2. Course Introduction
• Pharmacy practice is a discipline that prepares pharmacy
students for their professional roles within the healthcare
system.
• The course facilitates the integration and application of all
basic pharmaceutical, biomedical, behavioral, administrative
and clinical sciences to address pharmaceutical care needs of
patients and the community.
• The understanding of the pharmacy profession and its
responsibilities to patient care and society at large gained by
pharmacy graduates will equip them to provide optimal
pharmaceutical care.
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3. AIM OF THE COURSE
• To develop competencies necessary for effective pharmacy practice,
pharmaceutical management, leadership and professional
development
4. Course Objectives
1. Undertake extemporaneous compounding of medicines
2. Describe the fundamental principles of dispensing
medicines and related substances as a professional
process
3. Explain the fundamental principles of pharmaceutical
supply chain management
4. Develop a pharmaceutical procurement program
5. Describe the various aspects of medicines management
6. Provide domiciliary pharmaceutical care services
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5. Course Objectives
7. Explain the various stages involved in the development
of medicines from the laboratory to the clinic
8. Demonstrate effective leadership in various scenarios
related to pharmacy practice
9. Under take basic research in pharmacy practice
10.To demonstrate competency in the systematic
maintenance, development and broadening of
knowledge, skills and attitudes required in ensuring
continuing competency as a professional throughout
their career
6. Course Competencies
1. Undertakes extemporaneous compounding of medicines
2. Describes the fundamental principles of dispensing medicines and related
substances as a professional process
3. Explains the fundamental principles of pharmaceutical supply chain
management
4. Develops a pharmaceutical procurement program
5. Describes the various aspects of strategic medicines managements
6. Provides domiciliary pharmaceutical care services
7. Explains the various stages involved in the development of medicines from the
laboratory to the clinic
8. Demonstrates effective leadership in various scenarios related to pharmacy
practice
9. Undertakes basic research in pharmacy practice
10. Demonstrates competency in the systematic maintenance, development and
broadening of knowledge, skills and attitudes required in ensuring continuing
competency as a professional throughout their career
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7. Course Content
• Unit 1: Extemporaneous Compounding, Small Scale manufacture of
Pharmaceutical Products (8 HRS)
• Unit 2: Dispensing (20 HRS)
Dispensing as a professional process
The Prescription
Posology
Types of Dispensed Preparations
Dispensing Techniques, Equipment & Good Dispensing Practice
Selection of Ingredients for Dispensing
Containers and Packaging Materials that Meet Requirements for
Dispensing
Packaging & Labelling of medicines
Major routes of drug administration
Patient counseling
Compliance, Adherence and Concordance
8. Course Content
• Unit 3: Rational use of medicines (8 HRS)
• Principles of rational use of medicines
• Essential Medicines Concept
• National and Local Formularies
• Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committees
• Developing and Implementing Treatment Guidelines
9. Course Content
• Unit 4: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management (8 HRS)
Fundamentals of pharmaceutical supply chain management
Supply chain management in resource limited countries
Advocacy and partner engagement for supply chain management
Forecasting and quantification processes and procedures
Principles of procurement of pharmaceutical products
Quality assurance processes and procedures
Cold chain management
Essentials of good storage & good distribution practices
Logistics management information systems
10. Course Content
• Unit 5: Pharmaceutical Care (10 HRS)
• Medication management services
• The practice of patient-centered pharmaceutical care
• Identification of medication therapy problems
• Pharmaceutical care assessment steps
• Pharmaceutical care plan, follow-up and evaluation and
documentation
• Unit 6: Introduction to pharmacoeconomics (6 HRS)
• Overview of Concepts and Principles of Pharmacoeconomics
• Measuring Patient outcomes for use in economic evaluation
• Cost-effectiveness analysis
• Cost-utility analysis
• Decision tree analysis
• Socio-economic impact of pharmaceutical industry and pharmaceutical
services in Zambia
• Quality of life analysis
11. Course Content
• Unit 7: Medicines Information Management and Use of Evidence (6
HRS)
• Introduction to Principles of Information Management;
• Principles of Evidence Based Practice;
• Critical Appraisal in Pharmacy Practice;
• Clinical governance and risk management;
• Customers/Users of Medicines Information;
• Activities of Medicines Information Services;
• Specialist Medicines Information Services;
• Medicines Information Resources;
• Development and Management of a Medicines Information Centre
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Medicines Information Services
12. Course Content
• Unit 8: Medicines Use Review (6 HRS)
• Principles of Medicines Use Review
• Planning the Medicines Use Review Service
• Conducting a Medicines Use Review
• Practical Solutions to Patient Problems
• Unit 9: Pharmaceutical Business Management (8 HRS)
• Introduction to the Principles of Business Management
• Unit 10: Personal and professional development (4 HRS)
• Professional portfolio development
• Creation of learning plans
• Curriculum vitae and biography
• Career development
• Unit 11: Introduction to pharmacy practice research (6 HRS)
13. TEACHING METHODS AND CONTACT HOURS
• Lectures - 2 hours per week
• Lab practical - 1 hours per week
• Simulation & field trips - 2 hours per month
• Tutorials - 1 hour per week
14. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
• Continuous Assessment: 40%
• Tests 15%
• Log books/ Lab Reports 15 %:
Note that failure to satisfy the requirements of the rotations will result in
candidate disqualification to sit for the end of year exam.
• Assignments 10%
• Final Examination: 60%
