FASF1_11 Social Pharmacy

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Tünde Ambrus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Tünde Ambrus, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Jozef Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Dominik Grega, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Jozef Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jozef Kolář, CSc.
Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:40 44-037
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
FASF1_11/01: Mon 18. 3. to Mon 29. 4. each even Monday 12:00–15:20 44-016, Mon 13. 5. each even Monday 12:00–13:40 44-016, T. Ambrus, D. Grega, J. Kolář
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 14/24, only registered: 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Social Pharmacy deals with the role of medicines in the society. The aim of the course is to give to students relevant knowledge and scientific background for evaluation of the role of pharmacist and medicines in context of the society and healthcare system.
Learning outcomes
After attending the course, the student will be able:
- to characterize the role of pharmacy and pharmacist in society;
- to identify and summarize the importance of medicines for society;
- to characterize the role of pharmacy in the healthcare system;
- to describe the necessary regulatory mechanisms in pharmacy, enforced at national and international level;
- to look up and analyze the essential statistical data on the utilization of medicines in the society.
Syllabus
  • Topics of the course: Social Pharmacy - characteristics; Importance of medicines in the healthcare and society; Theoretical basics of healthcare; Statistics in pharmacy and healthcare; Healthcare systems; Healthcare services; Health policy, medicines policy; Falsified medicines; Pharmacoeconomics; Pharmacoepidemiology; Pharmacovigilance; Marketing authorization of medicinal products; Medicines utilization
Literature
    recommended literature
  • J. Lyle Bootman. Principles of Pharmacoeconomics. info
  • Harding G. Social Pharmacy: Innovation and Development. info
  • Donyai, P.: Social and Cognitive Pharmacy. 1st ed. Pharmaceutical Press, 2012.
  • Pharmacoepidemiology. Edited by Brian L. Strom - Stephen E. Kimmel - Sean Hennessy. Sixth edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2020, 1 online. ISBN 9781119413370. URL info
  • ČELEDOVÁ, Libuše, Jan HOLČÍK, Lenka HODAČOVÁ, Květuše ZIKMUNDOVÁ, Roman ODLOŽILÍK, Svatopluk BÝMA, Karel ČERNÝ, Rudolf ČERVENÝ and Rostislav ČEVELA. Social Medicine: An Introduction to New Public Health. 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4276-5. info
  • Introduction to public health in pharmacy. Edited by Bruce Lubotsky Levin - Ardis Hanson - Peter D. Hurd. Second edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, 1 online. ISBN 9780190238339. URL info
  • KELLY, William N. Pharmacy : what it is and how it works. Fourth edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2018, xxi, 397. ISBN 9781138038332. info
  • WALLER, Patrick and Mira HARRISON-WOOLRYCH. An introduction to pharmacovigilance. Second edition. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell, 2017, 1 online. ISBN 9781119289784. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, individual work, presentations
Assessment methods
1) Requirements before the exam: attendance at all seminars; continuous fulfillment of assignments.
2) Exam: written form; minimal success rate: 65%.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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