PHR 4510 - Home Infusion

4 Credit Hours

This elective experiential introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the home infusion community setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the processes, procedures and skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical care for home infusion patients. The student will be responsible for several aspects of care involved in home/alternative site care including the general and clinical operations of the pharmacy infusion service, identification and training of appropriate candidates to receive infusion therapy, initial assessment and ongoing care planning, both verbal and written, for patients receiving infusions, and the preparation and administration of the infusions. The student will develop the skills necessary to prepare home infusions and provide pharmaceutical care to outpatient infusion patients.

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

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