 | Kent Richardson graduated from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 1972. Kent has owned and operated Richardson's Pharmacy, a retail independent pharmacy, and Richardson's Medical, a Durable Medical Equipment and Oxygen company in Wichita, KS since 1973. He also owns Custom Rx, Inc., a compounding only pharmacy in Wichita, KS. Since 1988, Kent has served on the Board of Directors of PACE Alliance, the largest retail pharmacy-buying group in the United States, and is currently Vice Chairman of that organization. He has also served as President and Chairman of the American College of Apothecaries, an international professional association of pharmacists, and has served on their Board of Directors for 14 years. Kent holds memberships in the National Community Pharmacists Association, American Pharmaceutical Association and the Kansas Pharmacy Association and has served and is still serving on various committees for these organizations. His employment history includes serving as Marketing Director for a regional Prescription Benefit Management Company (PBM) for twelve years. For the last seven years he has been instrumental in the development of Right Choice Pharmacy, a totally unique concept in the cost-effective provision of maintenance prescriptions via community pharmacies. You can reach Kent Richardson at Richardson's Custom Rx Pharmacy (316) 721-2626 located at 3510 N. Ridge Rd. in Wichita, or visit their website at www.customrx.net |
Pharmaceuticals
2004-09-01 10:57:00
Myacins and antibiotics
: What is the difference between myacins and antibiotics?
ANSWER: The lay term "myacins" or "mycins" refers to a class of antibiotics called Macrolides. In this group are drugs such as azithromycin, clarithromycin, dithromycin, erhthromycin and troleandomycin. So, there is no difference between mycins and antibiotics as the mycins are antibiotics.QUESTION: What are beta blockers? Are they all the same?ANSWER: Beta blockers are drugs used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), and arrythimias (irregular heart beats). They act by blocking adrenergic beta receptors thus the name "beta blockers". While nearly all beta blockers lower blood pressure they are not all the same. The newer agents tend to be more selective for the cardiac (beta-1) receptors and, therefore, create fewer side effects. Most of the generic names for beta blockers end with "olol" such as propranolol, atenolol, metoprolol, nadolol, etc.
