Basics of Drug CareLaajuus (2 cr)

Objective

Student recognizes the pharmaceutical statutes and regulations. Student is familiar with various pharmaceutical forms, their administration methods, and the stages and effects of medications in the body. Student understands the principles of proper and careful storage, handling, and disposal of medications. The student is able to search for and evaluate medical information. The student is able to take into account the principles of sustainable development in pharmaceutical care.

Content

- regulations and guidelines on medical treatment - promoting the safety of medical treatment - stages and effects of medicines in the body - pharmaceutical forms and routes of administration - storage, handling and disposal of medicines in a sustainable manner - record-keeping in relation to medicinal products - information on and evaluation of medicinal products

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student - Recognizes regulations and guidelines for medical treatment - Recognizes key concepts in drug therapy - Recorgnizes the different forms of medicines and their administration methods and be able to handle medicines correctly and carefully

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student - Recognizes regulations and guidelines related to pharmaceutical care - Recognizes key concepts in pharmaceutical care -Identifies various forms of medications and their administration methods, and know how to store and handle medications correctly and carefully. - Can search for medical information

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students - Recognizes regulations and guidelines related to pharmaceutical care. - Identify the stages and effects of medications in the body. - Identifies different forms of medications and their methods of administration, and the proper and careful storage, handling, and disposal of medications in pharmaceutical care. - Can search for and evaluate medical information.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail: Students - Does not know the regulations and guidelines related to drug treatment - do not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to appropriately handle and store medicines. - Does not know how to search for medical information