92625 - Introduction and Perspectives of Pharmacy Course

Learning outcomes

Introduction and perspectives in Pharmacy course is a survey of the profession of pharmacy including its history, evolving scope of practice, ethical foundations, regulation, educational and career opportunities, and more. Topics relating to medication use and drug development are explored through the course lectures and interviews with practicing pharmacists. Upon completion of this course students will be able to: - detail the educational, career pathways related to the profession of pharmacy; - describe issues relating to medication safety, adverse drug events, drug pollution and health policies; - explain some of the regulatory and ethical considerations in pharmacy practice; - know the professional fields and the potentialities of this kind of degree - have a knowledge of the research net present in the surrounding.

Course contents

The role of the pharmacist's professional figure in different work contexts.

The pharmacist in:

-Pharmacy and hospital pharmacy

-in a pharmaceutical company

-in the scientific research

- in the scientific dissemination

- in the structures of the army

- -in the field of advertising communication

- in clinical studies

- in the health world

- in the digital age

The panorama of research in the territory.

The world of health economics.

Readings/Bibliography

No teaching materials are required for this course

Teaching methods

The course is given through seminar activities

Assessment methods

Elaboration of a research on original aspects characterizing the professional figure of the pharmacist

Teaching tools

Seminar activities carried out by specialists in the field

Office hours

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