Basics of Drug Care (2cr)

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

- common concepts in pharmaceutical care
- 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

Materials

Saano S.&Taam-Ukkonen M. 2018. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro

Teaching methods

luennot, pari- tai ryhmätehtävät/ seminaarit, verkko-opiskelu, itsenäinen työskentely

Student workload

2 op = 54h

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

Qualifications

No prerequisites