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ISBN | 978-81-19781-24-9 |
Publishers | R. Narain Publishers & Distributors |
Author | Dr. Aziz Irfan & Ekta Khare |
Binding | Paperback |
Edition | 1/e |
Price | 280 |
Year | 2024 |
Pages | 208 |
Subject | Bilingual Text Book of Social Pharmacy |
Original price was: ₹280.₹238Current price is: ₹238.
We are pleased to introduce the new edition of “Social Pharmacy” for the First year student of D.Pharm which is in accordance with the newly revised syllabus of Pharmacy council of India. As the author of this bilingual textbook of Social Pharmacy written for D. Pharm students, we are delighted to guide you through the rich tapestry of natural products that form the backbone of pharmaceutical science. This bilingual textbook has been meticulously crafted to cater to the diverse linguistic needs of students pursuing their Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm). This book has been written from a pharmacy perspective; although we do hope those from other disciplines will also find it of use. We have made considerable effort to update each chapter and ensure the content is relevant to current practice. This book is small and humble effort has been put in for completing necessary information on the subject. An attempt has been made to demystify and simplify the basic concept for the students of pharmacy and to enable them get an evergreen success in Board of Technical examination. This book deals with the basic system of the body with reference to social pharmacy, and we have attempted to achieve maximum coverage in the simplest way.
ISBN | 978-81-19781-24-9 |
Publishers | R. Narain Publishers & Distributors |
Author | Dr. Aziz Irfan & Ekta Khare |
Binding | Paperback |
Edition | 1/e |
Price | 280 |
Year | 2024 |
Pages | 208 |
Subject | Bilingual Text Book of Social Pharmacy |
Weight | 250 g |
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Dimensions | 24 × 19 × 1 cm |
CHAPTER – 1:
Definition and Scope. Social Pharmacy as a discipline and its scope in improving the public health. Role of Pharmacists in Public Health.
Concept of Health –WHO Definition, various dimensions, determinants, and health indicators.
National Health Policy – Indian perspective
Public and Private Health System in India, National Health Mission
Introduction to Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals, FIP Development Goals
Demography and Family Planning
Mother and child health, importance of breastfeeding, ill effects of infant milk substitutes and bottle feeding
Overview of Vaccines, types of immunity and immunization.
Effect of Environment on Health – Water pollution, importance of safe drinking water, waterborne diseases, air pollution, noise pollution, sewage and solid waste disposal, occupational illnesses, Environmental pollution due to pharmaceuticals
Psychosocial Pharmacy: Drugs of misuse and abuse – psychotropics, narcotics, alcohol, tobacco products. Social Impact of these habits on social health and productivity and suicidal behaviours.
Basics of nutrition – Macronutrients and Micronutrients
Importance of water and fibres in diet
Balanced diet, Malnutrition, nutrition deficiency diseases, ill effects of junk foods, calorific and nutritive values of various foods, fortification of food
Introduction to food safety, adulteration of foods, effects of artificial ripening, use of pesticides, genetically modified foods
Dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, food supplements –indications, benefits, Drug-Food Interactions.
Epidemiology: Introduction to epidemiology, and its applications. Understanding of terms such as epidemic, pandemic, endemic, mode of transmission, outbreak, quarantine, isolation, incubation period, contact tracing, morbidity, mortality.
Causative agents, epidemiology and clinical presentations and Role of Pharmacists in educating the public in prevention of the following communicable diseases:
Respiratory infections – chickenpox, measles, rubella, mumps, influenza (including Avian-Flu, H1N1, SARS, MERS, COVID-19), diphtheria, whooping cough, meningococcal meningitis, acute respiratory infections, tuberculosis, Ebola
Intestinal infections – poliomyelitis, viral hepatitis, cholera, acute diarrheal diseases, typhoid, amebiasis, worm infestations, food poisoning.
Arthropod-borne infections – dengue, malaria, filariasis and, chikungunya
Surface infections – trachoma, tetanus, leprosy
STDs, HIV/AIDS.
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