Introduction to community pharmacy
Roles of pharmacist in primary care
Legal, matters,
Online pharmacy – prescribing & dispensing


Nutrition and health supplements
Common nutrition and health supplements

Herbal supplements
Common herbal supplements, banned substances in supplements

Responding to symptoms: Respiratory
Cough, common cold, rhinitis, sore throat

Responding to symptoms: GIT
Dyspepsia, diarrhoea, constipation

Responding to symptoms: Skin
Eczema, contact dermatitis, nappy rash, urticaria, acne vulgaris, seborrheic scalp conditions, sunburn, burns & scalds, bites& stings, warts & veruccas, psoriasis

Responding to symptoms: Pain
Pain relief, teething, musculoskeletal pain, headache & migraine, travel/motion sickness

Responding to symptoms: infections & infestation
Threadworm, scabies, fungal infections, impetigo, herpes, childhood infection

Medical devices, surgical & wound care products in community pharmacy
Devices for hypertension, diabetes mellitus and asthma.
Bandages and medical kit.

Value added pharmacy services
Weight management
Nicotine replacement therapy

Value added pharmacy services 2
MTAC diabetes mellitus
MTAC respiratory

Q1 : Do you need to have a health related background to take this course?
A1 : Having a health related background is not a prerequisite but would be recommended since many medical and scientific terminologies will be used in the lectures.