Intro Pharmacy Profession

This course provides an introduction to the pharmacy practice environment by developing a working knowledge of interprofessional education and practice, an understanding of the myriad of factors that affect a patient’s health care decision-making, along with a review of the medications that are most commonly used in the United States. By the end of the course students understand how pharmacists work collaboratively with other health care professionals, appreciate the nature of interprofessional communication within the health care team, develop strategies that allow patients to make beneficial decisions with respect to their health and health care and be able to recognize the brand/generic names, drug class, dosage form and major uses of the top 200 drugs.