Pharmaceutical Care in Ambulatory Setting: Institutional Practice

Catalog description

Pre - requisite: Students are required to be classified in 4th Professional Year. This practice provides the student with comprehensive in -depth experience in the provision of pharmaceutical care in the ambulatory setting of a health institution. Its emphasis is the pharmacist's responsibility in the prevention, detection and solution of pharmacotherapy problems found in this setting, through a systematic pharmacist delivered patient care process. The student will gather pertinent information, evaluate pharmacotherapeutic problems, develop and document care plans including specific results achieved in the patient. The experience requires active participation in a progressive manner and is designed to develop skills, judgment, professional behavior, attitudes and values, confidence, and personal responsibility needed for each student to pe rform independently in a collaborative practice. The main instructional methodology is practice based learning. Grading system: Passed (P), Not Passed (NP) since August 2013.