| | Basic principles of pharmacology: pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetic principles,
adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, development of new drugs. Major
categories: drugs affecting autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular system,
blood, autacoids, respiratory and gastrointestinal system. | Third Year |
| | Study how to assist the patient with optimal use of non-prescription drugs. Patients counseling regarding the proper and safe usage of drugs will be also discussed. | Fifth Year |
| | Considers the nature of major diseases, associated alterations in structure and function of human organs, and their clinical manifestations. Topics include cardiology, rheumatology, endocrine gastrointestinal disorders and hematologic/ oncologlic, respiratory, renal and infectious diseases., | Third Year |
| | Covers the pathophysiology, clinical presentations, pharmacotherapy (pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics, drug/drug interactions, dosage calculations, adverse effects, treatment algorithm, goals of therapy & patient education) of: 1) CVS disorders 2) Endocrine disorders 3) Gastroenterology disorders. Teaching will be conducted through lecturing, case discussions, and assignments | Master & Fifth year PharmDs |
| | This course covers a detailed discussion of the practice of Hospital Pharmacy including
the different duties of the hospital pharmacists, namely: organization of the hospital and
hospital pharmacy, purchase and inventory control, the Pharmacy and Therapeutics
committee, the Hospital Formulary, unit dose system, preparation of intravenous
admixture services, and how to conduct patient education and counseling.
By the end of this course students are expected to be familiar with the following
information about the practice of Hospital pharmacy:
* Organization of the hospital pharmacy
* The hospital pharmacist responsibilities.
* How to communicate information to the patient and hospital staff | Master |
| | This course offers introduction into the basic skills, including interpretation of clinical
laboratory tests, case notes, observation charts. Principles of pharmaceutical care (creating
patient database, drug therapy problem assessment, pharmacotherapy plan, patient
monitoring). Communication skills: patient counseling, interview techniques, presentation
& teaching skills, concepts & practice of drug information. | Master |
| | Preparation of a research project by students. Presentation and oral discussion. | Fifth year undergraduate students |
| | Introduction for proper methods of proposal preparation with application to a selected topic in the area of therapeutics and pharmaceutical care | Sixth Year PharmD |
| | During this full-time advanced clinical pharmacy experience, the students provide pharmaceutical care for gynecology & obstetric patients in inpatient and outpatient settings | Sixth Year PharmD |
| | During this full-time advanced clinical pharmacy experience, the students provide pharmaceutical care in inpatient and outpatient settings for patients with respiratory, nephrology & oncological diseases and in critical care settings | Sixth Year PharmD |
| | Uses simulated clinical cases to develop the students' ability to assess patients conditions, determine reasonable treatment alternatives, select appropriate therapy and monitoring parameters, and to justify those choices by utilizing knowledge & skills acquired in therapeutics | Fifth Year PharmD |
| | Develops basic knowledge of medical terms used in medical & biological sciences. Students systematically build/analyze words from combining forms, suffixes and prefixes | First Year PharmD |