PRC 356: Pharmacy Practice and Health Care Systems
This course introduces students to the profession of pharmacy and the diversity of pharmacy-related services that relates to the modern health care system. Students will be introduced to the contribution of pharmacy to health care systems in different settings such as; community-, hospital-based. It will also enable the students to develop a more specialized range of attributes to the healthcare system. It will introduce the student to clinical pharmacy practice, patient counselling and compliance, drug utilization reviews, drug interactions, treatment of poisoning and other areas of practice. Special emphases will be on the role of pharmacist'92s in patient care and public health in Saudi Arabia-health care system.