PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF PHARMACY (PACOP)

COURSE SPECIFICATIONS

COURSE PHARMACY INFORMATICS COURSE CODE

TITLE
CREDIT 2 units (1 unit lecture; 1 unit lab.) COURSE PREREQUISITES NONE (3rd year standing)
UNITS
CONTACT 1 hour lecture/3 hours lab. per week COURSE CO-REQUISITES NONE
HOURS
COURSE 3rd Year, Second Semester COURSE
PLACEMENT FACILITATOR/S:
Rationale: This course covers the various methods of gathering and using drug and health-related information from various electronic and non-electronic sources using
different websites, search engines, and mobile applications.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION Focus: It focuses on the use of information technology and drug information to optimize medication use.

Outcomes: At the end of the course the students will be able to use and integrate data, apply the information, knowledge, and technology in the medication use-process for
the purpose of improving health outcomes.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES YEAR LEVEL INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the program, the graduate should be able At the end of the third year level, the student should be able to
to 1) explain the drug development process (how medicines including biotech products are developed, manufactured and brought to
1. practice pharmacy in a professional and ethical the market)
manner; 2) compound and manufacture quality pharmaceutical products, including cosmetic products, according to official standards,
2. provide pharmaceutical care; PhilPSP and regulatory guidelines
3. conduct relevant research and disseminate 3) demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills in dispensing medicines
findings; 4) relate biological and physiological concepts to pharmacy (drugs, biotech products and diseases)
4. apply managerial and entrepreneurial skills; 5) explain alternative modalities
5. communicate and facilitate effectively. 6) critically evaluate scientific evidences for research and decision-making
7) apply management and entrepreneurial skills
8) provide healthcare information to various clients
9) demonstrate appreciation of mathematics in the context of science & technology

Week Content Standards
Demonstrate familiarity of
the terms or nomenclature in
information technology
Demonstrate understanding
of the pharmacists’ role in
informatics
Demonstrate understanding
of the importance of
pharmacy informatics in
improving health outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge of
the various sources of drug
information
Demonstrate competence in
the use of these information
Essential Learning Constructive Alignment
Intende Suggested
Program Learning d Teaching/Learnin
Outcomes Learnin g Activities Assessmen
Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge
g (TLAs) t Tasks
Outcom
es
UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY INFORMATICS
1.1 Definition of Pharmacy Defining pharmacy PLO2 ILO8 Gapped Lecture
informatics and related terms informatics and related PLO5
1.2 Role of Pharmacists in terms
Informatics
1.3 Importance of Pharmacy Discussing the role of
informatics
pharmacists as drug
information specialists
(informaticists)
Explaining the importance
of pharmacy informatics in
improving health outcomes
UNIT 2. SOURCES OF DRUG INFORMATION
2.1 Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Identifying various sources of PLO2 ILO6 Gapped lecture
Literature drug information PLO5 ILO8 Library activity
2.2 Textbook sources Computer
2.3 Internet Sources Listing information sources laboratory activity
2.4 Biomedical Literature according to primary,
2.5 Study design secondary, and tertiary
Categorizing textbook sources
according to information query
Examining the authenticity of
internet sources and assessing
the quality of internet sources
Discussing how to assess peer-
reviewed biomedical literature
Categorizing the different

Demonstrate understanding
of the model of the
information search process
(ISP) through the six-stage
process
Demonstrate competence in
information search process
using electronic and non-
electronic resources
Demonstrate competence in
drug information retrieval
Demonstrate competence in
disseminating drug
information to various
recipient through different
media
Demonstrate knowledge
of the ethical issues of health
informatics applications,
Demonstrate understanding of
the legal issues on privacy,
study designs
Analyzing the elements of
study design
UNIT 3. INFORMATION SEARCH PROCESS
3.1 ISP six stage model Explaining the model of the PLO2 ILO6 Gapped lecture
3.2 Electronic and non-electronic information search process PLO5 ILO8 Library activity
search process (ISP) through the six-stage Computer
3.3 Drug information retrieval process laboratory activity
Discussing the application
of the search process using
electronic and non-
electronic means
Creating a drug information
retrieval plan based on a
query
UNIT 4. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
4.1 Information dissemination to Describing how disseminate PLO2 ILO6 Gapped lecture
various recipients information queries of PLO5 ILO8 Library activity
4.1.1 Patients (personal) various recipient Computer
4.1.2 Relatives/other laypersons laboratory activity
4.1.3 Co-Healthcare (personal)
Describing how to generate
4.1.4 Industry
a tailor-fit drug information
4.1.5 Other stakeholders
4.2 Information dissemination for the recipient using
through various medium different media
4.2.1 Via phone
4.2.2 Letter writing
4.2.3 Via e-mail
4.2.4 Newsletter
4.2.5 Patient info leaflet
4.2.6 Mobile applications
4.2.7 Others
UNIT 5. ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS
5.1 Health-Informatics Applications:
Discussing the standards of PLO2 ILO6 Case study
Appropriate Use, Users, and appropriate use of Health PLO5 ILO8
Contexts informatics application, and
5.2 Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data
the obligations and
Sharing standards for system
5.3 Legal Issues in Health Care
 confidentiality, copyright,
patents and intellectual
property
Informatics developers and maintainers.
Discussing the ethical
standards on health privacy
and confidentiality in the
use of electronic data in
clinical research

Discussing the liabilities

under the law, legal issues
regarding privacy and
confidentiality, copyright,
patents and intellectual
property

UNIT 6. TRENDS AND FUTURE DIRECTION OF PHARMACY INFORMATICS

Demonstrate knowledge of the 6.1 IT applications in drug Describing the various PLO2 ILO6 Reporting
advantages of intravaginal information retrievals, ADR computer and mobile PLO5 ILO8
drug delivery monitoring and other health applications used in
related information pharmacy
Demonstrate knowledge of 6.1.1 Computer
intrauterine drug delivery, 6.1.2 Mobile
vaginal insert and ring, and 6.1.3 Other devices
vaginal gel 6.2 Other trends in pharmacy
informatics

Learning LCD projector, Powerpoint presentations, LED TV, audio-visual materials

Resources
Basic Readings Pharmacy Informatics, Anderson, CRC Press
Extended • Introduction to Pharmacy Informatics, Pena, Imelda, RPh Department of Pharmacy, University of the Philippines- Manila
Readings • Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Sean Ekins, A John Wiley& Sons, Inc. Publication
• Information Technology for Pharmacists, Richard Fisher. Pharmaceutical Press
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