General Articles
Compounding tariff must be updated!
Updating the magistral tariff is a legal and conscientious responsibility!Dear Colleagues; As the Magistral...
Urgent Reform in Magistral Formulations
Urgent call for reform on magistral preparations!If we look at the historical process in...
Secret Formulas
“Secret Formulas” meets its readers…It is known that our knowledge regarding Ottoman-era Pharmacists and...
Who Invented Cold Cream?
Who Invented the Cold Cream Formula! Cold cream, known in the literature as Unguentum...
Acta Non Verba…
Actions, not words. “The number of Faculties of Pharmacy in Turkey increased from 11...
Pheromone
We need pheromones… ”Despair is the first step of losing” Year 1978 under its...
Cologne = Eau De Cologne
Cologne (Kolonya) is an indispensable part of Turkish culture. For many years, we have...
The Most Famous Medicinal Wine
The world’s most famous medicinal wine From Mariani wine to Coca-ColaIndigenous people living in...
Physician – Pharmacist Communication – 2
The importance of physician-pharmacist communication in magistral prescription writing (II) Hydroquinone:Hydroquinone is used topically...
Physician – Pharmacist Communication – 1
The Importance of Physician-Pharmacist Communication in Compounding Prescription Writing (I)We are living in an...
Hygiene in Our Laboratories
The importance of hygiene in drug production in pharmacy laboratories In...
Four Thieves Vinegar
Four Thieves Vinegar, is a vinegar that takes its name from a historical event....
Remaining Silent…
Qui tacet, consentire videtur! Silence implies consent!Dear Colleagues; As we leave 2018 behind, with...
With embarrassment…
Avan-zâde Mehmed Süleyman was born in Istanbul in 1871 and passed away in Istanbul...
Domestic and National
We are not responsible only for what we do,ğ but also for what we...
A Magistral Congress is a need, even a necessity!
Year 1986… These were the years when industrial drug manufacturing was at its...
Kiehl’s Formula for Pharmacists Only
“Wishing that this formula serves Pharmacists well…” Omnium rerum principia parva sunt Everything has...
Magistral Production in Pharmacies and EGAŞ
Magistral compounding in pharmacies is of utmost importance in terms of safeguarding the public...
40 Magistral Prescriptions Project
Audere est facere: To dare is to do. As you may recall, I previously...
Hospital Pharmacy and ‘St. Louis’
Hospital pharmacy in our country and St. Louis formulasSt. Louis is a benchmark hospital...
The Blue Book Asked During Inspections!
A while ago, I witnessed an interesting conversation among my pharmacist colleagues on social...
Pantocaine Resolved
“Nil desperandum” Never give up! If you recall, on 27.03.2016, I shared my article titled...
Light rises from the east!
LLight rises from the east When I answered my ringing phone, on the other...
The Story of Vaseline
It all started in 1859 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1859, Robert Chesebrough, as...
Magistral Tariff and the Pantocaine Riddle
Dear Colleagues; The most important development of the past week for us pharmacists was...
Don’t Do It!
Dear Colleagues, every week I reach out to you with articles containing magistral formulas...
Topical Drug Use in Neonates – 2
Skin Surface pH Value;At birth, the neonatal skin surface has a neutral or alkaline...
Topical Drug Use in Newborns – 1
“US pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturer Johnson&Johnson has been ordered to pay $72 million in...
Dermocosmetics and Compounding – 2
Dear Colleagues; as you may recall from the first part of my article that...
Combinations of Dermocosmetics and Magistral Formulations
Cosmesis”; in the Greek language, means “The Art of Beautification“. The role of cosmetics...
Extemporaneous Compounding in Pediatrics
Dear Colleagues; this week, we will review the points to consider when preparing pediatric...
The Magistral Tariff Must Be Updated As Soon As Possible!
Dear Colleagues, if we look at the historical process in our country regarding the...
Scaling Up (Increasing) and Scaling Down (Decreasing) Pharmaceutical Formulas
It is possible to enlarge and reduce formulas in prescriptions using different calculation methods.Cold...
Calculation of Stock Solutions
Calculation and dilution of stock solutions, scaling up (increasing) and scaling down (reducing)...
Secundem Artem or Healthcare Professional
I do not know what made me think of looking at the Turkish Language...
We dare to claim our rights
Audemus jura nostra defendere. We dare to defend our rights.In the wake of a...
The Violinist is the Crown of My Head!
A warm Cunda evening and an elderly violinist wandering around the tables. It is...
‘Once upon a time!’ or ‘Do you know MARTINDALE?’
Dear colleagues, during this holiday week, I wanted to share a true story with...
’10-Day Treatment’ Dose!…
Dear colleagues, we know that deductions are made by the SSI (SGK) on...
Calculations in Compounding Formulations
Dear Colleagues, Mathematical calculations play a vital role in formulating and preparing magistral...
Why Did Magistral Formulations Enter Sequential Distribution?..!!!
Dear Colleagues, Apparently, in the speech I delivered at the latest TEB general assembly...
The Importance of Method in the Preparation of Magistral Formulas
Dear Colleagues, The methods applied in compounding extemporaneous formulations found in prescriptions arriving at...
Sterilization – Disinfection and Aseptic Practice – 2
SECTION II STERILIZATION-DISINFECTION AND ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE 2- Sterilization using moist heat and...
Sterilization – Disinfection and Aseptic Practice – 1
Dear colleagues, the subject of this week’s article, which I plan to write...
Compounding pharmacies in the new era
Today, when we look at pharmacy storefronts, it is very common to see...
PATIENT – PHARMACIST COMMUNICATION AND BENEFIT IN COMPOUNDED MEDICATIONS Pharm. Zeki Erdinç ÜLKER
Communication is an essential part of human life. As pharmacists, the people we interact...
Ad augusta per angusta! To the heights through narrow paths!
Ad augusta per angusta! To the heights through narrow paths! The holiday is over…...
LOCAL CORTICOSTEROID USE IN DERMATOLOGY II
LOCAL CORTICOSTEROID USE IN DERMATOLOGY II SELECTION AND APPLICATION AMOUNT OF TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS Diseases...
Magic is the Art and Science of Causing Change in Accordance with Will.
MAGICK is the ART and SCIENCE of causing change in accordance with Will. A....
WE WANT OUR PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS, NOT HUSH MONEY!
WE DEMAND OUR PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS, NOT HUSH MONEY! Dear Colleagues; In the 1st Repeated...
The Story of the Magistral Formulas in Dermatology Book Project
The Story of the Compounding Formulas in Dermatology Book Project Audere est facere To...
OUR MAGISTRAL ART IS INTUBATED !
OUR ART OF COMPOUNDING IS INTUBATED! Compounding in community pharmacies is of vital importance...
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAGISTRAL COMPOUNDING IN DISASTERS AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
In recent years, an increase has been observed in the number of natural disasters...
