BP706TSemester 73 creditsTheory
Pharmacy Practice
Complete unit-wise syllabus for BP706T as per the PCI B.Pharm NEP 2020 curriculum (Semester 7 — Pharmacovigilance + Regulatory + Research).
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5 Units1
Clinical Pharmacy Services9 Hours- Clinical pharmacy practice: scope, functions; medication therapy management (MTM); medication reconciliation — admission, transfer, discharge; clinical pharmacy services in ICU, oncology, nephrology
- Medication adherence: definition, measurement methods (pill count, MEMS, Morisky scale, refill records); barriers to adherence; pharmacist-led adherence interventions
- Pharmaceutical care: concept (Hepler and Strand); drug therapy problems classification; care plan development; documentation
2
Prescription Analysis and Medication Errors9 Hours- Prescription writing: components of a valid prescription; e-prescription standards; abbreviations and Latin terms; Schedule H, H1, X drugs prescription requirements
- Medication errors: definition, classification (prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administration, monitoring errors); reporting systems (MedWatch, ISMP); root cause analysis
- Prevention strategies: LASA drug awareness, tall man lettering, barcode medication administration (BCMA), computerised physician order entry (CPOE)
3
Patient Counselling and Communication9 Hours- Patient counselling: definition, types (initial counselling, re-counselling, self-care counselling); counselling checklist for new prescriptions; verbal and written communication techniques
- Medication guides and MedGuides; pictogram-based medication instruction; counselling for specific dosage forms (inhalers, eye drops, patches, insulin)
- Health literacy assessment; motivational interviewing in medication counselling; culturally competent pharmacy practice
4
Hospital Pharmacy Management9 Hours- Hospital pharmacy organisation: structure, functions, DTC (Drug and Therapeutics Committee); formulary system — development, maintenance, therapeutic substitution
- Drug procurement and inventory management: ABC, VED, HML analysis; EOQ calculation; drug storage and distribution systems; ward pharmacy, satellite pharmacy, unit dose dispensing (UDD)
- Compounding in hospital pharmacy: extemporaneous preparation of oral liquids, topical formulations, parenteral nutrition; TPN preparation; cytotoxic drug reconstitution in isolator
5
Drug Information Services9 Hours- Drug information centres (DIC): structure, staffing, objectives; evaluation of drug information requests; drug information retrieval (primary, secondary, tertiary sources)
- Evidence-based pharmacy practice: levels of evidence (GRADE system); systematic reviews; clinical practice guidelines; critical appraisal of pharmaceutical literature
- Pharmacist in collaborative practice: collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM); pharmacist prescribing models; immunisation services by pharmacists; medication use evaluation (MUE)
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