Seminars
RETAIL PHARMACY, LEGISLATION AND ETHICS – SEMINARS
4th year of study, Summer Semester 2025/2026
(Thursday 14:50 – 18:10, room K414)
1. (19.2.2026, 26.2.2026) Nomenclature of drugs and medical prescription (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Nomenclature of drugs, original drugs and generics, receiving, reading and checking prescriptions, causes of error, dispensary layout and housekeeping, presentation of dispensed medicines, patients` special needs, elderly patients, dispensing for infants and children
2. (19.2.2026, 26.2.2026) Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Ordering and records keeping, dispensing of narcotic drugs, characteristics of narcotic drugs medical prescription, registering and storing of medical prescriptions.
3. (05.3.2026, 12.3.2026) Community pharmacy services (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Information and consultancy, the structure of dispensational mimimum, health promotion and self-care support, clinical governance, medicines use review, prescription interventions, formulary systems
4. (05.3.2026, 12.3.2026) Point-of care testing and pharmaceutical care case studies (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Pharmaceutical care, sensitivity, specificity, accurancy and precision, point-of-care testing, home testing, monitoring body weight, blood pressure measurement, testing of body fluids, diabetes monitoring, pharmaceutical care case studies
5. (19.3.2026, 26.3.2026) Drug interactions and adverse drug reactions from pharmacist’s point of view (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Characteristics of drug interactions and adverse reactions. Assessing of medical prescription from point of view of adverse drug reactions (interactions, contra-indications). Pharmacy softwares, searching for interactions according to active substance.
TEST I.
6. (19.3.2026, 26.3.2026): Principles and elements of interpersonal communication in pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Factors affecting pharmacists behaviour, verbal communication, nonverbal communication, words and their context, preventing missunderstanding, communication in special patient situations, barriers in communication.
7. (02.4.2026, 9.4.2026) Individually prepared drugs (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Information on use of IPD. Control of pediatric dosages in antibiotic syrups. Practical solutions of dilution of storage solutions in preparing of IPD.
8. (02.4.2026, 9.4.2026): Stress and conflicts in pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Stress in pharmacy. Conflict and its resolution in team of co-workers.
Public requirements for pharmacist’s personality. Basic types and characteristics of problematical customers of pharmacy. Assertiveness and patients. Assertiveness and physicians.
9. (16.4.2026, 23.4.2026) Medical devices in community and hospital pharmacies (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
European Union legal framework and definition, classification, list of medical devices, packaging standards.
10. ( 16.4.2026, 23.4.2026) Proper application of inhaled medicines and proper application of insulin (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Introduction to the most common used inhalers
Proper aplication of inhaler medicines
Proper application of insulin
TEST II.
11. (30.4.2026, 07.5.2026) Assortment in pharmacy I. (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Prescription drugs.
Prescription Medical devices. Dietetics – foods for special determination.
Presentation of Seminar works.
12. (30.4.2026, 07.5.2026) Assortment in pharmacy II. (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Drugs and medical devices - OTC, food supplements, medical cosmetics, phytopharmaceuticals, homeopathics, veterinary medicine.
Presentation of Seminar works.
13. (14.5.2026, 21.5.2026) Activities connected with the operation of a community pharmacy (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Operating order of the pharmacy. Mandatory pharmacy documentation. Functionality of pharmacy programs.
Ordering. Medication intake. Dispensing medicines.
14. (14.5.2026, 21.5.2026) Summary of semester, consultations (PharmDr. Ľ. Lehocká, PhD.):
Replacement of missing seminars.
Corrective tests.
Information on the exam.
Assessment and Completion of the Study Subject:
Continuous assessment: each test with the result better than 60%.
Overall assessment: after succesfull completion of semestral tests – examination.
Recommended literature:
1. Hungman, B.: Healthcare Communication, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2009, 304 p.
2. Veatch, R.M., Haddad, A.: Case studies in pharmacy ethics, Oxford, Univesity Press, 2008, 331 p.
3. Bissel, P., Traulsen, J.M.: Sociology and pharmacy practice, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2005, 226 p.
4. Wingfield, J., Badcott, D.: Pharmacy ethics and decision making, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2007, 313 p.
5. Appelbe, G.E., Wingfield, J.: Dale and Appelbe s Pharmacy Law and Ethics, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2005, 593 p.
6. Sexton, J., Nickless G., Green, Ch.: Pharmaceutical Care Made Easy, London, Pharnaceuticl Press, 2006, 178 p.
7. Edwards, C., Stillman, P.: Minor Illness or Major Disease? The clinical pharmacist in the community.Fourth edition, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2006, 285 p.
8. Stephens, M.: Hospital Pharmacy, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2006, 285 p.
9. Harman, R.J.: Patient Care in Community Practice, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2002, 203 p.
10. Harman, R.J.: Handbook of Pharmacy Health Education, second edition, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2001, 299 p.
11. European Pharmacopoeia – Ph. Eur. 12th Edition