Thursday, May 28, 2009
Accomplished
I bought a celebratory Xbox on May 9th. On May 27th, I finished my 7th Xbox game. Waste of time? I would have only been sleeping at 3am anyways.
Late-Night Eateries
I have always been a night owl. Now that school is over, I have become semi-nocturnal. Why can I not get a Jamba or Subway sub at midnight? Is there really not a big enough health-conscious clientele at that time of night? Do those foods not appeal to the munchie crowd? Is anyone with me on this? I am craving a banana berry and an over-roasted chicken breast sub right now...drat.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Dosage Form Design
I love making dosage forms in lab! I think it's one of the most satisfying parts of being in pharmacy school. This week I made chocolate troches! Troches are small pieces of whatever you'd like that dissolve in the patient's mouth that deliver medication. They are perfect for little kids who need the sweetness of Kool-Aid or, in this case, chocolate in order to sneak a bitter-tasting drug in them.
In case you think pharmacy school is just a party involving hershey candy and conferences, chocolate is actually a very difficult medium in which to manipulate. There is a lot of skill involved melting the chocolate on a hot plate, mixing in the drug and spreading them out into molds. Sounds easy but it was actually kind of frustrating. However, making a "pharmaceutically elegant" product is just so satisfying. Even more satisfying than eating the other half of the chocolate bar afterwards.
In case you think pharmacy school is just a party involving hershey candy and conferences, chocolate is actually a very difficult medium in which to manipulate. There is a lot of skill involved melting the chocolate on a hot plate, mixing in the drug and spreading them out into molds. Sounds easy but it was actually kind of frustrating. However, making a "pharmaceutically elegant" product is just so satisfying. Even more satisfying than eating the other half of the chocolate bar afterwards.
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