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| PHAR0714-1 | Introduction to pharmaceutical sciences
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 5h SEM |
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| Lecturer : | Patrick Herné |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The pharmaceutical practice, in an open pharmacy, in a hospital or in the pharmaceutical industry, involves manifold disciplines, focussed on the drugs and also on the patients.
After a quick survey of the history of the pharmacy, the course will give the students an overview of the pharmaceutical sciences, and make them aware of the diversity of their future trade, following the "life" of a licensed drug, from the discovery of its active component to its use in the everyday therapy. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To give the students an overview of the diversity of the knowledge to be gained for the practice of pharmacy. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A textbook (in CD Rom form) is given the students at the beginning of the course. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (multiple choice and open questions) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Patrick HERNE, lecturer
25, Boulevard Frère Orban
4000 LIEGE (Belgium)
Phone xx 32 471 05 14 27
e-mail: patrick.herne@ulg.ac.be
No secretariat |
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