Course description
This course compares different types of pharmacy, including the community and institutional versions, and examines their roles and responsibilities. We study the four systems of measurement commonly used in pharmacies and explain how to convert units from one system to another. We teach you how to dispense medication, avoid medical errors and generate prescriptions.
The course then identifies common disorders that affect the nervous, sensory and genitourinary systems and describes their treatments. We examine disorders that affect the male reproductive system before covering various contraceptives and their potential side effects. We explore the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. The course concludes by discussing the composition of blood, lung diseases and treatments and the benefits of taking vitamins.
The human body is complex and wonderful but can still suffer from grave illnesses without any warning signs. This course trains you to help treat and control these ailments and suits anyone who is interested in working in a pharmacy. We cover human disorders or illnesses and their treatments while taking you through the methods and protocols that every good pharmacy technician should know.
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Training content
Module 1: Studying Pharmacology
Description: In this module, you will be introduced to pharmacology and learn about the key terms and practices that will be used and discussed throughout with course.
- Learning Outcomes
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- Drugs in the Body
- Lesson Summary
Module 2: Principles of Pharmacy Practice
Description: In this module, learn about the principles of practice including the development of drugs, pharmacy laws, and different pharmaceutical measurements.
- Learning Outcomes
- The Profession of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Law, Regulations, and Standards
- Drug Development
- Routes of Drug Administration and Dosage Formulations
- Pharmaceutical Measurements and Calculations
- Lesson Summary
Module 3: Professionalism in the Pharmacy
Description: In this module, learn about safety measures when dispensing medication to patients, such as medical and medication errors. This module also teaches you how to communicate with patients and the future of pharmacy practices.
- Learning Outcomes
- Medication Safety
- Human Relations and Communications
- Your Future in Pharmacy Practice
- Lesson Summary
Module 4: Diploma in Pharmacy Practice - First Assessment
Description: You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
- Assessment: Diploma in Pharmacy Practice - First Assessment
Module 5: Community Pharmacy
Description: This module will teach you all about community pharmacy including the patient profile and pharmaceutical compounding.
- Learning Outcomes
- Dispensing Medications in the Community Pharmacy
- The Patient Profile
- The Business of Community Pharmacy
- Non-sterile Pharmaceutical Compounding - Part 1
- Non-sterile Pharmaceutical Compounding - Part 2
- Lesson Summary
Module 6: Institutional Pharmacy
Description: In this module, learn about institutional pharmacy including hospital pharmacy practice, infection control, and hazardous drugs.
- Learning Outcomes
- Hospital Medication Orders and Accreditation
- Infection Control
- Hospital Pharmacy Practice
- Sterile Compounding and the ICC
- Compounding Sterile Products
- Hazardous Drugs
- Lesson Summary
Module 7: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician - Second Assessment
Description: You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
- Assessment: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician - Second Assessment
Module 8: Drugs for the Nervous, Muscular, and Sensory Systems
Description: In this module, learn about nervous, muscular, and sensory diseases and the drugs and alternative therapies that are used for their treatment.
- Learning Outcomes
- The Nervous System and Drug Therapy
- Drugs for Psychiatric and Mood Disorders
- Lesson Summary
Module 9: Pharmacotherapy for the Nervous and Sensory Systems
Description: In this module, you will be introduced to different disorders of the nervous and sensory systems such as depression, anxiety, and eye disorders, and treatments to cure or subdue these disorders.
- Learning Outcomes
- Drugs for Central Nervous System Disorders
- Drug Therapy for Psychiatric and Mood Disorders
- The Sensory System and Drug Therapy
- Lesson Summary
Module 10: Pharmacotherapy for the Genitourinary System
Description: In this module, you will learn about the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems, conditions of the nervous system, and the functions of the renal system.
- Learning Outcomes
- The Reproductive System
- Menopause, Contraceptions, and STIs
- The Renal System and Drug Therapy
- Lesson Summary
Module 11: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician - Third Assessment
Description: You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
- Assessment: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician - Third Assessment
Module 12: Pharmacotherapy for the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
Description: This module teaches you about different disorders associated with the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. You will learn about drug therapy and alternative therapies to treat these disorders.
- Learning Outcomes
- The Cardiovascular System and Drug Therapy
- The Blood and Drug Therapy
- The Respiratory System and Drug Therapy
- COPD and Other Lung Diseases
- Cough, Cold, and Allergy
- Lesson Summary
Module 13: Pharmacotherapy for the Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Systems
Description: In this module, you will learn about the gastrointestinal and endocrine systems, including the functions of each system, disorders associated with each system, and treatments for these disorders.
- Learning Outcomes
- The Gastrointestinal System and Drug Therapy
- Nausea, Vomiting, and Other GI System Disorders
- Nutrition and Drugs for Metabolism
- The Endocrine System
- Disorders of the Endocrine System
- Lesson Summary
Module 14: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician - Fourth Assessment
Description: You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
- Assessment: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician - Fourth Assessment
Course assessment
- Assessment: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician - Final Assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the role of the pharmacy technician as a member of the customer care team
- Identify four systems of measurement commonly used in pharmacy and convert units from one system to another
- Compare bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa
- Outline the role of the Infection Control Committee within a hospital
- List some conditions and disorders that can affect the male reproductive system
- Describe different forms of contraceptive products and their potential side effects
- Discuss the most effective ways to quit smoking
- Recognize the differences between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
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