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CLINICAL PHARMACY--Pharm.D IV year Notes

1.	Definitions, development and scope of clinical pharmacy
2.	Introduction to daily activities of a clinical pharmacist a. Drug therapy monitoring (medication chart review, clinical review, pharmacist interventions) b. Ward round participation c. Adverse drug reaction management d. Drug information and poisons information e. Medication history f. Patient counseling g. Drug utilisation evaluation (DUE) and review (DUR) h. Quality assurance of clinical pharmacy services. h. Quality assurance of clinical pharmacy services.--version 2
3.	Patient data analysis The patient's case history, its structure and use in evaluation of drug therapy & Understanding common medical abbreviations and terminologies used in clinical practices.
4.	Clinical laboratory tests used in the evaluation of disease states, and interpretation of test results a. Haematological, Liver function, Renal function, thyroid function tests b. Tests associated with cardiac disorders c. Fluid and electrolyte balance d. Microbiological culture sensitivity tests e. Pulmonary Function Tests
5.	Drug & Poison information
	a. Introduction to drug information resources available b. Systematic approach in answering DI queries c. Critical evaluation of drug information and literature d. Preparation of written and verbal reports e. Establishing a Drug Information Centre f. Poisons information- organization & information resources
6.	Pharmacovigilance a. Scope, definition and aims of pharmacovigilance b. Adverse drug reactions - Classification, mechanism, predisposing factors, causality assessment [different scales used] c. Reporting, evaluation, monitoring, preventing & management of ADRs d. Role of pharmacist in management of ADR.
7.	Communication skills, including patient counselling techniques, medication history interview, presentation of cases.
8.	Pharmaceutical care concepts
9.	Critical evaluation of biomedical literature
10.	Medication errors