Pharmacists graduating from college today are required to have a PharmD or doctorate of Pharmacy degree. College students can start a four-year pharmacy program after successfully completing two years of undergraduate coursework and earning a passing score on the PCAT (Pharmacy college admission test).
DiGeorge syndrome, also called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, is a disorder caused by a defect in chromosome 22. It results in the poor development of several body systems.
The average elimination half-life is 36 to 40 hours, but may be considerably prolonged in those with renal disease, causing digoxin accumulation and toxicity. Symptoms of digoxin toxicity often mimic the cardiac arrhythmia's for which the drug was originally prescribed (eg, heart block and heart failure).