PHA 6729 Fundamentals Of Pharmaceutical Care (3)**:

This Foundational Course Provides The Fundamental Skills Required For Effective Monitoring Of Drug Therapy And For The Design And Evaluation Of Therapeutic Regimens. The Course Provides The Necessary Skills To Administratively Evaluate Clinical Services Provided In Various Health-care Settings. The Course Is Divided Into Two (2) Major Portions: Part I: Laboratory Medicine And Applied Pharmacokinetics (i.e. Review Of General Principles With Application). Part II: A Review Of Basic Concepts In Pharmacoeconomics Including Economic Evaluations (i.e. Cost Of Illness, Cost Minimization, Cost-benefit, Cost-effectiveness And Cost-utility) As Well As Humanistic Evaluations (i.e. Quality Of Life, Patient Preferences And Patient Satisfaction). Strategies To Incorporate Pharmacoeconomics Into Pharmacotherapy Will Be Explored. A Clerkship Component Will Be Included And Will Consist Of Case-analysis, A Paper And Evidence Of Patient Monitoring With Approved Preceptors.