PHCL 471-Hospital Pharmacy (2+0)
Time: Sunday 10:00-12:00
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course provides the student with an overview of all aspects of contemporary hospital /institutional pharmacy service practice. The planning, development, organizational structuring and administration of pharmaceutical services within an institutional setting are presented.
COURSE CONTENTS
|
Week |
Topic |
Allocated hours |
|
1 |
Orientation to the course |
2 |
|
2 |
Introduction - Pharmacy Organization |
2 |
|
3 |
In-patient Drug Distribution and Dispensing to ambulatory patients |
2 |
|
4 |
Sterile Products, IV admixture & TPN/ Pharmacy Calculation |
2 |
|
5 |
Field visit: KKUH pharmacy visit |
2 |
|
6 |
Pharmaceutical Care / history of clinical pharmacy ? |
2 |
|
7 |
Midterm Exam 1
Hospital Formulary |
1
1 |
|
8 |
How to prepare & deliver pharmacy presentations/ Pharmacy communication |
2 |
|
9 |
Midterm Holiday |
2 |
|
10 |
Introducing the drug to the market: FDA drug approval process |
22 |
|
11 |
Introducing the drug to the hospital: Pharmacy and therapeutic committee + Formulary system management |
2 |
|
12 |
Medicine utilisation review |
2 |
|
13 |
Adverse drug reactions reporting and monitoring systems |
2 |
|
14 |
Midterm Exam 2
Evidence based practice |
1
1 |
|
15 |
EBP+ Pharmacoeconomics |
2 |
|
16 |
Pharmacoeconomics |
2 |
|
16 |
Student led presentation |
|
Required readings
Copy of the required textbooks readings plus any handouts would be given to the class-leader who is responsible to put in the Photocopying center.
MARKS DISTRIBUTION
|
Midterm exam 1 |
20% |
|
Midterm exam 2 |
20% |
|
Supplementary reading |
10% |
|
Field study |
10% |
|
Final |
40% |
|
Total |
100 |
For more information on suplmentary reading and field study click here