Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

CHEM 1100 - Introduction to Pharmacy


A survey of the profession of pharmacy, including its history, scope of practice, educational requirements, organization, regulation, contemporary issues, and career opportunities.

Requisites: Chemistry major
Credit Hours: 2
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • To allow students an opportunity to review current articles from pharmacy literature and prepare writings on a career pathway in pharmacy.
  • To understand the educational pathways in pharmacy.
  • To understand the medication use process, the importance of medication therapy management, and guidelines for safe medication-taking practices.
  • To understand the profession of pharmacy including its history, development, regulation, ethical foundations, current scope of practice, important contemporary issues, and prospects for the future.
  • To understand the role of the pharmacist in contemporary health care and career opportunities in the field.


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