Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE PHR4112

 
TITLE Pharmacy Practice 4

 
UM LEVEL 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course

 
MQF LEVEL 6

 
ECTS CREDITS 6

 
DEPARTMENT Pharmacy

 
DESCRIPTION - Gastrointestinal System disorders: dyspepsia and peptic ulcers, Nausea and emesis, Inflammatory bowel disease, constipation and diarrhoea.
- Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders: Thyroid disorders, Diabetes, Anaemia.
- Neurologic Disorders: Parkinsonism, Headache, Pain Management.
- Rheumatic disorders, Osteoarthritis and Gout.
- Bone disorders.
- Cancer Chemotherapy.
- Critical Care Therapeutics.
- Infectious Diseases.
- Techniques in Patient Counselling and Education.
- Recent advances in pharmacotherapy.
- Pharmacy Practice and the Healthcare System.
- Quality care standards.
- Patient advice on nutrition assessment and management in chronic diseases.
- Research methodology: dissemination of results, participation at the yearly symposium.
- Practical experience in a community pharmacy.

Study-Unit Aims:

To appreciate provision of pharmaceutical care in co-operation with patients, prescribers and other members of an interprofessional health care team based on therapeutic principles and evidence-based data taking into account relevant socio-economic factors, professional issues and evolving pharmaceutical technology.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- propose therapeutic management of specific chronic disease states.
- develop pharmaceutical care plans to meet patient needs.
- integrate principles of pharmaceutical sciences into applied pharmacotherapy.

2. Skills
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- retrieve, evaluate and manage information in a critical, scientific and effective manner;
- communicate professional knowledge clearly to colleagues and patients orally and in writing;
- conduct medication use evaluations;
- evaluate and manage formulary processes;
- interact with individuals of different socio-economic background and health status to promote motivation for the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits.

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR PHARMACY PRACTICE MODULE:

- Azzopardi LM. Lecture notes in pharmacy practice. 2009. London: Pharmaceutical Press
- British National Formulary. Joint Formulary Committee latest edition Pharmaceutical Press: London
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Medicines, ethics and practice - a guide for pharmacists. Pharmaceutical Press. latest ed.

Main Texts:

- DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey M. Pharmacotherapy: A pathophysiologic approach. 2016. McGraw Hill
- Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, Borchert JS, Lain D, Park SK. Pharmacotherapy casebook: A patient-focused approach. 2016. McGraw Hill
- Dodds LJ, Wood KG. Drugs in use. 2021. Pharmaceutical Press
- Ferguson R. Burton J. Pharmacy management of long-term medical conditions. 2021. Pharmaceutical Press
- Randall MD, Neil KE. Disease management: A Guide to Clinical Pharmacology. 2016. Pharmaceutical Press
- Whittlesea C, Hodson K. Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. 2019. Elsevier.

 
RULES/CONDITIONS Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE PHR3106

 
ADDITIONAL NOTES Please note that a pass in the Logbook component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Synoptic Study-Unit

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Logbook [See Add. Notes] SEM2 Yes 5%
Examination (3 Hours) SEM2 Yes 95%

 
LECTURER/S Alison Anastasi
Lilian M. Azzopardi
Anthony Serracino Inglott

 

 
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