Basics of Drug CareLaajuus (2 cr)
Course unit code: ST00BP89
General information
- Credits
- 2 cr
Objective
Students become familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care. They learn the pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assume responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Students know how to use pharmaceutical databases and know how to perform pharmaceutical calculations.
Content
- pharmaceutical statutes and regulations
- risks in pharmaceutical care
pharmaceutical dosage forms, storage, handling and administration routes of drugs
- documentation in pharmaceutical care
- use of pharmaceutical databases
- pharmaceutical industry and services
Qualifications
previous studies are not required
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
1-2
Students
- have some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to appropriate and carefully handle medicines
- use pharmaceutical databases randomly
Assessment criteria, good (3)
3-4
Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to appropriate and carefully handle and store medicines.
- mostly use pharmaceutical databases correctly
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
5
Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- use pharmaceutical databases correctly
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Fail:
Students
- are not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- do not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to appropriately handle and store medicines.
- do 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