Texas Tech University
Health Sciences
Center School of Pharmacy
Educational
Objectives
- Doctor
of Pharmacy degree obtained
- Graduates
are eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in any state
- Purpose
of program is to prepare entry-level pharmacy practitioners with minimum
competencies required for the field
Prerequisites
- General Chemistry, with lab (for majors) 8 SCH
- Organic Chemistry, with lab 8 SCH
- General Physics, with lab 8 SCH
- General Biology, with lab (for majors) 8
SCH
- Microbiology, with lab 4
SCH
- Calculus 3
SCH
- Statistics 3
SCH
- Speech (public speaking) 3 SCH
- Economics, survey or macro 3 SCH
- English Comp I 3 SCH
- English Comp II 3
SCH
- Literature 3
SCH
- Humanities/Social Sciences 15 SCH
Pharmacy School at a Glance
- Year 1 Biomedical and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
- Pharmaceutical
Sciences study of physical, chemical, and biological aspects of drug
dosage forms, drug action, and pharmacotherapy
- Introduction
to clinical practices through drug and poison information telephone
calls, patient counseling on non-prescription drug products, and working
with patient care support services
- Year 2 Disease States
and Pharmacotherapy
- Learn
to therapeutically dose and monitor patients with potentially toxic
therapeutic agents
- Study
the use and potential problems with commonly prescribed medications
- Introduction
of basic physical assessment skills for therapeutic drug monitoring
- Year 3 Disease States
and Pharmacotherapy (cont)
- Drug
distribution and control within institutional practice
- Skills
for managing drug therapy and providing case management are provided through
clerkships in patient care facilities
- Year 4 Full-time Clinical Pharmacy
Experiences
- Full-time
clerkships are in the following areas: pediatrics, geriatrics, adult medicine
(impatient), adult medicine (ambulatory care), rural practice, and three
electives