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.