Pharmacology and Hematology

Catalog description

The module covers law and ethics of pharmacy, codes of ethics, and FDA and DEA regulations. Students will learn to decipher physician’s orders, pharmaceutical calculations, medical terminology, and lecture specific prescription drugs. The focus of this module will include pharmacology, administration of both parenteral and nonparenteral medications, interpretation of medication orders and abbreviations, as well as patient preparation and assessment. Injection locations and techniques and a variety of other clinical procedures will be introduced in this mod. Students will be given an introduction to hematology, chemistry lab values, venipuncture, microhematocrits, differential cell counts, standard precautions, screenings and follow- ups, and proper documentation of records.