STUDENT COMPETENCIES:

A. Recognize and resolve preventable drug-related problems.

B. Recognize and resolve ethical dilemmas in appropriate ways.

C. Design, implement, monitor, evaluate, document, and modify or recommend modifications in pharmacotherapy to insure effective, safe and economical pharmaceutical care.

D. Effectively communicate and educate both patients and other health care professionals in order to optimize pharmacotherapy and prevent future health problems.

E. Implement rational pharmacotherapy based on a mastery of biomedical (e.g. physiology, anatomy and immunology), pharmaceutical (e.g. pharmacology, toxicology, both pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, and pharmacy administration) and clinical (e.g. epidemiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics and therapeutics) sciences.

F. Critically evaluate new advances in pharmacotherapy or systems of care and effectively utilize this new knowledge in patient care.

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