YEAR 1
SEMESTER II
PHARMACY SKILLS PROGRAM II
PHAR 4251
Course Description:
Laboratories/demonstrations in the basic pharmaceutical sciences,
problem solving sessions, practice site visitations, and application
of computers in pharmacy.
Prerequisite:
First year standing in the College of Pharmacy
Course Proficiencies:
The student will be able to:
- List the properties (physical and chemical)
of individual functional groups.
- Predict and draw the structure of chemical
instability products of individual functional groups.
- Predict and draw the structure of metabolites
of individual functional groups.
- Predict physical-chemical properties of
a drug based upon the functional groups present in the drug.
- Predict and draw the structures of chemical
instability products of drugs based upon the functional groups
present.
- Predict the metabolism of a drug based
upon the functional groups present.
- Successfully complete laboratory exercises
in anatomy, physiology and pathology as assigned by the instructor:
a. Anatomy
b. Problem Solving/Case Studies
- Successfully complete laboratory exercises
regarding various dosage forms with emphasis on drug-delivery
systems.
a. Ointments
b. Suppositories
c. Lip Balms, Transdermal organogels
d. Aerosols
e. Controlled Release Products
f. Solutions
g. Sterile Products
h. Emulsions
i. Dosage Form Comparisons
- Demonstrate computer literacy with the
following software:
a. Power Point
b. Spread Sheet
c. Data Base
d. Micromedex
e. Presentation Utilizing Power Point
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of pharmacy
practice diversity after visiting two additional practice sites.
- Be able to perform blood pressure measurements
on patients and to discuss said measurements with them.
- Be able to communicate with patients at
a basic level during "brown bag" medication review
sessions.
- Demonstrate the ability to functions as
a viable team member during group problem solving sessions.
- Demonstrate the ability to retrieve appropriate
drug information.
