Practical Manual of Community Pharmacy & Management

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Practicals
Note: The following practicals shall be carried out in the model community
pharmacy with appropriate simulated scenarios and materials.
Students shall be trained through role plays wherever necessary. The
activities of the students shall be assessed / evaluated using a structured
objective assessment form.
1. Handling of prescriptions with professional standards, reviewing
prescriptions, checking for legal compliance and completeness
(minimum 5)
2. Identification of drug-drug interactions in the prescription and followup
actions (minimum 2)
3. Preparation of dispensing labels and auxiliary labels for the
prescribed medications (minimum 5)
4. Providing the following health screening services for monitoring
patients / detecting new patients (one experiment for each activity)
Blood Pressure Recording, Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring,
Lung function assessment using Peak Flow Meter and incentive
spirometer, recording capillary oxygen level using Pulse Oximeter,
BMI measurement
5. Providing counselling to simulated patients for the following chronic
diseases / disorders including education on the use of devices
such as insulin pen, inhalers, spacers, nebulizers, etc. where
appropriate (one experiment for each disease) Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus, Primary Hypertension, Asthma, Hyperlipidaemia,
Rheumatoid Arthritis
6. Providing counselling to simulated patients for the following
minor ailments (any three)
Headache, GI disturbances (Nausea, Vomiting, Dyspepsia, diarrhoea,
constipation), Worm infestations, Pyrexia, Upper Respiratory Tract
infections, Skin infections, Oral and dental disorders.
7 Appropriate handling of dummy dosage forms with correct
administration techniques – oral liquids with measuring cup/cap/
dropper, Eye Drops, Inhalers, Nasal drops, Insulin pen, nebulizers,
different types of tablets, patches, enemas, suppositories
8 Use of Community Pharmacy Software and digital health tools.