Shanghai

10/2/17- Today was spent in Shanghai. Today is our third day here. The city is filled with tourist with the…

Traditional Chinese Medicine

09/26/17- Today we spent in the traditional Chinese medicine ward shadowing the acupuncturist of the hospital. Due to my father…

Mass Compounding

We were taken to the portion of the hospital where compounding of several types of traditional Chinese medicines was performed…

Herbal Medicine

On our last day at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, we were taken to a community pharmacy in Beijing that…

Acupuncture Clinic

Today we visited the acupuncture clinic where we got to see some patients undergo this special non-pharmacological treatment. A specialized…

Quality Assurance

On Wednesday, we visited the Quality Assurance Pharmacy department. Here, the pharmacy tests many of the traditional/compounded medicines to ensure…

PIVAS

Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture Services (PIVAS) is a centralized location in hospitals for preparations and reconstitutions. It is similar to sterile…