Learning objectives
Provide an in-depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical legislation concerning, in particular, the practice of the profession of a pharmacist who works in social and health context in the service of the citizen or in areas related to it
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course is divided into two parts. In the first part the arguments are:
- European regulations concerning medicines
- Europeen rules on free movement of pharmacists
- Professional Associations
- Organization of Italian Health
- Health Reform
- Classification of pharmacies
- Pubblic exam for the allocation of new pharmacies
- Informal and formal replacement of owner
- Temporary administration
of exercise of professions and arts and health activities subject to health surveillance
- Ethics of the pharmacist
- Continuing Medical Education (CME)
- Standards for the production and trade of medicinal products for human
- Classification of medicines
- Pharmacopoeias
- Discipline dispensing the medicines to the public
- Medicinal products not subject to medical prescription
- Rules for Veterinary Medicinal Products
- Rules interesting medical devices, in vitro diagnostic, biocides and sanitary
- Definition and production of cosmetics.
The second part of the course covers:
- pharmacy as a company, market, economic and financial aspects of management
- homeopathy and homeopathic pharmaceutical forms, the homeopathic market in Italy
- supervision and control of the pharmacies
- inventory management
- pharmaceutical services, safety at work
- intermediate distribution in Italy
- Pharmacy services
Full programme
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Bibliography
M. MARCHETTI, P. MINGHETTI: "Legislazione Farmaceutica", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Ultima Ed.; VINCENZO TORTORELLA, ETTORE NOVELLINO, VINCENZO IADEVAIA “Tirocinio professionale in Farmacia-Guida all'esame di Stato. Volume 1°e 2°, Mercurio Editore; FARMACOPEA UFFICIALE ITALIANA XII ed., Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato; Farmacopea Europea.
Teaching methods
Lectures with the aid of computer tools for the projection of lessons.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination
Other information
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