Current StudentsIntroductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
The Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE I-V) will be based in community, institutional, long-term care, and primary care settings. Each IPPE will consist of 60 hours per semester and include, but not limited to, the following supervised activities:
- processing and dispensing new and refill medication orders
- conducting patient interviews to obtain pertinent patient information
- creating patient profiles
- responding to drug information inquiries
- interacting with other health care professionals
- participating in public health educational programs
- interpreting and evaluating patient information
- triaging and assessing the need for patient referral
- identifying patient-specific factors that affect health and pharmacotherapy
- assessing patient health literacy and compliance
- performing calculations required to compound, dispense, and administer medications
- administering medications
- providing point-of-care and patient-centered services
- conducting physical assessments
- preparing and compounding extemporaneous preparations and sterile products
- communicating with patients and health care providers
- interacting with pharmacy technicians in the delivery of pharmacy services
- documenting interventions in patient records
- presenting patient cases
- billing third parties for pharmacy services
Course Details
YEAR 3 - Semester 1
PHAR 865 (formerly PHAR 565)
2 units
