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Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy

.Module Description

Module Goals

This module aims to:

  • Introduce the student to the concept of clinical pharmacology, purpose of studying it, its development and the elements of its application.
  • Provide students with a clinical physiological study, pathogenesis, preventive and therapeutic plan for various diseases.
  • Give students an overview of applied pharmacy in the hospital.

Assessment Methods

  • Individual questions, quizzes, evaluation of external activities, theoretical and practical tests. These constitute 40% of total mark of the
  • A final exam constituting 60% of total mark.

Module Syllabus

  • The concept of clinical pharmacology, the purpose of its study, its development and elements of its application.
  • Clinical treatment strategies and standards for validation of medical prescriptions.
  • The concept of drug harm, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
  • Medications and age of patients: neonates, children and the elderly.
  • Drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Clinical physiological study, pathogenesis, preventive and therapeutic plan for various diseases.