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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF MEDICINE & SURGERY Pharmacy Department M.Sc. in Pharmacy Course Description |
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M.Sc. Pharmacy Course Description Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta 2008 The following document is also available for download as two separate MS Word files below:Course Description (MS Word document) Study Units (MS Word document) The above is also Study Units for 2006-2007
UNIT NO: PHR5001 UNIT TITLE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5 ECTS OBJECTIVES To present principles of research methodology in health care services To describe study designs To explain techniques of data handling, analysis and interpretation CONTENT * Research in health services: quantitative and qualitative approach * Study design: experimental and quasi-experimental studies, observational studies, blinded, case-control, cross-over studies * Techniques in qualitative research: focus group, interviews * Research protocol, ethics approval * Basic biostatistics: student t-test, Mann Whitney test, Cronbach’s alpha applied to pharmacy METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Written examination LECTURERS Anthony Buhagiar Edward Clemmer Victor Ferrito READING LIST Jones D. Pharmaceutical Statistics.
UNIT NO: PHR5002 UNIT TITLE: PLACEMENT NUMBER OF CREDITS: 20 ECTS OBJECTIVES To provide experiential learning in a practice scenario CONTENT Experience of a practical placement and identifying pharmacist intervention in an area of pharmacy. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Portfolio TUTORS Anthony Serracino Inglott Maurice Zarb Adami Lilian M. Azzopardi Claire Shoemake UNIT NO: PHR5003 UNIT TITLE: DISSERTATION NUMBER OF CREDITS: 30 ECTS OBJECTIVES To apply research skills into a research study, undertake fieldwork and present a dissertation CONTENT * Development of a research protocol * Fieldwork and data analysis * Publishing of articles and preparation of reports METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Dissertation UNIT NO: PHR5004 UNIT TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOECONOMICS NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5 ECTS OBJECTIVES To present economic and social dimensions of medicines and health services CONTENT * Economy and health * Public Health Policy * Pharmaceutical
marketing in
* Medicine
sales in
* Pharmaceutical expenditures * Medicines and prices * Generic and Orphan drugs METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Written examination LECTURERS Maurice Zarb Adami READING LIST Alghabban A. Dictionary of
Pharmacovigilance.
Elliott R, Payne
K. Essentials
of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare.
UNIT NO: PHR5005 UNIT TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5 ECTS OBJECTIVES To provide a basic specialised knowledge in the areas of analytical techniques, research and development, production and quality assurance with reference to industrial pharmacy CONTENT * Process development and validation * Good Manufacturing Practice * Research and Development Principles, Investigational Medical Products * Quality Management, Quality Assurance * Pharmaceutical Technology METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Written examination LECTURERS Anthony Serracino Inglott Victor Ferrito Claire Shoemake READING LIST Harman RJ. Development
and Control of Medicines and Medical Devices.
Rang HP. Drug Discovery and
Development.
Rowe RC, Sheskey PJ, Owen SC. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients.
Sharp J. Quality in the Manufacture
of Medicines and other Healthcare Products.
Wachter AH, Nash RA, Swarbrick J. Pharmaceutical Process Validation. UK: Marcel Dekker, 2003. UNIT NO: PHR5006 UNIT TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACY NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5 ECTS OBJECTIVES To provide skills in the extension of clinical pharmacy services and in the evaluation of new treatments CONTENT * Definition of concepts of pharmaceutical care, clinical pharmacy, pharmacist prescribing * Development and documentation of: dispensing, prescribing, responding to symptoms, pharmacotherapy monitoring in different care levels * Implementation of quality assurance in clinical pharmacy services * Drug delivery and dosage selection METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Written examination LECTURERS Anthony Serracino Inglott Lilian M. Azzopardi READING LIST Bissell P, Margall Traulsen J. Sociology and Pharmacy
Practice.
Bond C. Evidence-based Pharmacy.
Koda-Kimble M. Young LY,
Tietze KJ. Clinical Skills for Pharmacists: A patient-focused approach.
UNIT NO: PHR5007 UNIT TITLE: SPECIALISATION IN CLINICAL PHARMACY NUMBER OF CREDITS: 20 ECTS OBJECTIVES To provide flexibility to allow students to specialise in clinical pharmacy CONTENT * Comprehensive approach to clinical pharmacy * Understanding of current issues relating to clinical pharmacy * Integration of skills, concepts and knowledge base in the provision of clinical pharmacy * Differential diagnoses and patient follow-up, clinical trials * Clinical case studies METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Written examination - 70% Clinical examination - 30% LECTURERS Lilian M. Azzopardi Roger Ellul-Micallef Anthony Serracino-Inglott Claire Shoemake Claire Sillato Copperstone Maurice Zarb-Adami READING LIST
Chamberlain J. Analysis of Drugs in
Biological Fluids.
Koda-Kimble M. Young LY,
Lee A. Adverse Drug Reactions.
Redfern P. Chronotherapeutics.
Stockley IH. Stockley’s Drug Interactions.
Tietze KJ. Clinical Skills for Pharmacists: A patient-focused approach.
UNIT NO: PHR5008 UNIT TITLE: SPECIALISATION IN INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY NUMBER OF CREDITS: 20 ECTS OBJECTIVES To provide flexibility to allow students to specialise in industrial pharmacy CONTENT * Comprehensive approach to industrial pharmacy * Understanding of current issues relating to industrial pharmacy * Integration of skills, concepts and knowledge base to industrial pharmacy * Pharmaceutical development processes * Practical sessions METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Written examination - 70% Practical examination - 30% LECTURERS Everaldo Attard George Attard Lilian M. Azzopardi Pietro Bisiacchi Edwina Brejza Victor Ferrito Nicky Gingell Anthony Serracino-Inglott Claire Shoemake Maurice Zarb-Adami READING LIST Beaney AM. Quality Assurance of
Aseptic Preparation Services.
Chamberlain J. Analysis of Drugs in
Biological Fluids.
Gibson M. Pharmacy preformulation and
formulation.
Harman RJ. Development
and Control of Medicines and Medical Devices.
Moffat AC, Osselton MD, Widdop
B. Clarke’s Analysis
of Drugs and Poisons.
Podczeck F, Jones BE. Pharmaceutical Capsules.
Rang HP. Drug Discovery and
Development.
Rowe RC, Sheskey PJ, Owen SC. Handbook of Pharmaceutical
Excipients.
Sharp J. Quality in the Manufacture
of Medicines and other Healthcare Products.
Swartz ME, Krall
IS. Analytical
Regulatory and Validation Compliance.
Wachter AH, Nash RA, Swarbrick J. Pharmaceutical Process Validation. UK: Marcel Dekker, 2003. UNIT NO: PHR5009 UNIT TITLE: SPECIALISATION IN PHARMACOECONOMICS NUMBER OF CREDITS: 20 ECTS OBJECTIVES To provide flexibility to allow students to specialise in pharmacoeconomics CONTENT * Comprehensive approach to harmacoeconomics * Understanding of current issues relating to pharmacoeconomics * Integration of skills, concepts and knowledge base in pharmacoeconomics * Regulatory affairs * Practical sessions METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Written examination - 70% Practical examination - 30% LECTURERS Lilian M. Azzopardi John Joseph Borg Anthony Serracino-Inglott Claire Shoemake Patricia Vella Bonanno Lilian Wismayer Maurice Zarb-Adami READING LIST Elliott R,
Payne K. Essentials
of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare.
Swartz ME, Krall
IS. Analytical
Regulatory and Validation Compliance.
Wachter AH, Nash RA, Swarbrick J. Pharmaceutical Process Validation. UK: Marcel Dekker, 2003. |
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