Lectures
RETAIL PHARMACY, LEGISLATION AND ETHICS - LECTURES
4th year of study, Summer Semester 2025/2026
(Thursday 7:30 -09:10, K105B)
I. (19.02.2026) Historical aspects of pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Differentiation of pharmacy branches
- Retail pharmacy and its position in pharmacy
- Pharmacy in different countries
- Retail pharmacy international cooperation in the field of pharmacy
- Pharmacy concept
II. (26.02.2026) Legal aspects of pharmacy I. (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Legal norms, laws, regulations, directives, approval and marking up of laws by experts and their publication
- Act on Medicines and Medical devices
- Status of pharmacy in the Law on Medicines and Medical Devices
- Act No. 362/2011 Coll. on Medicines and Medical Devices
- Law on health care providers
- Act No. 363/2011 Coll. on scope and terms of payment for medicines, medical devices a dietetics based on public health insurance
III. (05.03.2026) Legal aspects of pharmacy II. - Community pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Community pharmacies and their position in pharmacy
- Professional actions in pharmacy
- Organizational pharmacy order, its structure, content and application in practice
IV. (12.03.2026) Pharmacopeia and its importance in pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Development of Pharmacopeia
- National Pharmacopeias
- The international Pharmacopeia. The European Pharmacopiea
- The Slovak Pharmacopeia, its structure and content
- Specifics of the Slovak Pharmacopeia regarding pharmacy practice
- Using PH-EU. 9th Edition in English and French
V. (19.03.2026) Pharmaceutical Ethics – Code of Ethics for Pharmacists (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Assessment of ethical issues in providing health care
- Act No. 576/2004 Coll.
- Code of Ethics for Pharmacist. General duties of pharmacist
- Professional responsibility of pharmacist. Corporative responsibilities
VI. (26.03.2026) Legal aspects of pharmacy III. - Hospital pharmacy I. (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Main tasks os the hospital pharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy in different countries, specifics of hospital pharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy and its position in hospital
- Operating instructions of the hospital pharmacy
- Top management of the hospital pharmacy
- Specifics of the hospital pharmacy
VII. (02.04.2026) E-Health (PharmDr. M. Snopková, PhD.)
- Electronization of pharmaceutical care
- Pharmaceutical software and their use in ordering medicines and medical supplies
- Pharmaceutical software and their use in searching for specialized information
VIII. (9.04.2026) Homeopathy and its use in pharmaceutical care (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Basic principles of homeopathy
- Place of homeopathy in self-care. Pharmacist consulting
- Monocomponent and polycomponent homeopathic medicines used in pratice
- Flu, cough, loss of voice, muscle aches and runny nose conditions
- Stress, fatigue, bone demineralization, pain
- Motion sickness, digestive problems, skin diseases, homeopathic first aid kit
IX. (16.04.2026) Pharmacy and data processing economic agenda in pharmacies (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Pricing of medicines and medical devices
- Processing of prescriptions for health insurance companies
- Electronic receipt of products, supplementary products and medical supplies
- Processing incoming and outgoing invoices
- Use of bar codes on receipt and expenditure of medicines
- Book closing-daily, monthly, quarterly and annually
- Inventory listing, accounting status and physical condition of warehouse
X. (23.04.2026) Scientific and professional literature in pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Scientific pharmacy literature
- Professional pharmacy literature
- Electronic information sources in pharmacy practice
XI. (31.04.2026) Nutritional supplements (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Complementary and supportive therapy
- Nutritional supplements and dosage forms
- Act on Food ans the Codex Alimentarius
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Medical Plants. Biological and ecological requirements for medical plants.
XII. (07.05.2026) Good pharmaceutical practice (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Good pharmacy practice- edict
- Specifics of good pharmacy practice in community pharmacies
- Material and spatial equipment of pharmaceutical care providers
- Staffing of pharmaceutical care providers
- Preparation and control of medicines
- Storage
- Issue and dispensation
XIII. (14.05.2026) State administration in matters of pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Scope of state administration
- State administration bodies
- Tasks and delegated tasks
- Competences
XIV. (21.05.2026) Hospital pharmacy II. (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.)
- Progressive forms of drug distribution in the clinical environment
- Cooperation with clinical departments. Work with patient medication cards in cooperating departments
- Counseling, providing information about drugs and pharmacotherapy to the medical team on the wards
Patient management – medicine offices, preparation of medicines, dispensing in cooperation with a professional health worker
Teachers:
PharmDr. Ľubica Lehocká, PhD., email: lehockafpharm.uniba.sk
PharmDr. Lucia Masaryková, PhD., email: Masarykovafpharm.uniba.sk
PharmDr. Miroslava Snopková, PhD., email: snopkovafpharm.uniba.sk