Health & Medical Studies
Pharmacology Practice
Course Outline
Upon completion of this course you will be able to answer questions and solve problems in pharmacology practice. The course covers: general pharmacy, body systems, classifications of drugs, basic sciences and careers. Contents of the course are used, daily, on the job by pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants as well as medical professionals. This is a single stream course consisting of three parts. Each part contains different number of lessons as well as examinations.
Topics of study covered within this course include the following:
- History of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Law and Ethics of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Associations
- Certification, & Settings for Technicians
- Conversions and Calculations Used by Pharmacy Technicians
- Dosage Forms
- Abbreviations
- Routes of Administration
- Referencing Competency
- Communication & Ethics Prescription Processing
- Over-the-Counter Medications and Skin Care Products
- Complementary Alternative Medicine
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Repackaging & Compounding
- Aseptic Technique
- Pharmacy Stock and Billing
- Psychopharmacology
- Endocrine System
- Nervous System
- Respiratory System
- Visual and Auditory Systems
- Gastrointestinal System
- Urinary System
Duration
Approximately 20 hours per part
Text Books
The text books required for this course are outlined below and can be purchased through any online book supplier:
ISBN#: 978-1-4160-3940-2
ISBN#: 978-1-4160-3782-8
Prerequisites
None
Cost
$399.00 per part (This course consists of 3 parts in total)