aFAPL1_11 Managed Practice in Pharmacies (2 weeks)

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0/80. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Martina Šutorová (lecturer)
PharmDr. Lenka Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Martina Šutorová
Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Main objectives: To get basic skills and knowledge in practical activities in the pharmacy.
Basic processes in compounding and adjusting drugs, use of equipment, accomplishing hygienic requirements and principles of stocking drugs are the contents of the training. Students work under the supervision of the pharmacy staff.
Learning outcomes
Completing the course the student will be able to orientate in pharmacy practice, know the basic competencies of employees, apply ethical principles, the student will be able to perform basic activities in pharmacy: basic procedures of preparation of medicinal products, use Czech pharmacopoeia, will be orientated in the assortment of the pharmacy(medicinal products, foods for special medical purposes, supplements, medical devices, veterinary drugs, other pharmaceutical assortment).
Key topics
The goal of the course is to use the knowledge of Introduction to Pharmacy in the everyday Pharmacy routine, especially in respect to:

1. Arrangement of the pharmacy settings
a) workplaces in the pharmacy,
b) Internal Operating Rules of the Pharmacy, staff, job description.
2. Rules of the safety at work
a) contact pharmacist- patient: danger of infection,
b) strong and very strong acting substances, poisons,
c) flammable matters, electricity, gas,
d) first aid rules.
3. Rules of hygiene at the pharmacy
a) sanitation of the workplace,
b) personal hygiene.
4. Assistance in washing, desinfection, sterilization
a) washing and drying of the appliances, equipment used for preparing drugs,
b) types of containers used for adjusting drugs.
5. Basic operations in preparing drugs
a) processes (weighing, trituration, pulverization, mixing, adjusting, labeling),
b) handling of commonly used appliances and equipment.
6. Storing of medicinal products
Principles of storing pharmaceuticals (according to the Pharmacopoeia).
7. Medical prescription, its reading and assessment
Basic calculations and their application in compounding medicinal products.
Study resources and literature
  • European Pharmacopoeia
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Practical training.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Interview Monitoring of student's activities, assesment of given tasks.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
Acceptance sheet plaese return to guarantor at UAF by 30th June, or earlier if the training starts before the abovementioned day. Eventual changes are to be announced to the guarantor of the course.
To obtain credits: to performe the training in the lenght 2 weeks, 5 days per week, 8 hours per day, and here mentioned materials must be submitted:
1. Completed tasks according to the List of tasks,
2. Job Journal (with the daily records of tasks accomplished),
3. Confirmation (with the evaluation of the training written by the supervisor in the pharmacy).
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