Introduction To Pharmacy Lecture Notes Pdf

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All activities, assignments, projects, or other work for a course in the curriculum are to be completed and turned in on time. Any such item that is turned in after the start of the class period it is due may be considered missing and as such assigned no points.

Individual departments and their course instructors may provide additional guidelines on class attendance. Unless otherwise stated, attendance is required although excused absences for attending meetings (see below), illness or deaths in the family may be honored by individual instructors. Any student missing more than 15% of the scheduled meeting sessions of a class will be deemed to have excessive absences. Excessive unexcused absences from any class may result in the administrative withdrawal of the student from that class, at the discretion of the instructor. Students should note that an expectation of students in the professional program is that class attendance and school activities are to be the top priority for all students. Absences for work, work-related activities, or recreational travel, as a few examples, are not acceptable.

Faculty may, but are not required to, provide notes for a lecture or course. If course notes are to be provided, they may be in paper format or electronic format at the discretion of the faculty member. If a member of the faculty distributes notes or supporting materials in paper format it is the responsibility of that faculty member to print and/or distribute such documents. Students are provided with access to a copier and paper to print class related handouts and make copies as needed. Personal use of the copier/paper is prohibited. A reasonable monthly copy/print quota is provided to each student. Use is regulated and monitored by school administration.

It is recommended that students adhere to a business casual dress code at all times while in classes or on school sanctioned activities. Unless authorized by a school administrator, School of Pharmacy issued white coats and name tags are to be worn at all times when on professional activities sanctioned by the school.

The School of Pharmacy promotes and encourages the professionalism of all of its students in part through providing specific opportunities and support for students to attend local, regional, and national meetings. The following travel policies apply to all students in the School of Pharmacy:

Classroom visitors (children, family, friends, etc.) may disrupt the learning environment. As a result, only enrolled students, faculty, and school administration may enter a classroom while class is in session. Special permission for exceptions requires authorization by school administration. Unless otherwise stated by a Dean or an instructor, the entire center back row of seating in classrooms 2020 and 3020 on the Lawrence campus, and classrooms 2304 and 2315 on the Wichita campus, are reserved for administrative use during Pharmacy classes and to accommodate observation by approved visitors.

All students must be registered as a pharmacy student intern in good standing with the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy and provide a background check, free of convictions/events defined by the School of Pharmacy as potentially exclusionary, before beginning classes in the School and yearly thereafter. Students will be provided instruction on application completion by the School of Pharmacy. Matriculation into the School of Pharmacy and the opportunity to continue in and complete the program are dependent upon compliance with this requirement. Ordering of the background check and ensuring its receipt by the School of Pharmacy is the responsibility of the student. Exclusionary events may include but are not limited to: 1) any drug or alcohol-related violation or conviction, 2) any sex crime, 3) any misdemeanor or felony conviction, 4) suspension or revocation of pharmacy student intern license by the State Board of Pharmacy.

The pre-pharmacy curriculum requirements may be completed at any accredited institution in the United States. In addition, coursework completed at non-accredited institutions may be accepted upon concurrent approval of the University of Kansas Registrar and the School of Pharmacy Academic Standing and Curriculum Committees. Pre-pharmacy course credit, however, is only considered and may be awarded when course credit hours are reflected on an official institution transcript.

The University of Kansas typically does not accept transfer students from other professional Pharm.D. programs. Professional courses completed at a non-accredited institution are not transferable for credit towards the Pharm.D. degree requirements at the University of Kansas. In exceptional cases, student transfers from accredited schools of pharmacy are considered on an individual basis by the Admissions Committee of the School. The Curriculum Committee then evaluates all requests for transfer credit of professional courses. Additionally, it is required that students depart their school in good academic standing without conduct issues (as documented by a Dean from the external institution). In the rare instance when a transfer student is admitted, they must at minimum complete the P3 and P4 coursework at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy to be eligible to be awarded the Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

University Academic Support Centers provides a variety of academic programs designed to support learning for all KU students. Such services include course-specific peer tutoring, supplemental instruction, writing tutoring, and facilitating equal access to KU classes for students with disabilities. Important areas within the University Academic Support Center include:

Traditionally, advising concentrates on course and undergraduate major selection. At the KU School of Pharmacy, advising focuses on developing a mutually beneficial relationship between students and professors with the primary goal of helping students gain the necessary skills, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences to be successful academically and professionally. Advising provides students the opportunity to learn from School of Pharmacy faculty, outside of the classroom. Students are assigned a faculty advisor during the fall semester of their P1 year. Students will work with their advisors through the duration of the didactic curriculum.

There are many opportunities for pharmacy students to obtain employment in a variety of pharmacy-related positions. Common areas of employment include community-based pharmacies, both independent and chain, and within hospital or health systems. Information regarding many of these opportunities may be available in the Deans office and within the various departmental units of the School of Pharmacy. Announcements of the availability on many of these positions will be posted throughout the year and as they become available on Canvas. There are also special informational sessions with students at various times during the academic year to discuss some of these employment programs.

The KU School of Pharmacy also offers many opportunities within the numerous student organizations. Similar to STUCO, student leaders from each of the student organizations meet with the Dean and Assistant/Associate Deans a minimum of twice a semester to provide an update on events and communicate matters of concern relating to the student organizations that may require administrative review, oversight, direction and/or approval. More detailed information including current student leaders and faculty advisors to the student organizations can be found at KU Pharmacy Student Organizations.

There are many postgraduate opportunities for Pharm.D. students. The SOP provides several sessions and utilizes various means to communicate and inform students of the postgraduate education and training opportunities available. Listed below are some of the common events and other resources available to students.

Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links health sciences with pharmaceutical sciences and natural sciences. The professional practice is becoming more clinically oriented as most of the drugs are now manufactured by pharmaceutical industries. Based on the setting, pharmacy practice is either classified as community or institutional pharmacy. Providing direct patient care in the community of institutional pharmacies is considered clinical pharmacy.[1]

The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing of medications. It also includes more modern services related to health care including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information with patient counselling. Pharmacists, therefore, are experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize the use of medication for the benefit of the patients.

An establishment in which pharmacy (in the first sense) is practiced is called a pharmacy (this term is more common in the United States) or chemists (which is more common in Great Britain, though pharmacy is also used).[citation needed] In the United States and Canada, drugstores commonly sell medicines, as well as miscellaneous items such as confectionery, cosmetics, office supplies, toys, hair care products and magazines, and occasionally refreshments and groceries.

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