Course Code: PHA 035

(Perspectives in Pharmacy)
SAS #3

Name: _______________________________________________ Class number: ______

Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________ Date: ____________

Lesson title: Scope of pharmacy Materials: pen, SAS

Lesson Objective:
At the end of the module, you should be able to: References:
1. Identify and describe the different scope of pharmacy
Remington: The Science and
Practice of Pharmacy 21st edition
1.
Remington: An Introduction to
Pharmacy edited by Loyd V Allen
Jr. 2013

Productivity Tip:

After finishing this module, explain quickly what you`ve learned to your parents or friends and share your
thoughts on the scope of pharmacy. 

A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW

Introduction (2 mins)

The word Pharmacy is derived from the Greek word "pharmakon", meaning drug is also known as a branch
associated with healthcare services. Today, the discipline of Pharmacy has made great progress and has
matured as a distinctly independent branch as pharmaceutical sciences, mainly through the acquirement of the
wealth of knowledge, research and a vast array of drugs & therapeutic remedies. Unlike the other curricula
Pharmacy is a product, as well as, service related discipline, increasing its scope multifold. Thus, today's
pharmacy professional is a ''drug expert'' in the real sense. The profession of pharmacy evolved as a
multidisciplinary curriculum1.

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Activity 1: What I Know Chart, part 1 (5 mins)

Instruction: in this chart reflect on what you know now. Do not worry if you are sure or not sure of your
answers. This activity simply serves to get you started on thinking about our topic. Answer only the first
column, “What I know”. Leave the third column “What I Learned” blank at this time.

What I Know Questions: What I Learned (Activity 4)

1. What are the different scopes of
pharmacy?

2. How can a pharmacist deliver

health care services?

3. Why pharmacist are considered

“drug expert”

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B.MAIN LESSON

Activity 2: Content Notes (15mins)

Instruction:
Please read and take note, highlight or outline some important and striking information about the different
scope of pharmacy and how they deliver health care services.

COMMUNITY PHARMACY
Community pharmacy is a hybrid practice requiring well-developed professional skills and, in many cases,
management abilities. In addition to dispensing pharmaceuticals, pharmacists in community pharmacies
answer questions about prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and give advice about home
healthcare supplies and durable medical equipment. Success in community pharmacy practice depends on
business management skills because a pharmacy is a business, and on clinical and therapeutic knowledge
because a pharmacist is also a healthcare provider. People skills are also important because of the direct
patient contact in a community pharmacy.

HEALTH-SYSTEMS PHARMACY
Health-systems pharmacy is the practice of pharmacy in private and government-owned hospitals, health
maintenance organizations (HMOs), clinics, walk-in health centers, and nursing homes. This has become a
significant setting for pharmacy practice over the past 50 years. In these settings pharmacists, with the
assistance of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, and automated technologies, prepare and dispense
medications, compound non-sterile and sterile preparations, advise other professionals and patients on the use
of drugs, monitor drug regimens, and evaluate drug use. They advise other professionals on the selection and
effects of drugs and, in some cases, make patient rounds with them or provide direct patient care. Hospital
pharmacy practice involves working extensively with other members of the healthcare team, including
physicians, nurses, and other health professionals and workers.

NUCLEAR PHARMACY
Nuclear pharmacy applies the principles and practices of pharmacy and nuclear chemistry to produce
radioactive drugs used for diagnosis and therapy. Some of these pharmacists work in hospitals and others
work for private nuclear pharmacies that provide radioactive drugs to hospitals.

HOSPITAL PHARMACY
Is the organization or department of the hospital which deals with procurement, storage, compounding,
preparation, dispensing and distribution of drugs in the hospital.

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INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Industrial pharmacy offers opportunities to pharmacists of all educational levels. The largest number of
pharmacists is involved in marketing, sales, and administration. Some pharmaceutical manufacturers employ
pharmacists as their professional service representatives, to educate physicians and pharmacists about the
manufacturer’s products. This can be a rewarding career for persons with the right personality and motivation,
and it is often a stepping-stone to supervisory positions in sales and a path toward integration into the
administrative and sales structure of a pharmaceutical firm. Pharmacists with master’s degrees in business or
additional degrees in law find additional opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry in the marketing, sales,
and legal departments. Pharmacists can also serve the industry as professional communications managers
and clinical research scientists; research and development personnel often have advanced degrees, although
this is not always the case. Production and quality-control (or quality-assurance) supervisory positions often
are held by pharmacists.

GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Government service offers opportunities to pharmacists in various capacities. They may serve as
noncommissioned or commissioned officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. They also serve
as commissioned officers in the United States Public Health Service, which furnishes pharmacists for the Food
and Drug Administration, Bureau of Prisons, and the Indian Health Service. (NOTE: source is an international
book so mention US government agencies, but Philippine government agencies with similar services also
employed pharmacists e.g. FDA, DOH, PDEA)

PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION
Pharmaceutical education offers opportunities to pharmacists with advanced degrees in any of the professional
specialties. Expanding enrollments and changes in the curricula at colleges to meet the employment needs of
the future result in an increased need for college-level instructors. Potentially higher salaries, more freedom for
research and writing, independence of action, and the cultural surroundings in pharmaceutical education make
teaching attractive.

PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNALISM
This offers rewarding experiences for a limited number of pharmacists with writing and editing skills.

ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Organizational management careers are available for those with pharmacy education who wish to serve in
national and state associations and on state boards of pharmacy. The increasing number of pharmacists and
the interface of pharmacy with insurance carriers and health and welfare agencies mean the responsibilities of
associations and boards must expand accordingly and be complicated by the greater involvement of state and
federal governments in healthcare. Thus, pharmacists who have organizational interests and talents will be in
great demand and will play important roles in the future of pharmacy in the United States.
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VETERINARY PHARMACY
A specialize pharmacy that deals with compounding and dispensing medications for animals and veterinary
products in the community pharmacy. Providing consultations on dosage and side effects of drugs prescribed
by veterinarians

NUTRACEUTICAL PHARMACY
A specialize pharmacy were pharmacists have an opportunity to add to their skills as healthcare providers.
Nutraceuticals include dietary supplements, functional foods (probiotics and fatty acid-based foods),
botanicals/herbals, vitamins/minerals, amino acids, proteins, and peptides that are derived from natural
bioactive compounds. Pharmacists can play an important role in helping consumers identify safe and effective
supplements.

ONLINE or INTERNET PHARMACY

An online pharmacy, internet pharmacy is a pharmacy that operates over the internet and sends orders to
customers through online pharmacy web portal. It is similar to community pharmacies; one primary difference
is the method by which the medications are requested and received. Online pharmacies are common in the
United States and required to be approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
Customers consider this to be more convenient than traveling to a community drugstore especially to seniors
and people with disabilities who may have difficulty leaving the house.

CLINICAL PHARMACY
Is a branch of pharmacy that involves the provision of patient care with the use of medications to optimize the
health outcomes of patients and this including promoting wellness and preventing disease.

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Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________ Date: ____________

Activity 3: Skill-building Activities (15 mins + 2 mins checking)

Instruction:
A. Describe each scope of pharmacy in 2 sentences.

1. Clinical pharmacy 4. Pharmaceutical education

2. Industrial pharmacy 5. Health-system pharmacy

3. Internet pharmacy 6. Hospital pharmacy

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B. How can a pharmacist deliver health care service/s to patients?

1. community pharmacy

2. nuclear pharmacy

3. veterinary pharmacy

4. nutraceutical pharmacy

Activity 4: What I Know Chart, part 2 (3 mins)

Instruction: To review your answers and what was learned from the session today. Please go back to activity
1 and answer the “what I learned” column of the chart. Notice and reflect on any changes in your answers.

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Name: _______________________________________________ Class number: ______

Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________ Date: ____________

Activity 5: Check for Understanding (10 mins)

Now it`s time for you to figure this one out on your own! Take time to read, analyse, and understand the
following scenarios. Answers will be provided during the discussion forum.

INSTRUCTION: Identify the scope of pharmacy from the example scenario given. Check your answers against
the Keys to Correction found at the last pages of this SAS. Write your score.

SCOPE of PHARMACY EXAMPLE

teaches in the college offering pharmacy

dispensing and distribution of drugs in the hospital

works as a professional service representative, to educate physicians

and pharmacists about the manufacturer’s products they work for.
provide patient care with the use of medications to optimize the health
outcomes of patients thus promoting wellness and prevention of
disease.
dispense pharmaceuticals and answer questions about prescription
and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and give advice about home
healthcare supplies in a community setting.
work to produce radioactive drugs used for diagnosis and therapy

work in private and government-owned hospitals, clinics, and nursing

homes to prepare and dispense medications, compound non-sterile
and sterile preparations and even advises other professionals and
patients on the use of drugs
pharmacists with writing and editing skills

pharmacists who wish to serve in national and state associations and

on state boards of pharmacy.
may serve as noncommissioned or commissioned officers in the
Army, Navy, Air Force. They also serve in the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), DOH, PDEA

II.
1. In a five sentence answer. Discuss why a pharmacist is called a drug expert?

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C. LESSON WRAP-UP

Activity 6: Thinking about Learning (5 mins)

A. Work Tracker:
You are done with this session! Let’s track your progress. Shade the session number you just
completed.

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B. Think About your Learning: Tell me about your thoughts on today`s topic. What surprised you
about the lesson today? Please explain why.

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FAQs

1. Can a fresh graduate not yet licensed teach in the college of Pharmacy?
- No, licensed is needed to practice pharmacy in the pharmaceutical education. Advanced degrees e.g.
Masters and PhD are an advantage.

2. Can a pharmacist work in a manufacturing firm e.g. IPI?

- Yes, pharmacist can work in a manufacturing firm and can be in marketing, sales, and administration.
Pharmacists can also serve as professional communications managers and clinical research scientists;
research and development, production and quality-control (or quality-assurance) positions.

3. What is the difference of the work of a clinical pharmacist from a hospital pharmacist?
- Clinical pharmacist provides patient care with the use of medications to optimize the health outcomes
of patients. They evaluate untreated health issues, performing medical tests on patients, ensuring
patients receive the correct medications, advising patients about health-related matters and track the
progress of patients. While hospital pharmacist do storing, compounding, preparing IV prescription
medications, providing information to medical staff, ensuring the medication is safe for the patient, filling
out paperwork, monitoring and ordering inventory, dispensing and distribution of drugs in the hospital.

CITATIONS:
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https://slideplayer.com/slide/9628902/ The Scope of Pharmacy published by Norah Underwood

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