Pharmacy Services
Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

PHS204

Ders İsmi:

Basic Calculations in Pharmacy

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Laboratory	ECTS
2	2	0	5

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Bölüm Seçmeli

Course Level:

Associate

TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Short Cycle

EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator :

Öğr.Gör. GÜL ASLIHAN ÇAKIR AKAY

Course Lecturer(s):

Öğr.Gör. GENEL MYO
Öğr.Gör. TANYA AGOPYAN
Öğr.Gör. GÜL ASLIHAN ÇAKIR AKAY
Öğr.Gör. Fatma Banu Bekman
Öğr.Gör. YASEMEN KESİMOĞLU
Öğr.Gör. YEŞİM BULUT

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide the student with the knowledge and skills of care calculations used in pharmacy practice and preparation of magistral drugs. To make pharmaceutical calculations and understand the importance of correct calculations in pharmacy practice, doing patient specific dose calculations. Strengthening students knowledge for the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and the development of advanced formulations as in a pharmacy setting.

Course Content:

Basics of pharmaceutical calculations, percentage, ratio, measurement systems, concentration expressions, solubility calculations, dilution, measurement tools and their use, dose calculations.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) To explain the basic concepts of basic calculations in pharmacy
2) Learning dilutions and dose calculations
3) To recognize different measurement systems and to make conversions between these measurement systems.
4) To know the measurement tools and to explain their usage and properties.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to basic calculations in pharmacy	lecture notes
1)
2)	Measurement systems I
3)	Measurement systems II- Practices	lecture notes
4)	Expressions of concentrations I	lecture notes
5)	Expressions of concentrations II- practices
6)	Calculation of solubility I	lecture notes
7)	Calculations of solubility II- Practices
8)	Measurement tools, features and use of measurement tools	Lecture notes
9)	Dilutions and alcohol dilutions I	Lecture notes
10)	Dilutions and alcohol dilutions II- Practices	lecture notes
11)	Calculations in isotonic and buffer solutions	Lecture notes
12)	Statistical evaluation of pharmaceutical analysis data	lecture notes
13)	Dose calculation I	lecture notes
14)	Dose calculations II	Lecture notes

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations, 4th Edition, Judith A. Rees, Ian Smith, and Jennie Watson Pharmaceutical Calculations: A Conceptual Approach, 2019, Michalakis Savva
References:	Akgün H, Balkan A., Farmasötik Kimya, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 4. Baskı, 2016

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) To be able to comprehend the professional legal legislation in the field.
2) To recognize the concepts of the functioning of biological systems in normal and pathological conditions.
3) To know the functional structure and function of the human body sufficiently and to comprehend the basic diseases.
4) To understand the duties and responsibilities of the pharmacy technician profession.
5) To be able to combine and use the basic and applied sciences.
6) To understand the importance of professional ethical values.
7) To be able to use information technologies in the field.
8) To have knowledge of foreign language at a level to communicate.
9) To be able to work in a project in the fields of professional practice, to be a team member, to participate in joint studies.
10) To be able to use necessary communication techniques in professional practice areas.
11) To understand the importance of public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
12) Identify the overall health organizations in Turkey and the world.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to comprehend the professional legal legislation in the field.
2)	To recognize the concepts of the functioning of biological systems in normal and pathological conditions.
3)	To know the functional structure and function of the human body sufficiently and to comprehend the basic diseases.
4)	To understand the duties and responsibilities of the pharmacy technician profession.
5)	To be able to combine and use the basic and applied sciences.	5
6)	To understand the importance of professional ethical values.
7)	To be able to use information technologies in the field.
8)	To have knowledge of foreign language at a level to communicate.
9)	To be able to work in a project in the fields of professional practice, to be a team member, to participate in joint studies.
10)	To be able to use necessary communication techniques in professional practice areas.
11)	To understand the importance of public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
12)	Identify the overall health organizations in Turkey and the world.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100