Description

This course aims at enabling learners to understand the basic of pharmaceutical calculations regarding concentration and potency calculations and conversions needed for the compounding different dosage forms. In addition, it provides the learners with the rules regarding dose calculation based on body weight and body surface area.

Program

PharmD

Objectives

• Domain (1): Fundamental knowledge By the end of the course the student should be able to: 1.1 Demonstrate understanding of knowledge of pharmaceutical, biomedical, social, behavioral, administrative, and clinical sciences. 1.2 Utilize the proper pharmaceutical and medical terms, abbreviations and symbols in pharmacy practice. 1.3 Integrate knowledge from fundamental sciences to handle, identify, extract, design, prepare, analyze, and assure quality of synthetic/natural pharmaceutical materials/products. 1.4 Articulate knowledge evaluate their appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety in individuals and populations. 1.5 Retrieve information from fundamental sciences to solve therapeutic problems. Domain (2): Professional and Ethical Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 2.1 Isolate, design, identify, synthesize, synthetic/natural pharmaceutical materials. purify, analyze, and standardize 2.2 Recognize the principles of various tools and instruments and select the proper techniques for synthesis and analysis of different materials and production of pharmaceuticals. 2.3. Adopt the principles of pharmaceutical calculations, biostatistical analysis, bioinformatics, pharmacokinetics, and bio-pharmaceutics and their applications in new drug delivery systems, dose modification, bioequivalence studies, and pharmacy practice. Domain (3): Pharmaceutical Care At the end of the course the student should be able to: 3.1 Apply the principles of body function and basis of genomics in health and disease states to manage different diseases. Domain (4): Personal Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 4.1 Demonstrate responsibility for team performance and peer evaluation of other team members, and express time management skills. 4.2 Retrieve and critically analyze information, identify and solve problems, and work autonomously and effectively in a team. 4.3. Use contemporary technologies and media to demonstrate effective presentation skills. 4.4. Perform self-assessment to enhance professional and personal competencies. 4.5. Practice independent learning needed for continuous professional development.