Pharmaceutical Administration and Organization

Recommended Prerequisites

Some knowledge of: History of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Law.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures.

Practical classes to discuss topics and problems.

Learning Outcomes

Give students the essential knowledge of modern organization and management of a dispensing pharmacy.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Presentation and objectives of the course. Recommendations bibliography.

2. The organization and management in a community pharmacy: its function and its role in modern society

3. The acquisition of pharmacy in terms of organization and management of pharmaceuticals

4. The organization and the management of a pharmacy

5. The commercial relationship between the pharmacy and the public

6. The management of the service provided in a dispensing pharmacy

7. The role of management in a dispensing pharmacy. Good administration practices in a pharmacy

8. Some practical aspects of the pharmaceutical law dispensing pharmacy and medicines handled (manipulated)

9. Specifics of the organization and management of the community pharmacy

10.Pharmaceutical administration in the community pharmacy: medicines and another products

11. Protocols and pharmaceutical services.

12. Contracts, payments and salaries.

13.The balance sheet

14. The relationship with other institutions.

Head Lecturer(s)

João Rui Couto da Rocha Pita

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

AGUIAR, AH — Gerir a farmácia do próximo milénio. Aumentar a competitividade, 2ª ed., Lisboa, AJE, 2001.

AGUIAR, AH — Medicamentos, que realidade? Passado, presente e futuro, Lisboa, Ferreira & Bento, 2002.

AGUIAR, AH — A gestão da farmácia. Ultrapassar os novos desafios, Lisboa, AJE, 2007.

AGUIAR, AH — Boas Práticas de Gestão na Farmácia, Lisboa, Hollyfar, 2012

AGUIAR, AH — Gestão da farmácia orientada para a maximização sustentável do valor, Coimbra, Tese de Doutoramento

FFUC, 2014.

ALMEIDA, FN — Psicologia para gestores. Comportamento de sucesso nas organizações, Lisboa, McGraw-Hill, 1995.

BARBOSA, CM — Formulário Galénico Português, Lisboa, CETMED, 2000.

Boas Práticas Farmacêuticas para Farmácia Comunitária. 3ª ed. Lisboa: OF, 2009.

MAÇÃES, MAR — Manual de gestão moderna. Coimbra: Almedina, 2015.

SÁ, JV e — Gestão na prática, 2 vols., Lisboa, UTL / Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2001.

SOARES, MA — Medicamentos não prescritos, 2ª ed., Lisboa, ANF, 2002.