Lister. He was one of the firsts who promoted the use of antiseptics in hospitals.
- The first mass-produced commercial drug happened in 1883. The industrial revolution brought the need for this step. Till then, most pharmacists sold custom-made medicines, but as technology advanced, mass production of medicines also commenced.
- John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola. He carried a jug around and took it to Jacob’s pharmacy. Here, it was pronounced as “excellent.” He sold Coca-Cola as a soda fountain drink for 5 cents per glass. Pharmacists invented even Dr. Pepper and Pepsi.
- French Quarter was the place where the first licensed pharmacist set up his shop. Louis Dufiho was the first American licensed pharmacist. This happened in the early 1800s. Before this, there was no need for a license to become a pharmacist. This pharmacy sold traditional as well as voodoo medicines.
- The worth of the global pharmaceuticals market is over $300 billion.
- Great names like Benjamin Franklin was a pharmacist. Even Agatha Christie was a pharmacy physician. She used her pharmacy experience to write drug-related mysteries. No wonder her books are so accurate!
- A drug named Lipitor is the best-selling drug of all time. This drug was introduced in 1997, but little do people know that its patent expired in 2011. The expiry of the patent led to company earnings being around $125 billion.
- Insulin is the most common medicine. However, it causes a lot of adverse effects.
- The most commonly prescribed medicine in The United States is Hydrocodone or acetaminophen. Lisinopril is the second most common drug.
- Glybera is the most expensive drug. It has a wholesale cost of almost over $1.21 million per year. This drug is used for gene therapy. This therapy is beneficial in the restoration of lipoprotein lipase enzyme activity. But only one million patients have this condition as it is an extremely rare condition.
History Of National Pharmacy Buyers Day:
This day was promoted by a former Pharmacy Purchasing Agent named Beth Reese. She was from Provena United Samaritan Medical Center in Danville, and the idea for the celebration of this day came to her in 2005. Probably, since then, this day is celebrated worldwide.