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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
| Credits:
| 9 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Academic Year |
| Assessment:
| EX 50%, PR 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| This unit is not available to visiting/exchange students. |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide an introduction to: pharmacy law, ethics and codes of professional practice: clinical pharmacy and therapeutics: practical procedures and techniques employed in pharmacy practice. Learning Outcomes: After completing this unit, students should be able to: * Demonstrate and apply knowledge of pharmacy law, ethics and practice, clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, and responding to symptoms; * Identify patient and prescription problems and advise suitable solutions; * Dispense medication and complete any necessary administration; * Communicate with other health care professionals and with patients. Skills: Communication: Problem solving: Decision making: Professional. All these skills are taught, facilitated and assessed. Content: Legislation: Legislation relating to the practice of Pharmacy. Legislation controlling poisons and dangerous substances. Pharmacy Practice: Principles of Good Dispensing Practice. Clinical governance and managing risks of medication errors. Introduction to the supply of medicines. The Drug Tariff. Patient Medication Records. Responding to symptoms. |
| Programme availability: |
PA20297 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
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