CLINICAL PHARMACY-II complete Syllabus

 

 

PHARMACY PRACTICE-VI (CLINICAL PHARMACY-II) (Theory)

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1.     RATIONAL USE OF DRUGS: Rational Prescribing, Rational Dispensing, Problems of Irrational Drug Use, Learning about drug use problem, Sampling to study drug use, Indicators of drug use.

2.     INTRODUCTION TO ESSENTIAL DRUGS: Criteria for selection, Usage and Advantages. Development of EDL.

3.     DRUG UTILZATION EVALUATION & DRUG UTILIZATIONREVIEW (DUE/DUR): Development of protocol of use of few very low therapeutic index drug groups like Steroids, Vancomycin and Cimetidine.

4.     CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Digoxin, Theophyline, Gentamycin, Lithium, Phenytoin, Cabamazepine, Phenobarbitone, Valproic Acid, Cyclosporins and Vancomycin.

5.     PHARMACEUTICAL CARE, ITS SCOPE, MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF CARE PLAN:

6.     CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS: General Strategy: Terminology of Disease. Management and Treatment. Drug Selection.

7.     CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY:

(a) General information. Role of pharmacist in treatment of poisoning and general management of poisoning & over dosage. Role and Status of Poison Control Centre. (b) Antidotes and their mechanism of action.

8.     SAFE INTRAVENOUS THERAPY & HAZARDS OF IV THERAPY 

9.     NON-COMPLIANCE: Definition, introduction and importance, Extent of non-compliance, Methods of assessment, Reasons for non-compliance, Strategies for improving compliance.

10.  DISEASE MANAGEMENT:

•       Unit V: Central nervous system unit (Stroke, Epilepsy, Psychosis)

•       Unit VI: Infectious diseases (Meningitis, tuberculosis, dermatological infections, Rabies, Urinary track infection, Malaria fever, Typhoid fever, Fungal infections of skin, AIDS, Dengue fever, Common Cold, Pharyngitis & Tonsillitis, Conjunctivitis)

•       Unit VII: Endocrinology Unit (Diabetes Mellitus, Hyper/Hypo-thyroidism, pituitary gland non-malignant disorders)

•       Unit VIII: Oncology Unit (Types of tumors, Brief introduction to oncological diseases e.g. 

prostate cancer, breast cancer, lungs cancer )

•       Unit IX: Nephrology Unit (Renal failure, nephrotic syndrom)

•       Unit X: Hematology Unit (Bleeding disorders/coagulopathies/clotting disorders e.g.

thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, Vit. K deficiency, Anemia).