12/27/2024 8:52:57 AM	PHT 102 Course Outline as of Summer 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PHT 102	Title:  PHARM CALC/PHARM TECH
Full Title:  Pharmaceutical Calculations for the Pharmacy Technician
Last Reviewed:1/23/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	0		5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  PHARM 102

Catalog Description:

This course will prepare students for success in therapeutic calculations through pharmaceutical skills development (dosage, volume, concentration) of computations with absorption rate, admixtures, medicinal compounding, and applied measurement systems. Students will learn to identify and distinguish the bioavailability and bioequivalence alliteration and accurately recognize pharmaceutical units as required by the California State Board of Pharmacy.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course will prepare students for success in therapeutic calculations through pharmaceutical skills development (dosage, volume, concentration) of computations with absorption rate, admixtures, medicinal compounding, and applied measurement systems. Students will learn to identify and distinguish the bioavailability and bioequivalence alliteration and accurately recognize pharmaceutical units as required by the California State Board of Pharmacy.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Accurately interpret information and data from various sources that include: scientific therapeutics, calculations, and pharmaceutical science computations.

2. Explain and demonstrate the correct utilization of pharmaceutical science computations in ambulatory, infusion, and inpatient healthcare environments.

3. Identify and differentiate between pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmaceutics.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate working knowledge in computational pharmaceutical science calculations.

2. Explain extemporaneous compounding in ambulatory and inpatient settings.

3. Cite and evaluate aseptic and infusion compounding techniques.

4. Interpret and compare the collecting, organizing, and evaluating information for direct patient care, drug use review, and departmental management.

5. Apply critical thinking skills in identifying pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmaceutics in case studies.

Topics and Scope

I. Extemporaneous Compounding Calculation Operations

    A. Emulsions

    B. Elixirs

    C. Transdermal

II. Pharmaceuticals

    A. Pharmacokinetics

    B. Pharmacodynamics

    C. Pharmaceutics

III. Pharmacy Therapeutics

     A. Half-life

    B. Inert ingredients

IV. Parenteral Measurement Systems

    A. High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA)

    B. Drop rate

    C. Flow rate

    D. Drop factor

    E. Infusion rate

V. Meniscus      

    A. International system

    B. Apothecary system

VI. Pharmaceutical Analysis

    A. Quality

    B. Solvent

    C. Solute

    D. Volume reconstitution

          1. Normal saline

         2. Volume dosage concentration

VII. Drug Safety

    A. Inaccuracies

    B. Medication Administration Records (MAR) filling and calculation

    C. Safety assessment

VIII. Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Abbreviations

Assignments:

1. Weekly reading (approximately 15-25 pages per week)

2. Pharmaceutical calculation assignments (8-12)

3. Therapeutic case studies (6-10)

4. Quizzes (4-10)

5. Exam(s) (1-3)

6. Final exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 10%
Therapeutic case studies
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 30%
Calculation assignments
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 60 - 75%
Quizzes; exam(s); final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Pharmaceutical Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians: A Worktext. 3rd ed. Moini, J. Cengage. 2023.

Math Basics for the Health Care Professional. 4th ed. Lesmeister, M. Prentice Hall. 2013 (classic).

Instructor prepared materials

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