SOCIAL PHARMACY (Theory)

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SUMAN KUMAR MEKAP

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Course Name : SOCIAL PHARMACY (Theory)

Code(Credit) : CUTM2023 (4-0-0)

Course Objectives

  • This course will discuss about basic concepts of
    1. Public health and national health programs
    2. Preventive healthcare
    3. Food and nutrition related health issues
    4. Health education and health promotion
    5. General roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in public health

Learning Outcomes

  • Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to
    1. Discuss about roles of pharmacists in the various national health programs
    2. Describe various sources of health hazards and disease preventive measures
    3. Discuss the healthcare issues associated with food and nutritional substances
    4. Describe the general roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in public health

Course Syllabus

Chapter 1:

Introduction to Social Pharmacy

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.

Chapter 2:

Preventive healthcare – Role of Pharmacists in the following

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.

Chapter 3:

Nutrition and Health
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.

Chapter 4:

Introduction to Microbiology and common microorganisms. 

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.

Chapter 5:

Introduction to health systems and all ongoing National.

Health programs in India, their objectives, functioning, outcome, and the role of pharmacists.

Chapter 6:

Pharmacoeconomics – Introduction, basic terminologies, importance of pharmacoeconomics.

Recommended Books:

1. Short Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Prabhakara GN, 2nd Edition, 2010, ISBN: 9789380704104, JAYPEE Publications.
2. Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine (Mahajan and Gupta), Edited by Roy Rabindra Nath, Saha Indranil, 4th Edition, 2013, ISBN: 9789350901878, JAYPEE Publications.
3. Review of Preventive and Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics), Jain Vivek, 6th Edition, 2014, ISBN: 9789351522331, JAYPEE Publications.
4. Essentials of Community Medicine—A Practical Approach, Hiremath Lalita D, Hiremath Dhananjaya A, 2nd Edition, 2012, ISBN: 9789350250440, JAYPEE Publications.
5. Park Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, K Park, 21st Edition, 2011, ISBN-14: 9788190128285, BANARSIDAS BHANOT PUBLISHERS.
6. Community Pharmacy Practice, Ramesh Adepu, BSP publishers, Hyderabad.

Session Plan

Session 1

Definition and Scope

PDF 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PHARMACY

Session 2

Social Pharmacy as a discipline and its scope in improving the public health

PDF 1.2 National Health Policy – Indian perspective

Session 3

Public and Private Health System in India, National Health Mission

PDF 1.3 Public and Private Health System in India, National

Session 4

Introduction to Millennium Development Goals

PDF 1.4 Millennium Development Goals

Session 5

Demography and Family Planning

PDF 2.1 DEMOGRAPHY AND FAMILY PLANING

Session 6

Mother and child health

PDF 2.2 MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH

Session 7

Overview of Vaccines, types of immunity and immunization

PDF 2.3 VACCINATION

Session 8

Effect of Environment on Health

PDF 2.4 EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON HEALTH

Session 9

Psychosocial Pharmacy

PDF 2.5 PSYCHOSOCIAL PHARMACY

Session 10

Drugs of misuse and abuse

PDF 2.5 PSYCHOSOCIAL PHARMACY

Session 11

Social Impact of these habits on social health

PDF 2.5 PSYCHOSOCIAL PHARMACY

Session 12

Basics of nutrition

PDF 3.1 BASIC NUTRITION

Session 13

Importance of water and fibres in diet

PDF 3.1 BASIC NUTRITION

Session 14

Balanced diet and Malnutrition

PDF 3.2 BALANCED DIET

Session 15

Nutrition deficiency diseases

PDF 3.2 BALANCED DIET

Session 16

Fortification of food

PDF 3.2 IMPORTANCE OF WATER AND FIBRES IN DIET

Session 17

Introduction to food safety

PDF 3.4 FOOD SAFETY

Session 18

Dietary supplements

PDF 3.5 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Session 19

Drug-Food Interactions

PDF 3.7 FOOD-DRUG INTERACTION

Session 20

Introduction to epidemiology

PDF 4.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY

Session 21

Epidemiology and clinical presentations

PDF 4.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY

Session 22

Prevention of communicable diseases

PDF 4.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY

Session 23

Respiratory infections

PDF 4.3 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Session 24

Chickenpox, measles and rubella

4.3 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Session 25

Diphtheria and whooping cough

PDF 4.3 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Session 26

Meningococcal meningitis

PDF 4.3 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Session 27

Acute respiratory infections

PDF 4.3 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Session 28

Tuberculosis and Ebola

PDF 4.3 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Session 29

Intestinal infections

PDF 4.4 INTESTINAL INFECTION

Session 30

Poliomyelitis and viral hepatitis

PDF 4.4 INTESTINAL INFECTION

Session 31

Typhoid and amebiasis

PDF 4.4 INTESTINAL INFECTION

Session 32

Worm infestations

PDF 4.4 INTESTINAL INFECTION

Session 33

Food poisoning

PDF 4.4 INTESTINAL INFECTION

Session 34

Arthropod-borne infections 

PDF 4.5 ARTHROPOD-BORNE INFECTIONS

Session 35

Dengue and malaria

PDF 4.5 ARTHROPOD-BORNE INFECTIONS

Session 36

Filariasis and chikungunya

PDF 4.5 ARTHROPOD-BORNE INFECTIONS

Session 37

Surface infections

PDF 4.6 SURFACE INFECTIONS

Session 38

Session 39

Session 40

Outcome and the role of pharmacists in National Health programs

PDF 5 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SYSTEM AND NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN INDIA

Session 41

Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics

PDF 6 PHARMACOECONOMICS

Session 42

Pharmacoeconomics

PDF 6 PHARMACOECONOMICS

Session 43

Basic terminologies of Pharmacoeconomics

PDF 6 PHARMACOECONOMICS

Session 44

Importance of pharmacoeconomics

PDF 6 PHARMACOECONOMICS

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