Description

This course introduces students to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), which is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. CAM is mainly applied to stress related and chronic diseases. CAM includes but is not limited to homeopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine, the prescribing of megavitamins, magnetic therapy, Ayurveda, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and medicine of different cultures (Chinese, Indian, Arabic, African medicine Dietary supplements are also a subset of CAM. This course will critically review a range of complementary medicinal products including herbals, nutraceuticals (foods claimed to have a medicinal effect), homoeopathist (heavily diluted preparations) and ethnopharmaceuticals. Emphasis will be on critical appraisal of the clinical evidence published in the biomedical literature and other sources concerning their efficacy, safety and interactions with conventional medicines. The students will learn the issues most relevant to the practice of pharmacy.

Program

PharmD Clinical

Objectives

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