FALE1_11 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Lenka Smejkalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PharmDr. Lenka Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Martina Šutorová (lecturer)
PharmDr. Martina Šutorová (seminar tutor)
PharmDr. Tünde Ambrus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Tünde Ambrus, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Lenka Smejkalová, Ph.D.
Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Timetable
each even Monday 9:00–10:40 45-119
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
FALE1_11/01: each odd Tuesday 14:40–16:20 44-016, T. Ambrus, L. Smejkalová, M. Šutorová
FALE1_11/02: each odd Friday 8:30–10:10 44-016, T. Ambrus, L. Smejkalová, M. Šutorová
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: Introduction to pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical services in both scientific and practical ways. Theoretical aspects encounter contemporary and recent organization of pharmaceutical services, list of services offered by pharmacies, European pharmacopoeia, reading and assessing medical prescriptions, hygienic and technical requirements for pharmacy setting, professional bodies and their role in skill guarantee. Practical aspects include assessing types of medical prescriptions, basic pharmaceutical calculations, and practical use of European pharmacopoeia.
Learning outcomes
Completing the course, the student will be able to: characterize the pharmacy as a health care facility describe the basic activities in pharmacy practice (preparation of medicinal products, ethical principles, hygiene regime of the pharmacy and others) and apply these principles in practice; perform a basic assesment of a medical prescription perform basic calculations for the preparation of medicinal products, search for information in the European and Czech Pharmacopoeia
Syllabus
  • Lectures: Introduction to pharmacy practice Pharmacy as a healthcare facility, scope of basic activities Medical prescription Pharmacopoeia Norms and standards in pharmacy practice Basic calculation for pharmacy practice Pharmacist – public relation Seminars: Pharmaceuticals, Medical devices and health related products Pharmaceuticals - basic rules for compounding Medical prescription Pharmacopoeia Basic calculations for pharmacy practice 1 Basic calculations for pharmacy practice 2 Seminar task presentation
Literature
    required literature
  • Winfield, A., Edafiogho, I. Calculations for pharmaceutical practice. Elsevier, 2005. info
    not specified
  • European Pharmacopoeia
Teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Workshops
Assessment methods
Seminar projects, Exam written (Calculation and test)
Language of instruction
English
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/pharm/jaro2025/FALE1_11/index.qwarp?fakulta=1416;obdobi=9584;predmet=1629446
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Conditions for obtaining credits:
1. 100% presence in seminars, max. 1 absence (declared with medical record), substitution compulsory
2. Project presentation
2. Written exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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