PHA 4521 - Industry Pharmacy Practice

4 Credit Hours

This elective rotation introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the Industry Pharmacy setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of outcomes research and medication usage evaluations. Students will actively participate in providing pharmaceutical care in several different practice settings. The student will develop skills necessary to perform the following clinical activities: evaluate new drugs for Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, design and update disease state management lectures, develop research protocols, utilize PowerPoint presentations, utilize coronary heart disease risk calculator, participate in health screenings, counsel patients regarding appropriate drug therapy, assist with data collection and analysis for research projects, submit poster abstracts for national and state meetings, and understand the accrediting requirements in different pharmacy practice settings.

Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes

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