| CODE | PHR3107 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Pharmacy Practice 3 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pharmacy | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives To provide students with examples of knowledge required to practice disease management. To reinforce amongst students an awareness that they are to become members of a prestigious profession and to develop further within them a professional attitude, a sense of responsibility and a comprehensive knowledge of the requirements for an efficient and accurate pharmaceutical service. Opportunities are given for the students to interact with patients, to assess and identify a problem and to give advice to patients. Practical experience in community pharmacy. Content Designing and Recommending a Pharmacist's Care Plan Cardiovascular Disorders: Testing for Cardiovascular Disorders, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Congestive Heart Failure, Ischaemic heart disease, Thrombosis Dispensing Drugs acting on the Autonomic Nervous System: Cholinergic Drugs & Cholinergic Blocking agents Adrenergic and Adrenergic Blocking agents Skin Disorders: Allergy and drug-induced skin disease Acne and Psoriasis Histamine and antihistamine drugs Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Psychiatric Disorders: Schizophrenia, Anxiety disorders, Mood Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Obesity and Eating Disorders Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Genito-urinary Disorders: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menstrual Disorders, Contraception and infertility problems, Drugs for genito-urinary disorders Quality standards in pharmacy practice Medication errors Formulary Systems: Introduction to policies and procedures involved in running a formulary Pharmacy Practice Research: Observational Methods Surveys Questionnaire construction Qualitative research Secondary data analysis Data preparation Statistical methods Participation at the yearly symposium Practical experience Reading List - RANDALL MD, Neil KE. Disease management. 2004. London: Pharmaceutical Press. - WALKER, R, EDWARDS, C. Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. 1999. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. - GREENE, RJ, HARRIS, N. Pathology and therapeutics for pharmacists. 2000. London: Pharmaceutical Press. - SHANNON, MT, WILSON, B, STANG, CL. Appleton & Lange's Drug Guide: Health professionals edition. 1999. Stamford, Connecticut: Appleton & Lange. - SHANKIE S. Hypertension in focus. 2001.London: Pharmaceutical Press. - CIPOLLE, RJ, STRAND, LM, MORLEY PC. Pharmaceutical care practice. 1998. USA: McGraw-Hill. - AZZOPARDI, L. Validation instruments for community pharmacy: Pharmaceutical care for the third millennium. 2000. Birminghamton, USA: Pharmaceutical Products Press. - McKAY, AB, HEPLER, CD, KNAPP, DA. How to evaluate progressive pharmaceutical services. 1987. Bethesda: ASHP. - BROWN, TR. ed. Handbook of institutional pharmacy practice. 1992. Bethesda: ASHP. - DIPIRO, J.T., TALBERT, R.L., HAYES, P.E., YEE, G.C., MATZKE, G.R., POSEY, L.M. Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach. 1993, Connecticut: Appleton and Lange. - HERFINDAL E.T. , GOURLEY,D.R., HART, L.L. Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. 1992, Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. - SPEIGHT, TM, HOLFORD, NHG ed. Avery's drug treatment. 1997. New Zealand: Adis Int. - PANTON, R, CHAPMAN, S. Medicines management. 1998. London: BMJ books & Pharmaceutical Press. - LONGE, RL, CALVERT, JC., YOUNG, YL. Physical assessment: a guide for evaluating drug therapy. 1994. Vancouver: Applied Therapeutics Inc. - YOUNG, LY. KODA-KIMBLE, MA. Handbook of applied therapeutics. 1996. Vancouver: Applied Therapeutics Inc. - DODDS, L. ed. Drugs in use. 1996. London. The Pharmaceutical Press. - HOPE RA, LONGMORE JM. Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford medical Publications. - MORGAN, M, CALNAN, M, MANNING, N. Sociological approaches to health and medicine. 1993. London & New York: Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Placement, Seminar, Tutorial & Practical | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lilian M. Azzopardi (Co-ord.) Conrad Buttigieg Scicluna Daniel Calleja Michael Calleja Clifton Curmi Anthony Serracino Inglott |
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