Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY I | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | PHA308 | ||||||||
| Course Unit Details | Int.M. Pharmacy (Required Courses) - BSc Pharmacy (Required Courses) - | ||||||||
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | PHA208 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | Simple pharmacotechnological procedures performed in the pharmacy laboratory, e.g. infusions, decoctions, solutions, syrups, elixirs, ointments, creams, emulsions, suppositories, tablets, extracts, tinctures, reading, checking, properly filling and keeping prescriptions, kinds of prescriptions. How drugs and chemicals are arranged and kept safely in the pharmacy and other places like drug whole-sale stores, clinics, etc., where drugs, poisons and chemicals are stored. Pharmacopoeia, Pharmaceutical Codex and National Formulary, content, objectives, consultation and use. Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, principles of self medication, role and responsibilities of the pharmacist. Criteria for setting the list of OTC drugs, e.g. active materials, pathologic condition, pharmaceutical forms. Arrangement of drugs and other substances in the pharmacy. Laboratory Work: Individual or small group experiments involving filling a prescription, the preparation of: an infusion, a decoction, an ointment, a cream, an emulsion, iodine tincture; and consulting and using pharmacopeia. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with laboratory work carried out in a pharmaceutical chemistry laboratory. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
