Description
This course is designed to train the student to search for drug information in textbooks and compendial recourses widely used in pharmacy practice. In addition, students are trained to recognize credible and reliable knowledge resources, particularly among internet-based information. Emphasis will be put on the different ways of communicating drug-related information to different audiences such as patients and healthcare professionals.
Program
Bachelor of Pharmacy-B Pharm
Objectives
- a. Knowledge and Understanding
a.1. Recognize the role of the pharmacist as a drug information specialist.
a.2. Identify appropriate source to get certain drug information.
a.3. Outline drug information monographs and its components
a.4. Define primary, secondary and tertiary drug information resources
a.5. Identify the systemic approach for answering drug information request.
b. Intellectual Skills
b.1. Solve different drug information requests based on the appropriate evidence-based approach and reliable resources
b.2. Judge credible and reliable drug information resources, particularly among internet-based information
c. Professional and Practical Skills
c.1. Detect the different types of study designs and their rationale
c.2. Apply critical thinking skills to provide the information to the requester accurately, efficiently and in a reasonable length of time.
d. General and Transferable Skills
d.1. Verify the information from different sources to improve professional competencies.
d.2. Develop professional counselling and education skills
d.3. Follow the updated information and continuous self-development
d.4. Express the cooperative team work skill and appropriate decision making
