PHA 662 - Self-Care Therapeutics

Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to introduce the principles and application of self-care treatment of common diseases using over-the-counter medications. Emphasis will be on the role of the pharmacist in determining the appropriate use of over-the-counter medications for self-care therapy. Students will learn to use the patient care process to determine if self-care is appropriate for the individual patient, select an appropriate product, counsel the patient on the use of the product, and establish follow-up and monitoring parameters. Students are expected to model professional behavior in the application of their knowledge to patient care simulations.