Sorry man, there are no cardiology pharmacies in the world. Cardiology (or other branches of medicine) pharmacists exist in hospitals and they are simply pharmacists who have 'specialised' into cardiology so you can say they know more about cardiovascular drugs and diseases than a regular pharmacist.

Genetics does play a role sadly but I'm not sure to what extent. Age, genetics and GENDER (male) are three risk factors that you can't modify. Monitor and work on the risk factors that you can modify (eg. blood pressure, cholesterol/triglyceride levels, smoking history etc).

Hi Mercy, thanks for your explanation.

Theoretically, is there any drug or (ACE inhibitor) that one can take to repair the mitral valve (due to the complication of rheumatic fever) without undergo an open heart surgery?

Hi, I have a question to ask.
(sound quite silly question, but I have no answer about it)

I search from http://www.pharmacy.gov.my/v2/en/content/l...acy-course.html

there is the List of Authorized Local Universities Offering Pharmacy Course.. but there are ** beside the University which stated there " recognised by pharmacy board

If I study those universities which are not recognised by pharmacy board, what is my future? can I be a registered pharmacist in malaysia too? I found curious about this.

my english is not very well. Hope that you guys know what I want to say.

much appreciate:)

I actually have no clue but from what I gathered in a few minutes, pharmacotherapy is not curative as it only helps you cope with the condition and delays surgery. Pharmacotherapy seems to involve vasodilators and ACE inhibitors. Hypertension appears to be treated aggressively. Only surgery is curative.

So, it's like a living time bomb.

I remember you mentioned that your meaningful research is on the production of drugs to activate adenosine receptors in order to reduce cell death during a heart attack. Were you referring the cell death to heart cells or brain cells?

You've got a great memory! Cell death in the heart. I'm also looking into whether our novel drugs have anti-remodelling effects as maladaptive remodelling in the heart after an infarct leads to heart failure.

no you can't. just study in recognised universities. there are so many out there for you to choose from.

I really can't wait to study Pharmacy. Idk why but I just have this passion for pharmacy haha.

thanks

that's mean even though the cert is recognised by MQA. but it is not recognised by pharmacy board, it is useless too??

yes.

Thanks:D

I wanna ask something, I know it sounds silly but I feel like pursuing Master of Pharmacy in Japan. So far I found a few universities in Japan who offer this but I do not know about the requirement or whether or not the cert is accepted in Malaysia hmmmm.... Can anyone guide? Dont feel like opening a thread because this is pharmacy related.

Many people know that heart failure is a major health problem of worldwide proportions and congestive heart failure (CHF) most commonly appears in patients with previous myocardial infarction (MI) who have developed ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM).

But most people do not know that a crucial step in the progression of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and CHF is cardiac remodeling. By definition, remodeling involves alterations in both the cardiac myocytes and the cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM), the latter includes the activation of proteolytic enzymes leading to the degradation and re-organization of collagens. Indeed, progressive cardiac remodeling results in the onset of LV dilatation with relatively proportional increases in LV mass, a process that is named ventricular hypertrophy.

At least some of the cytoplasmic signaling pathways thought to be responsible for pathological hypertrophy are mediated through increased levels of growth factors signaling through G-protein coupled cell-surface receptors (GPCR). In addition, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), through its guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A) receptor, locally moderates cardiomyocyte growth. To characterize the anti-hypertrophic effects of ANP, the possible contribution of Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE-1) to cardiac remodeling was recently examined in a model of GC-A-deficient (GC-A−/−) mice.

I want to see you succeed in your novel drug design as an effective non-invasive strategy to treat the above factors of Cardiac Maladaptive Remodeling, because I want to be a good man with the good heart.

that really depends what you plan to do after you obtained that certificate.

I am just planning to got there to gain experiences of staying there there but of course it would be better if I can earn a living there cause it is my dream haha. So far I am not sure. Found some English related Master's Program but none of them is about Pharmacy. The closest I can get is Pharmaceutical chemistry.

Same I plan to study Pharmacy/Pharmacology in Japan and maybe even live there. However, I am still having my SPM. But yes I would want to study Pharmacology/Pharmacy there and start a new life

well, the first thing you should worry about is how proficient is your japanese. English programs are basically useless in Japan if you plan to stay there since everything from top to bottom will be in japanese.

better start practicing your japanese to be as good as your SPM english/bahasa malaysia then. it's a really really long and arduous process to be a pharmacist in Japan. 6 years of studies, and very tough public exams and not to mention huge competition with the rest of the locals. pharmacy =/= pharmacology.

Wanna open a pharmacy? Join eCosway Farmasi.

Only SPM credentials required...



(This post is intended satirically.)

This post has been edited by Kain_Sicilian: May 30 2013, 08:17 PM

The fact is that there are Pharmacist who sub specializes in Cardiology. A Pharmacist who is conferred BCPS (Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist) may be conferred AQ (Added Qualifications) in Cardiology if he/she meets the criteria for such a sub specialization.
See www.bpsweb.org for more details.

In Malaysia I am aware of a couple of Pharmacists whom are BCPS and specializes in cardiovascular medicine. Unfortunately, we do not have anyone with AQ Cardiology yet.

This post has been edited by Kain_Sicilian: May 30 2013, 09:09 PM

Very interesting. The cardiology AQ interests me. This is an American examination/qualification though so I'm just wondering if this qualification is highly recognised/coveted in Malaysia or is it a qualification for a subset of pharmacists to pat each other's backs and nothing more? Not being sarcastic or rhetorical - would like some answers