Community Pharmacy & Management Practical D Pharm
Handling of prescriptions with professional standards, reviewing prescriptions, checking for legal compliance and completeness (minimum 5)
Identification of drug-drug interactions in the prescription and follow-up actions (minimum 2)
Preparation of dispensing labels and auxiliary labels for the prescribed medications (minimum 5)
Providing the following health screening services for monitoring patients/detecting new patients (one experiment for each activity) :
- Blood Pressure Recording,
- Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring,
- Lung function assessment using Peak Flow Meter and incentive spirometer,
- Recording capillary oxygen level using Pulse Oximeter,
- BMI measurement
Providing counselling to simulated patients for the following chronic diseases/disorders including education on the use of devices such as insulin pen, inhalers, spacers, nebulizers, etc. where appropriate (one experiment for each disease) :
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,
- Primary Hypertension,
- Asthma,
- Hyperlipidaemia,
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Providing counselling to simulated patients for the following minor ailments (any three):
- Headache,
- GI disturbances (Nausea, Vomiting, Dyspepsia, diarrhoea, constipation),
- Worm infestations,
- Pyrexia,
- Upper Respiratory Tract infections,
- Skin infections,
- Oral and dental disorders.
Appropriate handling of dummy dosage forms with correct administration techniques –
- Oral liquids with measuring cup/cap/dropper,
- Eye Drops,
- Inhalers,
- Nasal drops,
- Insulin pen,
- Nebulizers,
- Different types of tablets,
- Patches,
- Enemas,
- Suppositories
Use of Community Pharmacy Software and digital health tools
Assignments
The students shall be asked to submit written assignments on the following topics (One assignment per student per sessional period. i.e., a minimum of THREE assignments per student)
SOPs for various activities in Community Pharmacy (as discussed in Theory and Practical)
List out the various abbreviations, short forms used in prescriptions and their interpretation
Patient Information Leaflet for a given chronic disease/disorder
Patient Information Leaflet for prescription/non-prescription medicines
Preparation of window/shelf display materials for the model community pharmacy
Overview of Software available for retail pharmacy management including billing, inventory, etc.
Dosage/Medication Reminder Aids
Overview on the operations and marketing strategies of various online pharmacies
Overview on the common fixed dose combinations
Overview on the medications requiring special storage conditions
Role of Community Pharmacists in preventing Antimicrobial Resistance
Jan Aushadhi and other Generic Medicine initiatives in India
Global Overview of Online Pharmacies
Community Pharmacy Practice Standards: Global Vs. Indian Scenario
Overview of Pharmacy associations in India
Field Visit
The students shall be taken in groups to visit community pharmacies and medicine distributors to understand and witness the professional activities of the community pharmacists, and supply chain logistics. Individual reports from each student on their learning experience from the field visit shall be submitted.
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