Pharmaceutical Care I - GAF347
Title: Pharmaceutical Care I
Guaranteed by: Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy (16-16220)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 6
Examination process: winter s.:written
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:46/19, C+Ex [HS]
Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: deregister from the exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled
Guarantor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D.
Comes under: 4.ročník 2024/25 Pharmacy (EN19)
Pre-requisite : GAF340
Interchangeability : GAF312
Is co-requisite for: GAF151, GAF351, GAF348
Is pre-requisite for: GAF349
Examination dates   WS schedule   
Annotation -
The pharmaceutical care is based on an individual approach to the patient, it is focused on patient´s pharmacotherapy and the management of drug-related problems. The fundamental idea of the both subjects Pharmaceutical Care I and Pharmaceutical Care II is to acquire knowledge and skills which stimulate the promotion of the effective, safe, and cost-effective pharmacotherapy. The aim of the subject is to learn basic principles of pharmaceutical care, to familiarize them with the tools used in pharmaceutical care (pharmacotherapy, algorithms, documentation, information resources, legislation, basics of pharmacoepidemiology), and to trained use of those principles and tools actively for a specific nosology units or symptoms in context of the patient. Furthermore, the aim of the subject is to acquire complex knowledge and selected skills in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical care.
Last update: Malý Josef, doc. PharmDr., Ph.D. (29.09.2024)
Course completion requirements -

Conditions of credit:

  • 100% (full) attendance at seminars.
  • Short students´ presentations focused on searching and presenting medicines information.
  • Written test from pharmaceutical counts.
Last update: Malý Josef, doc. PharmDr., Ph.D. (29.09.2024)
Literature -

Recommended:

  • null. European pharmacopoeia, 8th ed. : publ. in accordance with the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2013, 10 s. ISBN 978-92-871-7944-9.

  • null. European pharmacopoeia, Ninth edition : published in accordance with the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2016, 11 s. ISBN 978-92-871-8129-9.

  • null. European pharmacopoeia, Tenth edition : published in accordance with the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2019, 3 s. ISBN 978-92-871-8677-5.

  • Null.. European pharmacopoeia, Eleventh edition : published in accordance with the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2022, 3 s. ISBN 978-92-871-9096-3.

  • Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and Council [online]. Dostupné z: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/qualifications/policy-developments/index_en.htm

  • Richards, R. Michael E. Winfield, A. J. (eds.). Pharmaceutical practice. Edinburgh ; New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2004, 573 s. ISBN 0-443-07206-X.

  • Kelly, William N.. Pharmacy : what it is and how it works. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2012, 452 s. ISBN 978-1-4398-5305-4.

  • Langley, Christopher A. Belcher, Dawn. Fasttrack : applied pharmaceutical practice. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2009, 195 s. ISBN 978-0-85369-835-7.

  • Malone, Patrick M., Kier, Karen L. Stanovich, John E. (eds.). Drug information : a guide for pharmacists. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2012, 1192 s. ISBN 978-0-07-162495-4.

  • Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe [online]. Dostupné z: http://www.pcne.org

  • Rees, Judith A. Smith, Brian Smith, Ian. Introduction to pharmaceutical calculations. London ; Chicago: Pharmaceutical Press, 2011, 245 s. ISBN 978-0-85369-960-6.

  • Rodgers, Ruth, Dewsbury, Catherine Lea, Andrew. Law and ethics in pharmacy practice. London: (PhP) Pharmaceutical Press, 2010, 162 s. ISBN 978-0-85369-885-2.

  • Sackett, David L.. Evidence-based medicine : how to practice and teach EBM. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000, 261 s. ISBN 0-443-06240-4.

  • Dhillon, Soraya Sodha, Mahesh (eds.). Non-medical prescribing. London ; Chicago: Pharmaceutical Press, 2009, 226 s. ISBN 085369768X.

  • Strom, Brian L. Kimmel, Stephen E. Hennessy, Sean (eds.). Pharmacoepidemiology. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, 953 s. ISBN 978-0-4706-5475-0.

  • Textbook of pharmacoepidemiology [online]. Dostupné z: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/cuni/Doc?id=10733313

  • Web pages of international pharmaceutical organisations and institutions.

Last update: Malý Josef, doc. PharmDr., Ph.D. (30.09.2024)
Teaching methods -

Lectures, seminars, essay.

Last update: Malý Josef, doc. PharmDr., Ph.D. (29.09.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

Examination area

  1. Pharmaceutical care as a part of health care – definition, types, roles, and limits.
  2. Information and professional information resources in medicine and pharmacy.
  3. Professional information resources in the work of the pharmacist.
  4. Therapeutic value – Goal of pharmacepidemiology.
  5. Farmacoepidemiological studies – descriptive, analytical, experimental.
  6. Association and causality, bias, confounder.
  7. Drug related problems – definitions, examples and application in pharmaceutical care.
  8. Review of pharmacotherapy – definitions, examples and application in pharmaceutical care.
  9. Self-medication – definition, role of pharmacist, limits, algorithms.
  10. Algorithms for pharmaceutical care, including examples.
  11. Medical, nursing and pharmaceutical care documentation.
  12. Trends in pharmaceutical care in Europe and in the world.
  13. Pharmacy practice as the branch and its position in the field of pharmacy.
  14. Pharmacies in the Czech Republic and abroad.
  15. Pharmacy as a health care facility.
  16. Active substances, excipients, medicinal products, dedicated medicinal products, food for particular nutritional uses, food for special medical purposes.
  17. Venena, separanda, inoxia.
  18. Czech and European Pharmacopoeia.
  19. Medical prescriptions.
  20. Prescription of medicinal products.
  21. Dispensing activities in the pharmacy.
  22. Preparation of medicinal products in the pharmacy.
  23. Supply activity in the pharmacy.
  24. Administrative activities in the pharmacy.
  25. Control activity in the pharmacy.
  26. Documentation in the pharmacy.
  27. Information activities in the pharmacy.
  28. Providing individual consultations in the pharmacy – definition, meaning, examples, limits, documentation of activities.
  29. Management activity in the pharmacy.
  30. Good pharmacy practice.
  31. Basics of economy in the pharmacy.
  32. The operating rules in the pharmacy.
  33. Education of pharmacists – undergraduate, postgraduate and lifelong.
  34. Hospital pharmacy.
  35. Ethic issues in pharmaceutical care.
  36. Habituates substances and precursors in the pharmacy.
  37. Unusable medicines.
  38. Medical devices.
  39. Advertising in the pharmacy.
  40. Veterinary pharmacy.
Last update: Malý Josef, doc. PharmDr., Ph.D. (30.09.2024)
Syllabus -

Lectures

  • Pharmaceutical care as a part of health care – definition, types, roles, and limits.
  • Professional medicine information. Information resources I.
  • Professional medicine information. Information resources II.
  • Pharmacoepidemiology I.
  • Pharmacoepidemiology II.
  • Algorithms in pharmaceutical care.
  • Self-medication.
  • Drug-related problems, medication review.
  • Documentation in health care.
  • Trends in pharmaceutical care in Europe and other countries.
  • Counselling in the pharmacy. Information activities in the pharmacy.
  • Pharmacy practice as the branch and its position in system of pharmacy. Basic pharmaceutical terms and their use. Information about student’s 6M practical training in pharmacies.
  • Habituates substances and precursors in pharmacies. Medical prescriptions - theory.
  • Pharmacies as health care facilities. Pharmacies in the Czech Republic and abroad.
  • Good pharmacy practice. Conception of current pharmacy practice. Preparation of medicines in pharmacies.
  • Supplying activity in pharmacies. Unusable medications.
  • Workers in pharmacy.
  • Control and other activities in a pharmacy. Professional administration in pharmacy. Current problems in pharmacy practice.
  • Dispensing activity in pharmacy. Dispensing of medicines.
  • Hospital pharmacy practice.
  • Ethic issues in pharmaceutical care.
  • Professional organizations for pharmacists. Czech Chamber of Pharmacists.
  • Economics of pharmacy.

Seminars

  • Pharmacopoeias. European and Czech Pharmacopoeia in pharmacies. Venena, separanda, inoxia.
  • Pharmaceutical calculations.
  • Medical prescriptions – training.
  • Professional information resources I.
  • Professional information resources II.
  • Students´ presentations.
  • Training of pharmacy practice´ issues.
Last update: Malý Josef, doc. PharmDr., Ph.D. (30.09.2024)
Learning outcomes

The course Pharmaceutical Care I follows the knowledge and skills acquired in the courses Basics of Pharmacy, Law and Ethics for Pharmacists, Economics and Management of Pharmaceutical Practice, Pharmacology I and II, Social Pharmacy.

The fundamental idea of the course and the follow-up course Pharmaceutical Care II is to acquire knowledge and skills that will stimulate the student to promote effective, safe and cost-effective pharmacotherapy in the delivery of pharmaceutical care. In Pharmaceutical Care I, students will learn the basic principles of pharmaceutical care and become familiar with the tools used in pharmaceutical care (medication review, algorithms, documentation, information sources, legislation, basic pharmacoepidemiology). In addition, students will gain comprehensive knowledge and selected skills applied for operating of pharmacies.

Upon completion of the course, the students will define and interpret the following terms/concepts (including their commonly used abbreviations): health care, pharmaceutical care, maximizing the effect of pharmacotherapy, minimizing the risks of pharmacotherapy, medication problem, pharmacoepidemiology, medicine information and information sources, medication review, medication reconciliation, health care documentation, self-medication algorithm, risk I. to III. order, algorithms for pharmaceutical care, SAZE, medicinal product, medicinal substance, drug, pharmaceutical industry, counterfeit, Czech and European Pharmacopoeia, medical device, in vitro diagnostic medical devices, addictive substances and drug precursors, good pharmacy practice, unusable drugs, prescription, dispensing of drugs, documentation in pharmacy, Czech Chamber of Pharmacy, hospital pharmacy.

Learning outcomes:

Students based on the knowledge and skills acquired:

  • To define health and pharmaceutical care in the context of current Czech and EU legislation.
  • To apply the principles of pharmacoepidemiology in the evaluation of professional information, in the provision of pharmaceutical care and in the analysis of drug policy factors.
  • To indicated and analyse information contained in professional information sources for pharmacy and medicine.
  • To demonstrate an understanding of the current domestic and international pharmacopoeia literature.
  • To define and apply relevant principles of safety culture in pharmacotherapy and methods of identifying and solving drug-related problems and medication errors in the context of Czech healthcare.
  • To define individual consultations with patients in a pharmacy, describe their legal and other prerequisites in the Czech Republic and apply them to the provision of pharmaceutical care, including documentation of this activity.
  • To apply knowledge of medical records and other documentation in a pharmacy within the provision of pharmaceutical care.
  • To define and classify addictive substances and drug precursors, apply related legal regulations, define the conditions and rules of production, distribution, storage, prescription, dispensing, storage, disposal and recording of individual groups of addictive substances and drug precursors.
  • To define self-medication, its role in drug policy, its benefits and limitations, and to demonstrate the ability to apply the various tools for self-medication through practical examples.
  • To demonstrate the ability to apply algorithms for pharmaceutical care using examples from practice.
  • To apply knowledge of legal requirements in the preparation and dispensing of medicines and other pharmacy supplies in the provision of pharmaceutical care.
  • To apply knowledge of the law relating to medical regulations in the provision of health services and pharmaceutical care.
  • To define the governmental authorities in the provision of health services and pharmaceutical care and their activities.
  • To define and classify medical devices, apply legislation, define the conditions of their marketing, labelling, registration, price and reimbursement regulation, specifics of handling in the pharmacy, prescription, dispensing and specifics of use.
  • To apply legislation and other conditions and principles of pricing in a pharmacy.
  • To characterize the distribution of pharmaceuticals and other pharmacy assortments in inventory management and supply strategy in the delivery of pharmacy care.
  • To define and interpret pharmacy control and administrative activities.
  • To define legislation, objectives, roles, principles of operation, tasks and activities of the Czech Chamber of Pharmacy.
  • To define and interpret specific activities performed by Czech and European hospital pharmacists.
  • To apply ethical principles in the provision of pharmaceutical care.
Last update: Malý Josef, doc. PharmDr., Ph.D. (31.03.2025)