Course

 Unit I : Community Pharmacy                     2 hours

• Define community pharmacy, Outline the scope of community pharmacy 1 hour
• Describe the importance of pharmacist in community pharmacies, Explain the roles and responsibilities of community pharmacists 1 hour

Unit II : Community Pharmacy Management                                                             3 hours

• Select the site, space requirements and design in setting a community pharmacy, Recognize the staff requirements in community pharmacy 1 hour
• List the legal requirements to set community pharmacy, Explain the importance of maintaining various registers in community pharmacy 2 hour

Unit III : Prescriptions                                                                                                2 hours

• Define prescription, discuss about the different parts of prescription, List out the legality requirements in prescription. 1 hour

• Explain about the identification of medication related problems in prescription, Identify the errors in prescription 1 hour

Unit IV : Inventory Control in Community Pharmacy                                                5 hours

• Define inventory control, List out various methods of inventory control
  • Explain ABC, VED, EOQ, Lead Describe the importance of safety stock 2 hour

• Identify different types of inventories 2 hours

• Expalin the role of AI in Inventory and Supply Chain Management 1 hour

Unit V : Pharmaceutical Care                                                                                     3 hours

• Define pharmaceutical care, Describe the objectives of pharmaceutical care 1 hour
• Explain the principles of pharmaceutical care 2 hours

Unit VI : Patient Counseling                                                                                       3 hours

• Define patient counseling, List out the various outcomes of patient counseling, Discuss the various stages of patient counseling, Identify the barriers of patient counseling. 2 hours

• Describe the patient information leaflets, Outline the content and design of patient information leaflets 1 hour

Unit VII : Patient Medication Adherence                                                                    3 hours

• Define patient medication adherence, Identify the factors affecting medication adherence 0.5 hour

• Enumerate the different techniques to overcome medication non adherence 1 hour

• Discuss the role of pharmacist in improving adherence 1 hour

• Disuss the use of AI in improving the medication adherence and reminders systems  0.5 hour

Unit VIII : Health Screening                                                                                       5 hours

• List the importance of health screening, Explain the method for screening blood pressure, Describe the method for screening blood sugar 2 hours

• Discuss the method for screening lung function 1 hour

• Outline the method for cholesterol testing 1 hour

• initiatives to setup health screening camp 0.5 hour

• Retrieving the community pharmacy screening kiosks integrated with AI to assess health risks 0.5 hours

Unit IX : OTC Medication                                                                                          2 hours

• Define OTC medicines, List various OTC medicines 1 hour
• Explain the important counseling points for OTC preparations, Enumerate the role of pharmacist in dispensing OTC medicines 1 hour

Unit X : Health Education                                                                                           6 hours 

• WHO Definition of Health, Health promotion targeting SDG d, Discuss the method for caring children 2 hours
• Explain the method for caring geriatric patients 1 hours
• Enumerate the method for caring pregnant & breast feeding women 2 hours

Unit XI : Communicable Diseases:  
Causative agents, clinical presentation, prevention (mainly government schemes and policies targeting SDG 3.3                                                       6 hours

• Tuberculosis, Leprosy 2hours

• Hepatitis 1 hours
• Typhoid, ameobiasis 1 hours
• Malaria, Dengue, Covid-19 1 hour

• STD’s: Syphilis, gonorrhea, AIDS 1hour

Unit XII : Deficiency Disorders                                                                                   1 hour

Define balanced diet, Discuss the treatment and prevention of deficiency disorders, Describe the role of pharmacist in prevention of deficiency disorders                                                            1 hour

Unit XIII : Family Planning                                                                                        1 hour

• Enumerate the different methods of family planning, Identify the importance of family planning, Explain the role of pharmacist and government initiatives to pronmote family planning  1 hour

Unit XIV : Responding to symptoms of minor ailments                                               5 hour

• List out the different types of minor ailments, pathophysiology and their treatment, Discuss in detail about pain management 1 hour
• Describe the drugs used in nausea and vomiting 1 hour
• Explain the management of dyspepsia 1 hour

• List out the drugs used in the management of diarrhea and constipation 1 hour
• Enumerate the management of pyrexia, Explain the symptoms of ophthalmology and their drug therapy 1 hour

Unit XV : Essential drug concept and rational drug therapy                                       2 hours

• Define essential drug, Explain essential drug list 1 hour
• Enumerate the rational use of drugs, Discuss the role of community pharmacist in promotion of rational drug therapy 1 hour

Unit XVI : Code of ethics                                                                                            1 hour

• Explain about the code of ethics for community pharmacists 5h
• Discuss the relationship of pharmacist with other health care providers 5h

Assignments

• Obtain the Essential Medicines list, analyze and deduce your suggestions on the
• OTC medication list
• Visit a community pharmacy/hospital pharmacy and understand the working process and submit a report
• Prepare pharmaceutical information leaflet of any preferred
• General aspects to prevent spread of communicable diseases in real world (Dengue, Chikungunya etc).

TEXT BOOKS

• NS Health Education & Community Pharmacy First Edition (2012). CBS PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS PVT LTD
• Adepu Community Pharmacy Practice.1^st ed. Hydrebad:Pharmamed Press; 2017.
• Parthasarathi G,Hansen NK and Nahata A text book of Clinical Pharmacy Practice; Essential concepts and skills. 2^nd ed. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan;2012
• Revikumar KG, Miglani BD.Text book of Pharmacy 2^nd ed. Nashik : Career Publications; 2019.

SCOPE:

 The community pharmacy sector contributes to the advancement of research regarding disease incidence and prevalence as well as the evolution of pharmaceutical service policies in both the public and private sectors in India. It can also determine the right treatment regimen for the patient and put in place a sufficient system for inventory and stock control.

The Indian pharmacy landscape is evolving, and community pharmacists are required to provide a range of pharmaceutical care services. To fulfil this requirement, students will acquire a range of skills including managing inventory, distributing medications, treating minor illnesses with appropriate and safe medicine, patient counselling, and health screening services and usage of artificial intelligence (AI) based tools for better patient care in the community setting. By providing accessible, secure, and efficient medications, community pharmacists promote Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-3, improving individuals health and well-being.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of the course, the students shall be able to;

KNOWLEDGE

K1 : Identify key legal and ethical considerations relevant to community pharmacy practice.

K2 : Understand and summarize the role of community pharmacists in medication management such as significance of drug interactions, potential adverse effects, patient counseling and healthcare screening techniques.

K3 : Evaluate the accuracy and completeness of prescription orders to prevent medication errors.

K4 : Understand the current rates and prevalence of illness in community settings, as well as the actions done by the authorities in charge of regulations to lessen the illness.

K5 : Understand the key activities taken by the Drug Regulatory bodies

K6 : Outline the various inventory control methods and associated AI tools used in community pharmacy

SKILLS

S1 : Executing the medication dispensing process in a community pharmacy.

S2 : Demonstrate an understanding of the legal and ethical considerations in pharmacy practice, such as patient confidentiality and prescription validity.

S3 : Demonstrate effective communication skills during patient counseling sessions or at medical camps, addressing patients’ questions and concerns.

S4 : Analyze the prescription orders, drug interactions and potential adverse effects to identify potential medication-related problems for patients. that would enable the authorities to develop better plans of action.

S5 : Assess the safety and appropriateness of medication therapy plans for individual patients and develop strategies for improving medication adherence (including AI approaches) in patients with chronic conditions.

S6 : Implementing, preparing and analyzing the inventories

ATTITUDE 

A1 : Embrace the importance of patient-centered care in community pharmacy practice. A 2 : Integrating the concept of empathy and its role in patient counseling.

A3 : Exhibit the principles of effective communication in the context of community pharmacy and summarize the impact of patient advocacy on patient outcomes.

A4 : Apply cultural sensitivity principles to provide personalized care to patients from diverse backgrounds and utilize evidence-based practice to make patient-specific recommendations for medication therapy.

A5 : Analyze patient cases to identify potential ethical dilemmas and propose appropriate solutions that support the achievemnt of SDG.

A6 : Assess the effectiveness of patient counseling sessions through feedback and reflection and critically appraise the relevance and reliability of evidence-based resources for community pharmacy practice.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Merchant and A text book of Hospital Pharmacy .9^th ed . Ahmedabad: B.S.Shah Prakashan; 2008.
2. Walker, Roger. Clinical Pharmacy and 6^th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone publication;2012
3. Comprehensive Pharmacy Review – Leon Shargel. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

JOURNALS AND OTHER WEB RESOURCES

• Marathe PA, Kamat SK, Tripathi RK, Raut SB, Khatri Over-the-counter medicines: Global perspective and Indian scenario. J Postgrad Med. 2020 Jan-Mar;66(1):28-34. doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_381_19.
• Jimmy B, Jose Patient medication adherence: measures in daily practice. Oman Med J. 2011 May;26(3):155-9. doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.38.
• https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/mca-documents/child/standards-for-improving-the-quality-of-care-for-children-and-young-adolescents-in-health-facilities–policy- pdf?sfvrsn=1e568644_1
• Health Screening, https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK436014/#