In this month’s Presenting alumni section, we are welcoming Jelena Tica, an inspiring molecular biologist, scientist, traveler. Starting October 1st, she will be working for Johnson & Johnson, on clinical trials testing the Janssen Ad26.CoV2.S COVID-19 Vaccine. Besides her exciting career path, we will also look back at Jelena’s experience as S3 project leader and organizer.
Category: Issue 16
Co-author: Ivana Osredek
Hi everyone! We are continuing with our new topic, where we look at various career paths one can take after studying science. Today we are bringing you consulting, a very interesting career focused on problem solving and strategizing. To get a better sense of what consulting is and what it looks like from the inside, we spoke with our EVO alumni and members Matilda Maleš and Matija Žeško.
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Drug interactions 101
Since I started working as a community pharmacist, it has come to my attention that a big part of the general population takes six or more medicines every day, especially the elderly. Although they prepared us for this at university, it still surprised me once I witnessed it in everyday practice. The major problem with polytherapy are drug interactions, which are often neglected, especially in Croatia. The idea of rational pharmacotherapy is just that – to rationalize drug use and consequently assure safer treatments (fewer side effects, minimal risk of sub-dosing or overdosing), less cost to the healthcare system and greater adherence to the therapy; the latter possibly being the most crucial.