Pharmaceutical Practice

Part I: Pharmacy in Society. Social and Psychological Aspects of Pharmacy. Communication Skills for the Pharmacist. Meeting the Needs of Patients. Part II: Dispensing. Dispensing Techniques (Compounding and Good Practice). Calculations. Containers and Closures. Storage and Stability. Labelling. The Prescription. Routes of Administration/Dosage Forms. Solutions. Suspensions. Emulsions. External Preparations. Suppositories, Pessaries. Powders and Granules. Oral Unit Dosage. Aerosols and Other Dosage Forms. Other Products (Wound Mgmt, Hosiery, Stoma, Continence). Medical Gases. Part III: Sterile Products. Principles of Sterilisation (Heat and Non-Heat) . Aseptic Technique. Clean Rooms. Parenteral Products. IV, Civas, Cytotoxic Agents, Radiopharmacy. Tpn. Ophthalmic Products (Include Contact Lens Products). Principles of QA. Sterility Testing. Part IV: From Theory to Pharmaceutical Care. Health Promotion and Health Education. Responding to Symptoms. Formularies. Drug Information. Drug Supply and Distribution. Pharmacoeconomics. Patient Medication Records and Documentation. Adverse Drug Reactions. Clinical Pharmacy in Hospital and Community (Including Monitoring the Prescription). Compliance and Counselling. Residential Homes. Current Problems and Practice Research (E.G. Needle Exchange, Methadone, Hospital at Home, Seamless Care, Pharmacist in General Practice). Professional Audit. Appendixes: Current UK Pharmaceutical Legislation. NHS Dispensing. Pharmacy in Europe. Medical Abbreviations. Latin Terms and Abbreviations. Systems of Weights and Measures. Homoeopathic Dispensing. Sources of Information.