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Pharmacist in practice - GAF409
Title: Pharmacist in practice
Form of teaching: lecture+seminar
Guaranteed by: Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy (16-16220)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2026
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:22/6, C [HS]
Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: 1 / 1 / - / 1
Guarantor: PharmDr. Tereza Hendrychová, Ph.D.
Annotation -
The course introduces students to the field of pharmacy, its place in the healthcare system, and pharmacist's role in practice. It also covers basic pharmaceutical categories and principles of healthcare. It provides the fundamental knowledge necessary to understand the importance of pharmacy and pharmacists in the healthcare system and in society in general. The knowledge gained in this course will be further developed and interconnected during the course of further study.
Last update: Hendrychová Tereza, PharmDr., Ph.D. (12.09.2026)
Course completion requirements -

The course ends with credit.

To obtain credit, it is necessary to attend the seminars and achieve a minimum of 12 points in the written test. The test contains 20 closed questions with a choice of 4 answers, with only one correct answer.  

Credit topics:  

 

  • Introduction to the subject; Integration of pharmacy into the healthcare system; Basic concepts in pharmacy  

  • The social significance of medicines

  • Key points from the history of pharmacy, healthcare and pharmacy before 1989

  • Pharmaceutical care: scope, development and current trends  

  • Pharmacists in healthcare; Practical pharmacy; Hospital pharmacy; Clinical pharmacy  

  • Pharmacists in research, industry, drug distribution, and regulation

  • Pharmacy assortment

  • Official and selected additional sources of information on medicines and how to navigate them  

  • How to navigate the world of drug information

  • Preparation of medicinal products in pharmacies

  • Prevention as an important component of health policy and the role of pharmacists

Last update: Hendrychová Tereza, PharmDr., Ph.D. (12.09.2026)
Literature

Recommended:

  • International Pharmaceutical Federation [online]. Dostupné z: https://www.fip.org/

  • Directive 2001/83/EC (current consolidated version)

    . Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (current consolidated version)



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Optional:

  • Watson, Jennie, Cogan, Louise (eds.). Pharmacy practice. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2020, 448 s. ISBN 978-0-7020-7430-1.

  • Galt, Kimberly A. Galt, Michael A.. Patient-centered care for pharmacists. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2012, 328 s. ISBN 978-1-58528-252-4.

Last update: Hendrychová Tereza, PharmDr., Ph.D. (12.09.2026)
Teaching methods -
Lectures, seminars.
Last update: Hendrychová Tereza, PharmDr., Ph.D. (12.09.2026)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -

The course ends with credit.

To obtain credit, it is necessary to attend the seminars and achieve a minimum of 12 points in the written test. The test contains 20 closed questions with a choice of 4 answers, with only one correct answer.  

Credit topics:  

 

  • Introduction to the subject; Integration of pharmacy into the healthcare system; Basic concepts in pharmacy  

  • The social significance of medicines

  • Key points from the history of pharmacy, healthcare and pharmacy before 1989

  • Pharmaceutical care: scope, development and current trends  

  • Pharmacists in healthcare; Practical pharmacy; Hospital pharmacy; Clinical pharmacy  

  • Pharmacists in research, industry, drug distribution, and regulation

  • Pharmacy assortment

  • Official and selected additional sources of information on medicines and how to navigate them  

  • How to navigate the world of drug information

  • Preparation of medicinal products in pharmacies

  • Prevention as an important component of health policy and the role of pharmacists

Last update: Hendrychová Tereza, PharmDr., Ph.D. (12.09.2026)
Syllabus -

  • Introduction to the subject; Integration of pharmacy into the healthcare system; Basic concepts in pharmacy  

  • The social significance of medicines

  • Key points from the history of pharmacy, healthcare and pharmacy before 1989

  • Pharmaceutical care: scope, development and current trends  

  • Pharmacists in healthcare; Practical pharmacy; Hospital pharmacy; Clinical pharmacy  

  • Pharmacists in research, industry, drug distribution, and regulation

  • Pharmacy assortment

  • Official and selected additional sources of information on medicines and how to navigate them  

  • How to navigate the world of drug information

  • Preparation of medicinal products in pharmacies

  • Prevention as an important component of health policy and the role of pharmacists

Last update: Hendrychová Tereza, PharmDr., Ph.D. (12.09.2026)
Learning outcomes -

The course provides a basic theoretical framework for courses taught by the Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy in higher level of study: Law and Ethics for Pharmacists, Communication for Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Care I and II, Clinical Pharmacy I, Social Pharmacy, and Pharmacists in Healthcare Practice. After completing the course, students will be able to define basic concepts in the field of healthcare and pharmacy, characterize the importance of pharmacy and pharmacists in the healthcare system and in society in general, and understand the basic principles of healthcare.  

 

Learning outcomes:

 

Based on the knowledge and skills acquired, students will be able to: 

Characterize the importance of pharmacy in the healthcare system

Characterize pharmaceutical care, its scope, development, and give examples of current trends

Characterize the importance and role of pharmacists in the healthcare system and in society

Define the basic categories of healthcare (health, illness, and related concepts) and pharmacy (medicines, medicinal products, and related concepts)

Characterize the importance of medicines from the perspective of patients, healthcare professionals, and society. 

Give examples and describe the importance of key personalities and events in the history of pharmacy

Characterize healthcare and pharmacy before the year 1989 

Distinguish and characterize the activities of a pharmacist in various branches of pharmacy 

Distinguish and characterize the activities of a pharmacist in practical pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, and clinical pharmacy 

Characterize the content and importance of prevention in healthcare  

Characterize the role of pharmacists in prevention in healthcare

Define official information sources on medicines and their content

Discuss the differences between various sources of information about medicines and master the basic principles of working with them

Describe the basic aspects and requirements of compounding in pharmacies

Last update: Hendrychová Tereza, PharmDr., Ph.D. (12.09.2026)
 
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