Introduction to Dispensing
Session 1: Introduction to Dispensing
Total Session Time: 60 minutes
Prerequisites
Learning Tasks
By the end of this session students are expected to be able to:
Resources Needed:
SESSION OVERVIEW
|Step |Time |Activity/ |Content |
| | |Method | |
|1 |05 minutes |Presentation |Introduction, Learning Tasks |
|2 |15 minutes |Buzzing |Definition of Dispensing, |
| | |Presentation |Dispenser and Medicine |
|3 |30 minutes |Presentation |Importance of Dispensing in |
| | |Small Group Discussion|Pharmacy |
|4 |05 minutes |Presentation |Key Points |
|5 |05 minutes |Presentation |Evaluation |
SESSION CONTENTS
STEP 1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes)
READ or ASK students to read the learning Tasks and clarify
ASK students if they have any questions before continuing.
STEP 2: Definition of Dispensing, Dispenser and Medicine (5 minutes)
|Activity: Brainstorming (5 minutes) |
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|Ask students to brainstorm on the following question: |
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|What is Dispensing, Dispenser, Medicine? |
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|ALLOW few students to respond? |
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|WRITE their responses on the flip chart/ board |
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|CLARIFY and SUMMARISE by using the content below |
Dispensing: The act of preparing medicines and/or medical supplies and
distributing to users with adequate information, counseling and appropriate
follow up
Dispensing involves:
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The preparation, packaging, labeling, record keeping, and transfer of a pre
scription drug to a patient or an intermediary,
who is responsible for administration of the drug
o The preparation and transfer of a medication to a client
o Taking steps to ensure the pharmaceutical and therapeutic suitability
of the medication for its intended use,
o Taking steps to ensure its proper use of medicines
o It may also include accepting payment for a medication on behalf of a
nurse's employer.
body to dispense medicines and/or medical supplies
treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease in human
o Medicines include narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and
precursor chemicals, traditional medicines, complementary or
alternative medicine; poisons, blood and blood products,
vaccine, radioactive pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and sanitary
items and medical instruments
STEP 3: Importance of Dispensing (30 minutes)
|Activity: Small Group Discussion ( 15 minutes) |
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|DIVIDE students into small manageable groups |
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|ASK students to discuss on the following question |
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|What are the importance of dispensing? |
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|ALLOW students to discuss for 15 minutes |
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|ALLOW few groups to present and the rest to add points not mentioned |
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|CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the contents below |
The following are importance of dispensing:
o Correct medicine,
o Crrect amount of medicines
o Correct dose and dosage
o At lower cost
student is equipped with knowledge, understanding, attitude and skills
necessary for dispensing practices
STEP 4: Key Points (5 minutes)
named person on the basis of prescription
prescriber and the accurate preparation and labelling of medicine for use
by th patient
center, hospital or community pharmacy setting
nurses, pharmaceutical assistants and medicine dispensers
STEP 5: Evaluation (5 minutes)
References
Ansel, H. C. (2012). Pharmaceutical Calculations (14th ed.).
Philadelfia,United States of America: LWW. .
Bentley, A. O., & Rawlins, E. A. (1977). Bentley's textbook of
pharmaceutics (8th ed.). London, United Kingdom: Bailliere Tindall.
Cooper, J. W., Gunn, C., & Carter, S. J. (2008). Cooper and Gunn's
dispensing for pharmaceutical students (12th ed.). New Delhi, India:
CBS.
Rees, J. A., Smith, I., & Watson, J. Pharmaceutical practice (5th ed.).
London, United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone
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