Orientation to pharmacy practice (1 hr Lecture)

Description

This course introduces students to various dimensions of the pharmacy profession. The evolution of pharmacy is discussed throughout history and emphasis is placed on the shifting role of the pharmacist in various aspects of drug preparation, discovery and development processes, leading up to the pharmaceutical care philosophy. Students will also be exposed to common medical and pharmaceutical terminology, routes of drug administration and different drug dosage forms.

Program

Bachelor of Pharmacy-B Pharm

Objectives

• a. Knowledge and Understanding a.1. Understand the evolution and history of pharmacy. a.2. List the basic dimensions of the pharmacy profession. a.3. Illustrate the role of the pharmacist in various steps of drug discovery, preparation of dosage forms, testing, clinical trials and development processes. a.4. Enumerate the routes of drug administration and different drug dosage forms. b. Intellectual Skills b.1. Deduce the methods and techniques that could be applied in drug discovery. b.2. Differentiate between the routes of drug administration and drug dosage forms c. Professional and Practical Skills c.1. Distinguish problems encountered during or after the discovery, preparation of dosage forms, testing, clinical trials and their development processes. c.2. Critically evaluate the different topics related to pharmacy practice. d. General and Transferable Skills d.1. Develop skills of independent learning d.2. Communicate with others in teamwork d.3. Manage time properly d.4. Follow up the new development of pharmaceutical profession and pharmaceutical industry.