KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
DEPT. OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
PHCL328
PRINCIPLES OF DRUG & POISON
INFORMATION
COURSE COORDINATOR/TEACHING FACULTY
Lina Ashour, Pharm D (Course Coordinator)
Office Location: Rm#35, 3rd Floor
Office Hours: Posted on office door
Salha Jokhab, MSc
Office Location: Rm# 92, 2nd Floor
Office Hours: Posted on office door
E-mail: lashour1@yahoo.com
E-mail: sjokhab@ksu.edu.sa
LAB FACILITATORS
Raniah Al-Jadeed, BSc
Office: Rm# 40, 3rd Floor
Office Hrs.: Posted on office door
E-mail: raaljadeed@ksu.edu.sa
Noaf Al-Meshal, BSc
Office: Rm# 40, 3rd Floor
Office Hrs. Posted on office door
E-mail: nialmeshal@ksu.edu.sa
Basma Al-Fajeh, BSc
Office: Rm# 40, 3rd Floor
Office Hrs. Posted on office door
E-mail: Balfajeh@ksu.edu.sa
CLASS MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
Lectures: Thursdays 8-9am, Classroom S04, 2nd Floor
Lab Sessions: Sundays (section 38963) 1-4, Drug Information Lab.
Tuesdays (section 26626) 10-1, Drug Information Lab.
Tuesdays (section 26624) 1-4, Drug Information Lab.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides hands on experience in literature retrieval and analysis. The course also
offers opportunities for dissemination of drug and poison information.
PREREQUISITES:
PHCL311
TEXTBOOK(S) AND LEARNING RESOURCES:
Required textbook is available in university bookstore. If not, photocopy of selected chapters
will be made available.
 Malone PM et al. Drug information: a guide for pharmacists. 3rd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill,
2008. (http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/medical/druginfo/ )

In addition to lecture handouts, or supplemental chapters provided by lecturer

Lab resources if any will be determined in conjunction with lab facilitator.

Helpful Resources:
o PubMed Tutorial website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html
o IDIS tutorial website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~idis/webtutorial/contents.htm
o FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: www.fda.gov/cder/index.html
COURSE POLICIES:
Attendance : Attendance of the lectures and lab time is mandatory. Any graded activity that
occurs during a lecture will NOT be repeated. Catching up with missed materials or references is
the sole responsibility of the student. Punctuality is expected. Instructor has the right to deny
latecomers from entrance to the lecture or lab.
As per university policy, students missing 25% or more of attendance are forbidden from sitting
for the final exam. Students have the right to present for validity of absence, these should have
multiple copies and presented to the concerned departments.
The Techniques of teaching employed for this course and accompanying lab are varied, including
 Didactic Lectures
 Lectures with discussion opportunities
 Assignments
 Role playing
 Drug information requests
Written Exam Format
Questions format varies and tests may be corrected from a factor to then be calculated for total
allocated percentage grade.
 Make up exam should be performed within 2 weeks of absence per University policy
and provided with required documents. Students who fail to communicate with the
instructor to take the exam within 2 weeks of absence renounce their right of makeup
exam per University policy
Grading:
Lab Work
60 Marks
Written Exams:
40Mark


MID exam.
Final exam.
Total
100 Marks
GRADING OF LAB ACTIVITIES:
Lab Activity
Lab Requests Plus Attendance and Behavior
1std Assignment (RCT evaluation)
2nd Assignment (Drug monograph/ DUE)
Phone Request
Lab Final
TOTAL

Grade Allocated
30
5
10
5
10
60
The details of each assignment are to be discussed at the time of distribution; keeping in
mind some assignments require group effort while others individual.
 *All grades of both written exams will be counted as grade of final exam
(40 points)
COURSE SCHEDULE/CALENDAR:
Lecture Topic
Instructor
Wk.
Lecture
Thursday
1
Jan. 30th
Introduction and Course Outline
Lina Ashour
2
Feb. 6th
Introduction to the concept of Drug Information
Services and Role of Pharmacist
Lina Ashour
3
Feb. 13th
Lina Ashour
4
Feb. 20th
5
Feb. 27th
6
March 6th
Drug Information Resources
Highlight Tertiary Resources
Modified Systematic Approach to Answering
Questions
Modified Systematic Approach to Answering
Questions
Formulating Effective Responses &
Recommendations: A Structured Approach
7
Mar. 13th
Literature Evaluation I- Clinical Controlled Trials
Lina Ashour
8
Mar. 20th
Literature Evaluation II- Clinical Controlled
Trials
Lina Ashour
Lina Ashour
Lina Ashour
Lina Ashour
Wk. 9 Midterm Break
10
Apr. 3rd
11
Apr. 10th
Drug Information Resources
Highlight secondary resources
Writing Drug Evaluation Monograph
Salha
Jokhab
Salha
Jokhab
12
Apr. 17th
Evidence Based Medicine Resources
13
Apr. 24th
Electronic and Online Information Management
14
May 1st
Poison Information Resources/ Herbal Resources
15
May 8th
Clinical Application of Statistical Analysis
Salha
Jokhab
Salha
Jokhab
Salha
Jokhab
Salha
Jokhab
Pertinent
Lab
Information
Wk.
Date
Lab Sunday/
Tuesday
1&
2
N/A
3
1
9 & 11
Feb.
4
2
16 & 18
Feb.
5
3
23 & 25
Feb.
26&28 Jan.
2 & 4 Feb.
6
4
2&4
March
7
5
9 & 11
March
8
6
16 & 18
March
Lab Activities
NO lab
Introduction to DI lab and its policies, DI request form, Book area, , +
Introduction to General DI resources
General Tertiary Books: AHFS DI + BNF Demo DI Request
Introduction to General Tertiary DI resources
General Tertiary Books: USP DI + PDR + Lexi Req.#1
General Tertiary Books: Mosby, Martindale, Handbook of
Clinical Drug Data, Req. #2 and 3
Tertiary Electronic References: Micromedex (Drugdex & Identidex)
+Dosing Tools, Toxicity Normograms
Req. # 4 and 5.
Specialized Tertiary References: Pregnancy and Lactation + Handbook
on Injectable Drugs Req. # 6&7.
Specialized Tertiary References ( Book & Electronic): Sanford,
Pediatric, Lexi on CD Req. #8, FDA ( Assignment ), SFDA
Students will be given their 1st Assignment
Wk. 9 Midterm Break
10
7
11
8
30 March &
1 April
6&8
April
12
9
13 & 15
April
13
10
20 & 22
April
14
11
27 & 29
April
15
12
4&6
May
Students will be given their 2nd Assignment (RCT Evaluation)
, Pub Med (Lab activity).
IDIS Req. #9, Ovid and other KSU databases
FDA Assignment discussion
EBM Resources: Trip database, NICE
Phone Call demo
(RCT Evaluation Assignment Due)
Website Evaluation + phone call exercise (3 student /gp.)
Poisoning and herbal Request + General Revision of Resources
Req. 10 and 11
Lab Final
‫‪NB: Dates/or topics are subject to amendment by course instructors as needed and students will‬‬
‫‪be notified of any change.‬‬
‫تعهد‬
‫أتعهد أنا الطالبة‪/‬‬
‫الرقم الجامعي‪/‬‬
‫بأنني قرأت وصف المقرر لمادة ‪ 823‬صكل و فهمت متطلبات المقرر و الواجبات و المشاريع المتعلقة به‪.‬‬
‫وأن استاذة المقرر لها كامل الصالحية في تغيير و تعديل امتحانات المادة حسب الحاجة لذلك‪ .‬كما أتعهد‬
‫بتسليم الواجبات في الموعد المحدد لها من قبل استاذة المعمل وفي حال تأخري عن التسليم سوف يخصم من‬
‫درجة الواجب أو المشروع ‪ %5‬عن كل يوم تأخير‪ .‬كما أنه في حال تغيبي عن المعمل ال يحق لي المطالبة‬
‫بتعويض النشاط العملي اإل في حال إحضاري لتقرير طبي (يسلم إلستاذة المعمل) يوضح سبب التغيب‪.‬‬
‫و إلستاذة المعمل كامل الحق بتحديد الطريقة المناسبة لتعوض النشاط العملي‪.‬‬
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