Work Placement in a Community Pharmacy 1755-F3-PRAK-J

The summer internship in a community pharmacy is to
prepare the student for practicing the profession of
pharmacist. During the internship, the student learns the
principles of pharmacy operation, the distribution and
purpose of individual departments, the principles of storing
medicines, the rules of storing and dispensing highly
potent and narcotic drugs. The student learns the activities
that are the scope of the duties of the master of pharmacy.
He learns the principles of prescription delivery and
retaxing, ordering and receiving goods, and operating a
computer program. Above all, however, the student uses in
practice the knowledge acquired during the course of the
course: the technology of the form of the drug, i.e. makes
medical forms. Getting to know the health and safety rules
in force at the pharmacy.

Total student workload

1. Obligatory hours realized with the teacher participation - Lecture participation – 160 hours 2. Time required for the practical training completion – not applicable. Total work amount: 160 hours (6 ECTS point)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: Knows the whole work in a public pharmacy, its organization, professional and administrative activities, rooms and equipment - K_E.W1 W2: Is able to define the basic principles of dispensing medicines based on prescription and over the counter, familiarized with medicinal products and medical devices - K_E.W3

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: manufacture prescription drugs, select packaging and determine their shelf life and method of storage; – K_C.U16 U2: propose an appropriate drug form depending on a medicinal substance properties and its purpose; – K_C.U15 U3: determine factors affecting medicinal product durability and select storage conditions; – K_C.U28

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: Draws conclusions from his own measurements and observations - K8 K2: Has a habit of using information technologies to search and select information - K7 K3: Is aware of social conditions and restrictions resulting from the disease and the need to promote health-promoting behaviors - K5

Teaching methods

Observation and checking of practical skills by a supervisor, pharmacy employee, master of pharmacy. Observation, consultation and checking of practical skills by a supervisor on behalf of the university. Test of theoretical knowledge.

Exploratory teaching methods

- observation

Prerequisites

To implement the course, it is necessary to have basic knowledge acquired in the following subjects: general and inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, mathematics, drug chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical technology.

Course coordinators

Maciej Karolak
Łukasz Pałkowski

Assessment criteria

Implementation of the internship in accordance with the
regulations and internship program. Constant supervision
over the student by the internship supervisor on behalf of
the pharmacy and control of the internship by the
supervisor on behalf of the University. Evaluation of the
student's work by the internship supervisor.
Completion of the internship on the basis of the presence,
implementation of the regulations and internship program,
colloquium and evaluation of the internship supervisor.
Criteria of evaluation are given in part B

Practical placement

Not applicable according to the educational program

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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