Introduction to Social Pharmacy
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PHAR1043 | Pharmacy | 1 | 10 | Spring Malaysia |
- Code
- PHAR1043
- School
- Pharmacy
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring Malaysia
Summary
Social Pharmacy incorporates the social implication associated with the therapeutic and nontherapeutic uses of pharmaceutical preparations as examined from the perspective of individual and group behavior and the social systems that exist between them. Pharmacists empowered with relevant behavioural know-how can be reasonably expected to contribute to enhancing patient's health and illness through behavioural-change interventions. In the process of developing the professional skills, students need to understand that patients will have their own beliefs, views, and perspectives about their health and the use of medicines.
Target Students
BPharm Year 1 Sem 2
Classes
- Two 3-hour workshops each week for 3 weeks
- Three 2-hour workshops each week for 3 weeks
- Thirteen 1-hour un assigneds each week for 3 weeks
- Two 1-hour un assigneds each week for 3 weeks
- One 2-hour tutorial each week for 3 weeks
- Four 2-hour seminars each week for 3 weeks
- Seven 1-hour lectures each week for 3 weeks
Assessment
- 20% Poster (Groupwork)
- 30% Assignment
- 50% Examsys (1-hour): Examsys (end term)
Educational Aims
This module aims to proivide the basic idea on the principles, methodologies and theories of the social and behavioural sciences and their application to pharmacy practice in promotion of medication utilisation and management.Learning Outcomes
MLO 1: Express key concepts of health, illness, and disease. (C2-Understanding)
MLO 2: Explain useful models of behaviour in health and illness. (C2-Understanding)
MLO 3: Demonstrate essentials of motivational interviewing relevant to medicine and health related beliefs. (C3-Applying)
MLO 4: Discuss as a group the scope of social pharmacy and trace potential career paths. (A2-Responding).
Conveners
- Dr Marikannan Maharajan