S/N

CODE

TITLE

CONTENT

UNITS

1

PCP 101

Pharmaceutical
Care I

Data
collection and evaluation, drug therapy problems, Development, Implementation
and Monitoring of care plans.

2

2

PCP 102

Pharmacy
Management

Functions
of management, human resources management, Financial and time management,
Leadership, Management tools and their application to pharmacy

6

3

PCP 103

Inferential
Biostatistics

Hypothesis
testing, exploring differences between groups, t-test paired and unpaired, ANOVA, and their non parametric
equivalents (Mann Whitney test, Kruskal Wallis etc), student t-test, exploring relationships:
Pearson’s correlation, Chi squared test. Making predictions: regression;
factor analysis. Biocomputation and use of statistical packages.

6

4

PCP 104

Research
Methodology I

Conceiving
(characteristic and development) research, literature search, study design,
systematic reviews and meta analysis. project/research management,
referencing, proposal writing.

6

5

PCP 105

Advanced
Communication Skills

Cross cultural communications;
Emphatic listening; Assertiveness; Perception and its role in communication;
Conflict management; Interview techniques and Skills; Negotiation skills;
Advocacy skills and practices; Public education techniques and skills; Public
speaking; Writing skills; Communication strategies across diverse audiences;
Communication program models; Evaluation techniques for communication
programs in health and pharmacy.

4

6

PCP 121

Pathophysiology
& Therapeutics I

Pathophysiology
and Pharmacotherapy of: Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Congestive Cardiac
Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Renal failure

8

7

PCP 122

Pathophysiology
& Therapeutics II

Pathophysiology
and Pharmacotherapy of: Peptic Ulcer Disease, asthma, Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Anaemia, Oncology.

8

9

PCP 221

Public
Health Pharmacy

Concepts
of health, public health, and public health pharmacy, Determinants of Health,
Role of the pharmacist in health promotion: health education, and disease
control, Reproductive and Child Health, Sexuality Education.

2

11

PCP 222

Self-Care
Therapeutics

Introduction to self-care and self-medication;
Economic, psychological and other variables that lead to and affect
self-medication; Modern medicines and self-medication (Education and training and place of the
pharmacist, Pharmacist/prescriber
co-operation/substitution); Responsibilities of the pharmacist in
self-medication; Basic
first-Aid Techniques and Emergencies; Emergency procedures in the pharmacy
and Referrals.

4

12

PCP 223

Health
Promotion

Concept
of health promotion, health promotion models comprising: Health protection,
disease prevention, and health education, health education and pharmacy
practice: the role of the pharmacist, Objectives of health education,
Methods/Techniques of health education, Specific health education themes,
Health Screening/ Risk assessment.

Practical Skills/Activities: Development of
risk assessment tools, Develop risk assessment questionnaire for  diabetes, heart disease etc,  Development of patient education leaflets,
Disease screening exercise, Designing and implementation of enlightenment
programs, Designing lifestyle modification programs.

6

13

PCP 224

Ethnopharmacy
& Complementary Therapy

Natural
Sources of Medicines: Formulation, Standardization and Evaluation of Herbal
Medicines and nutraceuticals, Herbal Medicines and nutraceuticals in Current
Use, Clinical Application of Herbal Medicine, Interactions with food and
preparations, Alternative/Complementary Therapies

4

14

PCP

200

Seminar

Presentation
on selected topics.

4

15

PCP 201

Residency
I

Experiential
Learning

4*

Total

64

S/N

CODE

TITLE

CONTENT

UNITS

1

PCP P

301

Research
Methodology II

Measurements,
Experimental/Questionnaire design, sample size, methods and techniques, data
analysis, result presentation, discussion and conclusion. Report writing,
grantsmanship

4

2

PCP

321

Patient
Assessment for Pharmacists I

Health/medical
terms, diagnosis, Laboratory parameters (blood, urine, microbiology etc), interpretation of lab results;
patient clerking, assessment & interview; patient referral system

4

3

PCP

322

Patient Assessment for Pharmacists II

Hands on training: Techniques for
assessment of Vital Signs; Point
of Care testing; Documentation of patient assessment; Patient Interview.

2

4

PCP

323

Entrepreneurship

 Introduction to entrepreneurship; Preparing a
business plans; Use of Technology to overcome 
business competitors; Regulatory, legal and tax issues; Decision
making [analysis of business problems]; Corporate governance; Evaluating
business Performance

4

5

PCP

324

Strategic Management

Introduction
to the concept of Strategic Management (Definitions, benefits of Strategic
Management; Strategic Planning, etc); The basis of Strategy: Organizational
Structure; Levels and Types of Strategy; The Strategic Planning Process
(Analysis of the Internal and external Environment, Strategy Formulation-VMOSA
Approach, Strategic Management Frameworks, Strategy Implementation); Strategy
Evaluation:  Strategy review,
evaluation and control

4

6

PCP

325

Financial Management

Sources and Uses of Funds; Financial
Fundamentals- Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements; Book
keeping; Tax and insurance planning; Preparing and using financial budgets;
Financial Value chain optimization; Setting up the Accounting Department
(Financial accounting, Management accounting, Treasury management);
Technology in finance; Understanding vital retail financial statistics;
Payables and Receivables Management; Working capital Management; Evaluating
investment opportunities

2

7

PCP

326

ICT in Community Pharmacy

Introduction to
Pharmacy informatics and Telepharmacy; Introduction to current ICT
applications in pharmacy practice (Health information system, Electronic
Medication Administration, Computerized Provider Order Entry, Clinical
Decision Support, Pharmacy automation (Automated Dispensing & Labelling),
Inventory Management, Bar Coding, Radio Frequency Identification, Robotics;
Selecting Pharmacy Management Software; Bookkeeping with Microsoft Excel-
Application in Pharmacy Business (Hands on Class).

2

8

PCP

327

Auditing & Inventory Management

Overview of Auditing as a Tool for Monitoring and Evaluation; The
Context of Inventory Management Systems; Inventory management systems for Community
Pharmacists; Standard Reports and Records;
Inventory Control Models and Re-Order; Inventory forecasting models, Mathematical Models for Reordering.

2

SUBSPECIALITIES

9

PCP

421

Pharmaceutical
care and Therapeutic case studies I

Cardiovascular,
Endocrine and Renal Disorders

10

10

PCP

422

Pharmaceutical
care and Therapeutic case studies II

Respiratory
and ENT Disorders

10

11

PCP

423

Pharmaceutical care and
Therapeutic case studies III

Gastrointestinal
and Nutritional Disorders

10

12

PCP

424

Pharmaceutical
care and Therapeutic case studies IV

Mental
Health Disorders

10

13

PCP

425

Pharmaceutical
care and Therapeutic case studies V

Paediatrics

10

14

PCP

400

Seminar

Presentation
on selected topics

4

15

PCP

401

Residency
II (Sub-specialty)

Experiential
Learning

30*

16

PCP
402

Dissertation
(Sub-specialty)

Research
Work

12

Total

80