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YEAR 4
SEMESTER 1-2-3

Community Pharmacy
PHAR 5693

Course Description: A structured pharmacy experience in community and ambulatory practice stressing management and prescription dispensing functions, patient counseling, and over-the-counter medication.

Cr. 6. (0-18).

Prerequisite: Fourth year standing in the College of Pharmacy or consent of the instructor.

Course Proficiencies: The student will be able to:

1. Collect, assimilate, interpret, and input patient specific data into a patient care management database.
2. Determine patient needs, and select or recommend appropriate OTC products.
3. Using an evidenced-based approach, evaluate a request for herbal, neutraceutical, or other alternative healthcare product and provide appropriate information and recommendation.
4. Assist in CPR and first aid treatment in an emergency.
5. Provide disease prevention and health maintenance information to the public.
6. Review, interpret, evaluate, and dispense prescriptions or medication orders.
7. Perform calculations necessary to assure proper quantities for reconstituting or compounding prescriptions.
8. Upon prescription or medication order, compound products that are accurate and suitable for dispensing.
9. Interview a patient to determine patient needs, or problems with drug therapy.
10. Utilize patient assessment parameters needed to monitor drug therapy and identify beneficial and adverse outcomes.
11. Orally or in writing, present a patient case to a physician or other healthcare provider in a concise manner so that therapeutic problems are communicated and intervention completed.
12. Communicate with a patient and provide counseling that assures understanding and promotes compliance.
13. Identify, retrieve, interpret and evaluate drug information used in community pharmacy.
14. Practice pharmacy in compliance with all Federal and State laws.
15. Direct supportive personnel in filing claims for third party payment of prescriptions.
16. Analyze and predict the effects of changes in costs, prices or revenues on pharmacy profits.
17. Efficiently manage time of self and supportive personnel.
18. Perform prospective drug utilization review.
19. Implement procedures that provide drug security, storage, and control.
20. Implement pharmaceutical care in the community pharmacy setting.
21. Maintain appropriate documentation for products dispensed and pharmaceutical care services provided.