Description
This module focuses on the principles of pharmaceutical care and the core knowledge and skills required of a general level pharmacy practitioner. The practitioner is required to apply these to arrange of patients reflecting the scope of general pharmacy practice. In order to achieve this, practitioners will be required to apply a range of clinical and scientific knowledge to solve common, medication related, problems. Drug therapy for a number of common diseases states and associated surgical conditions. A particular emphasis will be placed on minimising the risk associated with medication use. This module incorporates the first stages of the pharmacist prescriber training pathway. Practitioners are expected to spend atleast 600 learning hours studying for this 60 credit module. This includes learning sets, assessment, work-based activities and private study. There are three elements to the programme, academic, work based and assessment.
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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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