Course Description
Introduction to essential clinical, professional, and practice- based skills needed to provide pharmacy care.
Athena Title
Essentials of Pharm Pract III
Non-Traditional Format
This course will include a combination of didactic lecture hours, facilitated lab sections, simulation using standardized patients, and guided recitation. The student's time completing each type of activity will vary from week to week.
Prerequisite
PHRM 3520 and PHRM 3040
Corequisite
PHRM 4870
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
• Read and interpret prescription orders • Calculate dosages as ordered by health care professionals accurately • Identify and solve problems involved in dispensing and compounding products involving chemical and product stability, therapeutic ranges, measurement and weight limits, and therapeutic availability • Identify and prepare the correct dosage form needed to meet the specific need(s) of an individual patient • Identify any contraindications that may exist between current medication, weight, age, sex, allergy(ies), and/or disease states utilizing the information in a patient’s profile • Identify and record the information required by state and federal law(s) on a prescription order • Demonstrate proper procedure for following state and federal law(s) and regulation(s) during the preparation and dispensing of prescription orders • Demonstrate proper technique(s) when preparing different dosage form(s) required to ensure the dispensing of a therapeutically effective and pharmaceutically elegant product • Demonstrate clinical decision making skills • Determine appropriate, evidence-based medication therapy for disease states • Explain the roles of different healthcare disciplines and how each discipline functions together on a medical team • Demonstrate leadership skills within the pharmacy profession • Prepare parenteral products using aseptic technique • Identify different types of drug delivery systems and intravascular access devices • Describe how drug delivery systems and intravascular access devices are used in practice • Educate patients on commonly encountered medication products • Demonstrate patient counseling skills • Identify patient-specific factors that impact therapeutic recommendations • Evaluate complex medication regimens and identify medication- related problems • Develop evidence-based recommendations to resolve medication- related problems • Critically evaluate primary literature to guide clinical decision making • Demonstrate effective medical documentation skills in the patient chart • Demonstrate the ability to solve complex problems • Communicate confidently and clearly • Demonstrate confidence in one’s ability to deliver patient care within the settings defined by this course • Describe the post-graduate training opportunities available to pharmacists • Determine patient immunization needs • Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous vaccines • Describe practice considerations, including regulatory requirements related to offering immunizations • Communicate effectively with patients during every step of the vaccination process • Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team • Develop a care plan using evidence-based medicine and considering individual patient needs • Demonstrate professionalism and ethical behavior in all activities
Topical Outline
1. Drug Delivery Systems 2. Principles of Clinical Decision Making 3. Aseptic Technique, IV Preparation 4. Intravascular Access Devices 5. CNS Clinical Correlate 6. Pharmaceutics/Compounding Lab 7. Acute Pain Management 8. Gout Clinical Correlate 9. Leadership/Communication skills 10. Dermatology 11. Asthma/Inhalers 12. Documenting in the Medical Record 13. COPD/Inhalers 14. ASCVD Risk Calculation 15. Men’s Health 16. Anticoagulation Clinical Correlate 17. Women’s Health 18. Pharmacy Residency 19. Immunizations 20. Ambulatory Care Simulation and Experience
Syllabus