Course Number: Clin Pharm 143

Course Title: Foundations of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Course Type: Major

Course Description: Foundational knowledge, principles and skills in the practice of social and administrative
pharmacy

Credit Units: 2 units (lecture)

Pre-requisite(s): Pharmacist in the Healthcare System (Clin Pharm 141)

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience in Philippine Healthcare System (Clin Pharm 150)

Co-requisite(s): None

Course Outcomes: 1. Discuss the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence
health status
2. Describe socio-behavioral and health communication theories to appreciate and understand
patient health behavior
3. Describe economic principles to understand the provision of pharmacy services
4. Discuss the outcomes of healthcare services to make decisions and improve pharmacy
services

Year-Level M1, M2, M3

Outcomes:

Instruction Format: Lecture

Course Outline: I. Definitions, Models, and Determinants of Health

A. Biomedical Model
B. Biopsychosocial Model
C. Components of Health
D. Illness-Wellness continuum
II. Measurements of Health
A. Mortality
B. Morbidity
C. Quality adjusted life years (QALY)
D. Disability adjusted life years (DALY)
E. Quality of Life (QoL)
F. Other measures
III. Trends in the Pharmaceutical Sector
A. Drug discovery & development
B. Medicines promotional practices
C. Pharmaceutical pricing
D. Pharmaceutical spending
E. Prescribing behavior and medicines use
IV. Overview of Social and Behavioral Science Theory as applied to Pharmacy
A. Health belief model
 B. Trans-theoretical model/stages of change
C. Social cognitive theory
D. Social-ecological model
V. Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics
A. Pharmacoeconomic principles
B. Economic theories
VI. Introduction to Practice Management and Outcomes Research

References: Ibrahim, M.I.M., Awang, R., and Razak, D.A. 1998. Introducing social pharmacy courses to
pharmacy students in Malaysia. Retrieved from:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01421599881228.

International Pharmaceutical Federation. N.D. Social and Administrative Pharmacy. Retrieved

from: http://www.fip.org/administrative_pharmacy.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Determinants of health. Retrieved from:
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health

University of Toronto. N.D. Social and Behavioral Health. Retrieved from:

http://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/upload/bscphm/course-outlines-2011-
2012/PHM114H.pdf

University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. N.D. Retrieved from:

http://www.intranet.pharmacy.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Appendix-9-A-Course-
Syllabus-Template.pdf

University of Wisconsin – Madison. N.D. Social and Administrative Sciences in Pharmacy, MS,
PhD. Retrieved from: https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/programs/sas/

Faculty-in-charge Monet M. Loquias, RPh, PhD, MHPEd

Grading system Exams (2) 50%

Seatwork/ group work/ class activities 20%
Group project 20%
Class participation/ attendance 10%
TOTAL 100

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