| CODE | PHR2103 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Pharmacy Practice 2 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pharmacy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | - Managing needs of special patient populations: older persons, paediatrics, pregnant and lactating mothers - Responding to Symptoms and self-care therapeutics: presented at the Community Pharmacy: ear disorders, abdominal disorders, perianal and perivulval pruritus, musculoskeletal disorders, skin disorders, foot care - Eye Care - Oral and Dental Care - Travel medicine and first aid - Wound management - Community Pharmacy Management: principles of management of a community pharmacy, purchasing and inventory control, financial management - Pharmaceutical services: Primary care, hospital services and regulatory sciences, digitalisation in pharmacy - Formulary Systems - Pharmacy Practice Research: The scientific approach, basic principles of research, ethics in research, research design, psychometric evaluation, sampling, report writing; participation at the yearly pharmacy symposium - Practical experience in a community pharmacy. Study-Unit Aims: - To appreciate social and therapeutic factors involved in paediatric and geriatric pharmacy practice - To examine contemporary health care delivery systems; - To review principles of pharmacy management and regulatory affairs; - To develop skills in responding to minor symptoms; - To provide students with practical experience in a community pharmacy. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - recognize symptoms of minor ailments and provide patient empowerment for self-care therapeutics; - describe guidelines and standards of practice for the manufacture and distribution of medicines; - illustrate accounting principles, financial management and investment in pharmacy. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - collect adequate patient data to make informed-decisions; - conduct systematic review prior to dispensing or recommending non-prescription medicines or medical devices; - Integrate critical and scientific thinking by applying problem-solving strategies. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR PHARMACY PRACTICE MODULE: - Azzopardi L (ed). Lecture notes in pharmacy practice. 2009. London: Pharmaceutical Press - Joint Formulary Committee British National Formulary. Pharmaceutical Press: London.latest edition - Medical Dictionary - Azzopardi, L. Validation instruments for community pharmacy: Pharmaceutical carefor the third millennium 2000. Binghamton, USA: Pharmaceutical Products Press - Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Medicines, ethics and practice - a guide for pharmacists. Pharmaceutical Press: London. latest ed. Main Texts: - Addison B, Alyson B, Edwards R, Gray G. Minor illness or major disease. 2016. Pharmaceutical Press - Babar Z. Pharmacy practice research methods. 2015. Springer International Publishing - Barker C. Prescribing medicines of children. 2019. Pharmaceutical Press - Jones RM. Patient assessment in pharmacy practice. 2015. Wolters Kluwer - Rutter P. Community pharmacy. 2020. Elsevier - Tootelian D H, Wertheimer AI, Mikhalaitchenko A. Essentials of pharmacy management. 2012. Pharmaceutical Press. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE PHR1101 | ||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in the Logbook component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Tutorial, Practical and Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lilian M. Azzopardi Anthony Serracino Inglott |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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