YANET COLLEGE
PHARMACY DEPARTMENT
Program: Level IV TVET
Academic Year: 2017
Apply good dispensing principles Total credit Hrs: 64Hrs
Course code: HLT PHS4 03 1121 Instructor: Dagninet A.
Course description:
Good dispensing of medicines is an important component of rational medicine therapy in order
to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks to end users. This course covers knowledge,
skill and attitude to prepare prescriptions in accordance with legal and Good Pharmacy Practice
requirements to ensure rational drug use. Moreover, this module also covers the knowledge,
skills and attitude required in patient counseling and providing drug information to promote
medication adherence and clinical outcomes.
Learning objectives:
After successful completion of this course learners will have comprehensive skills and art in
medication dispensing and related knowledges and they will be able to:
Accept and validate prescription for Provide patient counseling service
dispensing Enter data in to dispensing computer
Ensure clinical evaluation of Assemble prescription items
prescription by pharmacist according to good dispensing
Calculate prescription quantities practice
Prepare labels according to legal Finalize prescription, documentation
requirements and reporting
Establish counseling environment
Teaching method:
Interactive lecture, group discussion, individual and group assignments and seminar presentation
Course outline:
1. Accepting Prescription for Dispensing 5.2 Communication Skill
1.1 Prescription and types of prescription 5.3 Counseling area
1.2 Steps in dispensing of prescribed medications
5.4 Identifying drug information sources for counseling
2. Ensuring Clinical Evaluation of Prescription
6. Providing Patient Counseling Service
2.1. Checking for drug interactions and
incompatibilities 6.1 Rationale of patient drug counselling
2.2. Checking for contraindications 6.2 Identifying drug therapy problems
2.3. Identifying and reporting ADRs 6.3 Providing drug information
2.4. Sources of information for clinical evaluation 6.4 Counseling process
of prescriptions 6.5 Standard protocol or procedure of counseling
6.6 Compliance, adherence and concordance
3. Calculating Prescription Quantities
7. Entering Data in to the Dispensing Computer
3.1. Dilution concentration
3.2. Reducing and enlarging formulas 7.1 Computerized dispensing system
3.3. Calculating oral doses 7.2 Entering data in to a computer system
3.4. Calculating parenteral doses 7.3 Barcode technology for the dispensing process
3.5. Calculating pediatric doses 7.4 Checking accuracy of data
4. Preparing Labels According to Legal 8. Assembling Prescription Items According to
Requirement Good Dispensing Practice
4.1. Legal requirements regarding labeling 8.1 Selecting and collecting prescribed products
4.2. Types of Labels 8.2 Re-packaging of prescribed items
5. Establishing Counseling Environment 9. Finalizing Prescription and Documentation
5.1 Introduction to General Psychology 9.1 Complete recording of prescribed medications
9.2 Prescription filing
Assessment:
Continuous assessment: 50%
Final written Exam: 50%
References:
1 Introduction to Pharmaceutical calculation, Rees Judith A, Smith Jan, Watson Jennie 4th
edition.
2 Pharmaceutical calculations, Haward C. Ansel, Shelly J. Stockton,15th edition.
3 Ansel,s Pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery system Loyd Allen, Haward C.
Ansel,10th edition.
4 Manual for Medicines Good Dispensing Practice 2nd edition, 2012
5 National drug formulary, Guideline for prescription papers EFDA, latest edition
6 Introduction to Psychology Fernald, L.Dodge, 5th ed. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, N.H., 2003
