Course definitions
0605 Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the study of the preparation and dispensing of drugs.
The main purpose of this narrow field of education is to develop an understanding of the properties of drugs and medicinal products and their manufacture, control and use in the community and in hospitals.
Courses in Narrow Field 0605 Pharmacy develop skills in:
• preparing and dispensing medications to patients with regard to legal, therapeutic and professional requirements
• providing information and advising patients and the general community on drugs and medications
This narrow field comprises the following detailed field:
060501 Pharmacy
Exclusions:
Pharmacology. This is included in Detailed Field 019907 Pharmacology.top of page