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Institute of Pharmacy
Nirma University of Science & Technology
B.Pharm. Semester – VII
5. Clinical Pharmacy-I
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No
5 Clinical Pharmacy-I
Course Name
Lecture
(hrs.)
3
Practical
(hrs.)
-
Credits
3
Learning Outcomes :
After successful completion of the course student will be able to:
 Apply the knowledge and skill for the management of the disease.
 Explian about the drug and poison information
 Demonstarate the various phases of Clinical Trials
Introduction
During clinical pharmacy practice course; students will gain competency in the following areas:
Development and scope of clinical pharmacy; concept of health care team – i.e. medication
histories; managing a patient’s drug therapy; identification; resolution and prevention of drug
related problems; drug information retrieval skills; application of knowledge of diseases and
drug therapy to pharmaceutical care; consulting and counseling with health care professionals
and patients; education of healthcare professionals; communication and presentation skills; and
professional conduct. In short, the emphasis will be to delineate the role of clinical pharmacist
as an important member of health care team.
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Theory (Detailed Syllabus)
Definition, development and scope of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Introduction to daily activities of a Clinical Pharmacist
 Drug therapy monitoring for safety and efficacy (medication chart
review, clinical review, pharmacist interventions)
 Ward round participation
 Taking medication histories
 Patient counseling (to improve patient compliance on appropriate
drug use)
 Adverse drug reaction management
 Drug utilization evaluation (DUE) and review (DUR)
(Prescription Benefit management)
 Quality assurance of clinical pharmacy services
Interpretation of clinical laboratory tests, as markers of major organ
damage and their impact on drug therapy decisions
 Hematological, liver function, Renal function, thyroid function
tests
 Tests associated with cardiac disorders
 Fluid and electrolyte balance
 Microbiological culture sensitivity tests
 Pulmonary Function Tests
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Drug and Poison Information
To gain knowledge on
 History
 Functions
 Duties
 Policies and Procedures of the drug & poison control center
 Critical evaluation of drug information and literature
 Preparation of written and verbal reports to enhance their
communication skills
 Utilization of information resources like online journals, CD-Rom
disks information systems, the internet and pharmacy bulletin
boards
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Pharmaceutical Care:
Novel drug delivery systems with specific reference to targeted and
controlled delivery (their bio-pharmaceutic, pharmcokinetic and
pharmacoeconomic considerations)
 Nuclear pharmacy (clinical use of diagnostic and therapeutic radio
pharmaceuticals, regulatory compliance etc.)
 Substance Abuse (diagnosis, complications and treatment)
Critical Care and Emergency Medicine:
 Basic principles of specific critical care disease states & their
treatment (i.e. managing ICUs and monitoring emergency
department patients)
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Books Recommended
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics – Roger Walker and Clive Edwards, Third Ed.
2003, Churchill Livingstone Publication
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics – Eric T. Herfindal, Williams and Wilkins
Publication.
Clinical Pharmacology. P. N. Bennett and M. J. Brown, Churchill livingstone
Principles of Clinical Pharmacology- Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr; Charles E. Daniels, Robert
L. Dedrick, Charles V. Grudzinskas, Sanford P. Markey. Academic Press.
Pathology and Therapeutics for Pharmacists: A basis for Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Greene and Harris, Chapman and Hall publication