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College of Pharmacy
Orientation to Pharmacy
Dr. Khairi M. Salem 2nd Semester 2012-2013
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course covers orientation to pharmacy, history of
pharmacy, pharmacy profession on local and worldwide, career opportunities for pharmacists, education
in pharmacy, college curriculum, with special
emphasis on the differences between patientoriented, and drug oriented education, local and
international organizations, information resources in
pharmacy, drug literature .It offers an introduction to
various drug delivery systems concerning their
definition, route of administration, advantages,
disadvantages of and an overview on the
prescription.
September 21, 2015
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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COURSE OUTCOMES
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Internet References
Instructor
Phone
Extension
Mobile
Course Title
Course Code
0201131
Course type
Compulsory
Course Time
Weekly lectures
Week 1
Introduction to pharmacy profession
Definition of relevant pharmacy terms
The future of Pharmacy as medical
profession
Week 2
The Pharmacist and Pharmacy Career
opportunities
Pharmaceutical Care and Medical Care
Community Pharmacists
Week 3
Pharmacist Career
Hospital Pharmacist
Clinical Pharmacist
Week 4
Pharmacist Career
Industrial Research and development
and QC Pharmacist
Marketing and promotional Pharmacist
Academic Pharmacist
Pharmacist and Public Health
Week 5
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Types of dosage forms
Requirements of drug delivery system
Assessment of drug dosage forms
Week 6
Liquid Dosage Forms
Formulation of Liquid dosage forms
Advantages and Disadvantages of
liquid dosage forms
Week 7
Solvents used in liquid dosage formsWeek 12
Semi Solid dosage Forms
Water; advantages, disadvantages and
Ointments and Creams
types
Suppositories
Ethyl alcohol
Glycerol
Week 13
Pharmacy Educations
Co-solvency
Drug oriented and Patient oriented curricula
Hydrotrophy and Soulbilization
College of pharmacy curricula
Week 8
Excipients used in liquid dosage forms
Week 14
Aromatic Water
History of Pharmacy
Ancient Egyptians, Indians, Chinese and
Solutions
Babelions
Spirits
Old Creeks and Chinese medicines
Elixirs
Arabic and Islamic contributions
Tinctures
Week 9
Week 15
Ethics in Pharmacy
Syrups
Code of ethics
Suspensions
Emulsions
Week 16
Oral Mixtures
Revision
External Solutions
Week 10
Solid Dosage Forms
Powders
Granules
Capsules
Week 11
Tablets
Advantages and disadvantages
Properties of ideal tablets
Formulation of tablets as sold dosage
form
Chapter 2
Development of Pharmacy in History as Healing profession
Outcomes:
Illustrate the history of pharmacy from its origins in
ancient times through the middle of twentieth century
1. Pharmacy differentiates during the Middle ages:
The separation between pharmacy and medicine in Islamic land.
The first pharmacy shop: in eight century in Bagdad
German Frederick II issued an act in1240 that separates the pharmacy
profession
improvement of
pharmaceutical industry
Thinking of other practices of pharmacy as patient oriented practices
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History of Pharmacy
1. Ancient Egyptian Period:
Famous in the acupuncture and the Chinese herbal medicine before 1000
B.C.
The Chinese thought that for every disease, there must be a drug curing
it, and the drug is only provided by nature.
Many drugs of plant and animal origin were used and prepared in form of
suppositories and ointments or as dry powders
Chapter 3
Pharmaceutical Care and Medication Therapy
Management
Outcomes:
Discuss the pharmacy profession and the new
application of Pharmaceutical care and medication
therapy Management
1. Pharmacy (occupation vs profession):
2. Pharmaceutical Care as reprofessionlization :
Drug information, Decentralized drug distribution,
pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics
3. The Millis report: Pharmacists for future(1975
AACP)
Development of clinical pharmacy, NAPLEX exam,
enhancing the clinical studies in the pharmacy
colleges, board of pharmaceutical specialties within
APHA
4. Pharm.D program.
1989 accreditation by ACPE, 2000 eliminating B.Sc. in
pharmacy replaced by Pharm.D
5. Pharmaceutical care in community pharmacies
Till 1990 Pharm. care provided in hospital only, in 2003
US congress approved the MTM for high- risk people
elderly and disabled people
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Pharmacist:
A highly qualified person whose profession is pharmacy
(practicing Pharmacy ) and may be :
1. Community Pharmacist
2. Hospital Pharmacist
3. Clinical Pharmacist
4. Manufacturing Pharmacist
5. Quality control Pharmacist
6. Research & Development Pharmacist
7. Governmental Pharmacist
8. Marketing Pharmacist
9. Academic Pharmacist
Pharmacist Careers :
Community Pharmacist:
Dispensing of Prescriptions ( To Give Drugs According to
Prescription ).
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Earlier stop of drugs (use antibiotic for 1-3 days instead of 57 days)
4. Purchasing drug Product: ( Effectiveness, Price, needs of
patients.
5. Proper storage of drugs ( sera, vaccines and suppositories)
6. Preparation of certain formula( exp. Na bicarbonate - Glycerol )
Advantages: Fresh, decrease Load on manufactures and Utilize
pharmacist knowledge
7. Patient Consultant for:
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Selection over the counter (OTC) as anti-acids and anticough drugs for diarrhea, constipation etc
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Adherence : ensure the using of drug in proper way by the
Patient
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Patient education
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Good storage condition
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Refill ( repeat the prescription for diabetes, hypertension
etc)
8. Pharmaceutical care
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Preventive Therapy
B.
Non-Pharmacological Therapy
9. Patient Monitoring
10. Arrangement of drug Product According to:
a.
Manufacturing company
b.
Pharmacological groups
c.
Alphabetical
11. Computerization
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Industrial Pharmacist :
This is the pharmacist working in pharmaceutical
industry, whose activities include the following:
1.
Storage of raw material s and finished products
2.
Production of pharmaceutical dosage forms
3.
Quality control of pharmaceutical dosage forms
4.
Research and development of pharmaceutical
dosage forms
5.
Quality assurance
6.
Synthesis of raw material
7.
Extraction of natural source ( plant, animal)
8.
Biotechnology and genetic engineering industry
9.
Manufacturing and quality control of cosmetics
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Other activities:
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Chapter 4
Communication skills in Pharmacy
Practice
Outcomes:
Understand the techniques used to build
the relationships and improve health
care.
1. Developing the relationship:
Patient counseling:
5. Interacting with physicians
6. Word choice and nonverbal cues
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Thank You
Khairi M. Salem. B.Pharm. PhD
Associate Prof. in pharmaceutical analysis
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