Quality Assurance Unit
Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Specifications
Department: Pharmacy Practice
1- Basic Information:
Course code: 441
Course title:
Year: Fourth
Community Pharmacy and
OTC drugs
Semester: first
No. of contact hours/week:
Theoretical: 3hrs
Practical:2hrs
2- Course Goals:
The aim of the course is to provide students and enrich their minds with the requirements and
steps of good prescription practice and qualifies them to interact professionally with patients
over the counter in the community pharmacies through counseling. The students will learn and
understand: therapeutics and treatment guidelines of OTC which will enable them to deal with
common problems usually encountered such as diarrhea, constipation, common cold, influenza,
sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, . . . . . . . etc. After compellation of the course the students will also
be qualified to develop the gained knowledge in practicing pharmaceutical care in the
community pharmacies and how to improve patient’s adherence to his medications.
3- Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs):
a. Knowledge and
understanding
After completing the course the student should be able to:
a.1. Understand processes of prescription practice and recognize applications of
pharmaceutical care and principles of counseling in Community
Pharmacies.
a.2. Understand principles of over the counter therapeutics.
a.3. recognizing common disorders, diseases, problems that are usually
encountered in community pharmacies
a.4. Understand treatment guidelines and pharmaceutical care for the individual
studied health problems.
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b. Professional and
Practical Skills
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After completing the course the student should be able to:
b.1. Interact correctly with patients seeking help at the counter.
b.2. Respond to patient’s symptoms in community pharmacy.
b.3. Interact correctly with the prescriber through therapeutic intervention.
b.4. Distinguish prescription drugs from those OTC.
b.5. Guide the patient for over the counter.
b.6. Dispense, label, store and distribute medicines effectively and safely
c. Intellectual Skills After completing the course the student should be able to:
c.1. Retrieve risk factors that may cause poor adherence
c.2. Interpret and evaluate patient’s condition seeking help at the counter.
c.3. Sort and evaluate the gained information during patient counseling to
select & provide optimal drug therapy
c.4. Differentiate correctly over the counter between similar conditions.
d. General and
After completing the course the student should be able to:
Transferable
d.1. Write reports with graphical materials and give oral presentation
Skills
d.2. Use web browsing to locate and use on-line data base.
d.3. Work effectively in a team.
d.4. Analyze and find effective resolution to patient’ problems at the counter
d.5. Study independently to meet targets within deadlines.
d.6. Demonstrate critical thinking , problem–solving and decision–making
abilities
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4- Course Content:
Course Content
Hours/Week Lectures Practical
An introduction to pharmacy practice, activities of the
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community pharmacists, prescription practice -Information
necessary for good prescription practice, therapeutic
intervention, counseling -Patient monitoring, processing &
dispensing medications, communication skills
Menstrual discomfort, etiology, types, pharmaceutical care
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and treatment guidelines, OTC products
Diarrhea; etiology, types, pharmaceutical care and treatment
3
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4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Headache, Pain and fever, internal analgesics
3
2
Eczema, dermatitis, acne, athlete's foot, childhood rashes
3
4
Contraception and family planning
2
2
Quit smoking
2
2
Herbal remedies
2
Food supplements and vitamins
2
guidelines, OTC products
Constipation; Intest. Gas discomfort, etiology, types,
pharmaceutical care and treatment guidelines, OTC products
Hemorrhoids; etiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis,
classifications, pharmaceutical care and treatment guidelines,
OTC products
Gastritis, peptic ulcers, GERD; etiology, symptoms,
pharmaceutical care and treatment guidelines, OTC products
Respiratory conditions; common cold, influenza, sinusitis,
allergic rhinitis; etiology, symptoms, pharmaceutical care and
treatment guidelines, OTC products
Total workload
36
3
24
Office
hours
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5- Teaching and Learning Methods:
1- Lectures
2- Laboratory practical
3- Round case discussions
4-Web based search Assignments
6- Student Assessment:
Methods of Assessment
Weighting
Assessment Schedule
%
Practical exam
30
7th and 12th week
Written Exam
50
15th week
Oral Exam
20
15th week
7- List of Textbooks and References:
1. Course Notes:
A Guideline in Community Pharmacy & OTC Products
Community Pharmacy & OTC Products; Manual Lab
2. Essential Books (Text
Books):
Nonprescription product Therapeutics,
Nonprescription product text
3. Recommended Books:
Nonprescription product Therapeutics
4. Periodicals, Web Sites:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Care,
http://www.healthAtoZ.com/healthAtoZ/AtoZ/drugdb/drugSereach.jsp
http://www.intelihealth.com
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8- Required Facilities for Teaching & Learning:
1. Personal Computer (available for each staff member),
2. Power Point Displayer (Data-Show); easy available for the usual lectures and
Labs.
3. Lecture Hall
4. Computer Hall with enough devices and internet connection
5. Meeting rooms for office hours
9- Matrices of knowledge and skills:
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Topics
An introduction to
pharmacy
practice, activities
of the community
pharmacists,
prescription
practice,
counseling,
communication
Menstrual
discomfort,
etiology, types,
pharmaceutical
care and treatment
guidelines, OTC
products
Diarrhea;
etiology, types,
pharmaceutical
care and treatment
guidelines, OTC
products
Constipation;
Intest. Gas
discomfort,
etiology, types,
pharmaceutical
care and treatment
guidelines, OTC
products
Hemorrhoids;
etiology,
pathogenesis,
differential
diagnosis,
classifications,
pharmaceutical
care and treatment
guidelines, OTC
products
Gastritis, peptic
ulcers, GERD;
etiology,
symptoms,
pharmaceutical
No. of weeks
Knowledge
and
understanding
Professional and
Practical Skills
Intellectual
Skills
General and
Transferable
Skills
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Theoretical
Practical
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care and treatment
guidelines, OTC
products
Respiratory
conditions;
common cold,
influenza,
sinusitis, allergic
rhinitis; etiology,
symptoms,
pharmaceutical
care and treatment
guidelines, OTC
products
Headache, Pain
and fever, internal
analgesics
Eczema,
dermatitis, acne,
athlete's foot,
childhood rashes
Contraception and
family planning
Quit smoking
Herbal remedies
Food supplements
and vitamins
1
1
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Teaching and
Quality Assurance Unit
Knowledge and
understanding
Professional and
Practical Skills
Intellectual
Skills
General and
Transferable
Skills
1- Lectures.
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2- Laboratory
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Learning
Methods
practical
3- Round case
discussions
4-Web based search
Assignments
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Student
Quality Assurance Unit
Knowledge
and
Assessment understanding
Methods
Professional and
Practical Skills
Intellectual General and
Skills
Transferable
Skills
1-written
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4-essay
assignment
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5-laboratory
reports
6- case
studies
7- peer
evaluation &
self
evaluation
8-technical
reports
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examinations
2-practical
assessment
3-oral
presentation
Course Coordinator:
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Signature:
Name: Abdel-Hameed I. M. Ebid, Professor
Head of Department:
Signature:
Name: Abdel-Hameed I. M. Ebid, Professor
Date:
Academic year: 2011/2012
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