| Course:Introduction to Pharmacy Science | |||
| 1st Weeks | 2nd Nine Weeks | 3rd Nine Weeks | 4th Nine Weeks |
| Units/Cluster(s): 1, 2 | Units/Cluster(s): 3, 4, 5 | Units/Cluster(s): 6, 7 | Units/Cluster(s): 7, 8 |
Unit 1: History of Medicine and Pharmacy Science
• Ancient Beliefs • Treatments practiced prior to enlightenment and western civilization • Influence of major wars on medicine. • Opioid misuse and addiction • Advances in drug therapies and vaccinations
Unit 2: Ethical and Legal & Responsibilities of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
• Laws and regulations at state and federal level • Legal terms associated with pharmacy practice • Duties of the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician • HIPAA • Tort law and Negligence • Professional liability
HIPAA Quiz from Texas DHHS | Unit 3: Pharmacy Careers
• Pharmacist • Pharmacy Technician • Sales Representative • Pharmaceutical Research
Unit 4: Pharmacy Medical Vocabulary
• Routes of Administration • Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes • Abbreviations • Common terms
Unit 5: Pharmaceutical Math
• Medication calculations, including metric, apothecary, and household systems • Conversion of units within a measurement system • Conversion of units between measurement systems • Multi-step ratio and proportion drug concentration problems. | Unit 6: Introduction to Anatomy , Physiology and Pathophysiology
• Main Body Systems • Pathophysiology of main body systems • Basic Drug categories for the main body systems
Unit 7: Wellness and Disease Prevention
• Immunizations • Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Unit 7: Wellness and Disease Prevention (cont.)
• Health Screenings • External Factors (unhealthy lifestyles) • Medical Therapy Management
Unit 8: Regulations of State and Federal Agencies
• Prevention and Treatment of Exposure to Hazardous Substances - including medication and materials • OSHA -Blood borne pathogen exposure • OSHA Employee Right to Know |
Required Project:
Timeline of History of Medicine (emphasis on Pharmacy Science) | Required Project:
Group PPT on Pharmacy Career | Required Project:
Individual Pathophysiology Project | Required Project:
Research paper on Vaccine |
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| Found in the Main Curriculum... | |||
Employability Skills: Professionalism | Employability Skills: Teamwork-Problem Solving | Employability Skills: Communication Skills | Employability Skills: Ethics |
