MPharm Pharmacy with a Foundation Year

This unit integrates taught material with professional and clinical pharmacy practice. In year 2, students:

Demonstrate the ability to identify and resolve pharmaceutical care issues for one aspect of one disease state including comparison of treatment to guidelines, interpretation of patient results, monitoring for efficacy and adverse effects

Use pharmaceutical calculations to recommend drug doses, concentrations and administration rates.

Observe and demonstrate interaction and rapport-building with healthcare professionals and patients.

Engage in Continuing Professional Development, inter-professional and socially responsible activities to improve employment prospects.

Observe and describe the role of the pharmacy aseptic service and precautions needed to ensure the sterility of aseptically prepared pharmaceuticals.

To enable students to apply their knowledge and demonstrate their professionalism and clinical skills in the real world setting of pharmacy practice.

To enable students to gain first-hand practical experience of working with patients, carers and other healthcare professionals.

Assessment                                                                  Weighting                      Equivalent credits

CPD entry reflecting on an IPE event &                   P/F                                    2

associated peer review

Clinical Case Report (CCR)                                          P/F                                    2

Calculations                                                                  P/F                                    2

Attendance (online and/or face to face                 

clinical placements & community

pharmacy placements)

Specialist Dispensing Practical Exam                       P/F                                    2