Basics of Drug CareLaajuus (2 cr)
Code: ST00CE36
Objective
The student becomes familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care.
The student learns the pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assumes responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines.
The student knows how to use pharmaceutical databases.
Content
pharmaceutical acts and regulations
- safety in drug care
- pharmaceutical dosage forms, handling and administration routes of drugs
- the routes and effects of drugs in human`s body
- storage and wasting of drugs
- documentation in pharmaceutical care
- evaluation of pharmaceutical care
- use of pharmaceutical databases
- medicine management in different context
- over- the- counter medicine and prescription medicine
Qualifications
previous studies are not required
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
1-2
The student
- has some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and knows how to appropriate and carefully handle medicines
- uses pharmaceutical databases randomly
Assessment criteria, good (3)
3-4
The student
- is familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and knows how to appropriate and carefully handle and store medicines.
- mostly uses pharmaceutical databases correctly
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
5
The student
- is familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- uses pharmaceutical databases correctly
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Fail:
The student
- is not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- does not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to appropriately handle and store medicines.
- does not know how to use pharmaceutical databases
Materials
- Saano S.&Taam-Ukkonen M. 2013. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro.
- Ernvall S. et. al. 2009. Lääkelaskenta. 9. uud. painos. WSOY. Lääkelaki uusittu
- STM. 2006. Turvallinen lääkehoito.
Uusi painos tulossa syyskaudella 2015.
- current material