FASM1_11 Internship II - 24 weeks

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/40/0. 24 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Bc. Dana Mazánková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Bc. Dana Mazánková, Ph.D.
Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Prerequisites
(FAKULTA(FaF) || OBOR(MUSFaF)) && KREDITY_MIN(200)
Possible start of the internship is after obtaining 200 credits (the same number of credits as required for enrolment to the 5th year of study).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives: During the practical training the student participates in the everyday work of the pharmacy, such as client service, control and evaluation as well as information about drugs, preparation of extemporaneously prepared drugs. The student is also given an insight into the co-operation between the various staff groups at the pharmacy, and into the organisation and finances pharmacy. Internship can be arranged at community and hospital pharmacies.
Learning outcomes
After completing the practice, the student will be able to:
- Know all aspects of pharmacy care provision to patients in the pharmacy;
- Orientate yourself in the assortment of pharmacies – registered pharmaceuticals, food supplements, phytopharmaceuticals, medical devices, veterinary medicines, other pharmacy assortment;
- Be able to dispense a prescription drug, provide professional information to it, know all the administrative steps related to its release;
- Be able to advise the patient in the field of self-medication, recommend a suitable preparation;
- Be able to individually prepare the drug;
- Know the professional economy and principles of price creation of the assortment in the pharmacy;
- Know the professional administration and records in the pharmacy.
Syllabus
  • The priority areas:
    Introduction to the philosophy and strategy of pharmaceutical care.
    Good pharmaceutical practice.
    Legal regulations for pharmacies.
    Pharmacopoeia and other literature used in the pharmacy - European Pharmacopoeia, Czech Pharmacopoeia.
    The issue of drugs - distribution, storage, recording.
    The operation of the pharmacy. Procurement activities, storage of pharmaceuticals, medical devices.
    Medical prescription. Pharmaceutical calculations. Preparation of medicines in the pharmacy.
    Laboratory work environment. Technical and material requirements for equipment of pharmacies.
    Dispensing activities in the pharmacy. Application of dosage forms. Health promotion.
    Information and consulting activities in the pharmacy. Focus on the individual patient, physician, other health professionals.
    Administration expert evidence and documentation of various activities in the pharmacy.
    Economy of pharmacy. Reimbursement of medicines.
    Veterinary medicines and veterinary pharmacy.
    Hospital pharmacy and its specifics.
    Categories of employees in the pharmacy - the professionals and other workers.
    Occupational Health and Safety in the pharmacy.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • European Pharmacopoea 9-th edition. info
  • Dodds. Drugs in Use. Pharmaceutical Press, 2010. ISBN 978 085369 791 6. info
  • Azzopardi, L.M. Lecture Notes in Pharmacy Practice. Pharmaceutical Press, London, 2010. ISBN 978 0 85369 766 4. info
  • Comprehensive pharmacy review. Edited by Leon Shargel - Alan H. Mutnick - Paul F. Souney. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1997, xix, 1046. ISBN 0683076817. info
    not specified
  • Walker, Roger, Whittlesea, Cate. Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. Churchill Livingstone, 5th International edition, 2011. ISBN 978-0702042942. info
Teaching methods
The form of teaching consists in an internship in a pharmacy for 22 and 24 weeks, respectively, in the form of full-time work. The student continuously participates in all professional activities carried out by the pharmacy in the context of providing health care.
Assessment methods
The student is obliged to complete the practice in the pharmacy to the specified extent. The pharmacy must meet technical and personnel requirements, given by the guarantor of the practice. During the course of the course, the student creates the Daily Paper of Pharmacy Practice according to predetermined instructions, which he subsequently submits. The student's practice in the pharmacy is documented by the confirmation of the pharmacist - advisor in the document Logbook of Internship II - 24 Weeks. To complete the course it is necessary to pass the credit test.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Possible start of the Internship is after obtaining 200 credits (the same number of credits as required for enrolment to the 5th year of study). Student can practise the internship maximum in 3 various pharmacies, part of internship must be performed in a Czech pharmacy. Before starting the internship, The Paper of Acceptation is necessary to fill in (agreement, that the student of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Masaryk University will perform part of his/her Practice in the pharmacy in the agreed term). Completely filled in The Papers of Accepation (requested are only original Papers with stamps and signature of pharmacist-advisor) should be delivered before starting a pharmacy practice to gurantor of course. A pharmacist-advisor is responsible for performing of the studentś practice. During pharmacy practice, student ask his/her pharmacist-advisor to make a report into Logbook of Internship II - 24 Weeks. Guidelines for pharmacy activities which should be performed during the pharmacy practice are included in The Scope of Pharmacy Practice. Conditions for obtaining credit from the course are following: the completion of a given number of weeks of practice in a pharmacy, keeping a proper record of practice, continuous filling of the Pharmacy Practice Logbook and completion of a credit test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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