F1OF1_11 Oncology Pharmacy

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Stanislav Synek, Ph. D (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Stanislav Synek, Ph. D
Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Prerequisites
only for 4th and 5th year students
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the Oncology Pharmacy course is to acquaint students with the issues of cancer treatment with a focus on chemotherapy and its preparation in the pharmacy. The subject will educate
professionals with knowledge of oncology pharmacy who can work closely together to solve the problems associated with oncology drugs.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will obtain: - knowledge of sterile drug preparation in a pharmacy with a focus on the preparation of cytostatics (workplace equipment, work organization, clean rooms, technological procedures, monitoring of contamination) - information on the organisation of oncological care in the Czech Republic - information on cancer treatment options in the Czech Republic
Syllabus
  • 1: Oncology pharmacy, position of oncology pharmacist in the world, ISOPP, ESOP
    2: Epidemiology of cancer diseases, National Oncological Registry (NOR), risk factors for tumors, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
    Seminar
    3: Principles of cancer therapy - definitions of terms, diagnosis, treatment modes - surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, evaluation of treatment
    4: Chemotherapy - history and position in the treatment of cancer, dose calculation of cytostatics, dosing protocols, route of chemotherapy and its risks (extravasation)
    5: Cytostatics - antimetabolite, alkylation cytostatics - characteristics, treatment status, route of administration, side effects, interactions
    6: Cytostatics - antibiotics, plant alkaloids - characteristics, treatment status, route of administration, side effects, interactions
    7: Preparing cytostatics in the pharmacy - legislation, material and personnel equipment, aseptic preparation, preparation interactions, stability of the preparation, dosage
    8: Preparation of cytostatics in the pharmacy - occupational safety, controlled zone, hazardous work, protective equipment, microbiological monitoring of the workplace, monitoring of contamination, documentation, accident and its solution, waste disposal
    9: Excursion to the workplace for preparing cytostatics
    10: Biological Treatment, Small Drugs - characteristics, status in treatment, method of administration, side effects
    11: Hormonal Anti-Tumor Therapy - characteristics, treatment status, method of administration, side effects
    12: Supportive treatment in oncology - oncological pain, nausea and vomiting, drugs modifying bone metabolism
    13: Supportive treatment in oncology - anemia, febrile neutropenia, skin toxicity, cardiotoxicity, nutritional support
    14: Credit test

Literature
    recommended literature
  • Farmakoterapie vnitřních nemocí. info
  • Kompendium lékových interakcí Infopharm. info
  • Adam Z. a kol. Obecná onkologie a podpůrná léčba. info
  • Suchopár J. a kol. Remedia Compendium 3., 4. vydání. info
Teaching methods
lectures, interactive seminars, internship at the workplace for the preparation of cytostatics
Assessment methods
final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
90% attendance at seminars
result of the credit test more than 70%
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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