Unit Code: PHM613

Unit Name: Pharmacy Practice 1

Description: This course introduces students to the concept of drug management and the importance of fulfilling the components of the drug cycle in order to establish a sustainable medicine supply system in the first semester. In the second semester the course covers various drug distribution systems with the aim to reduce drug wastage, costs and its impact on the environment. The roles and responsibilities of different cadres of pharmacy personnel is discussed with a special focus on the pharmacists role in providing drug information, promoting safe prescribing practices, cold chain management, medication error & adverse drugs reactions reporting.

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Prerequisite: ANT510, HPY510, PHM510, PHM511, PHM512 & BCH510

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 30

Offered In: Semester 1,2