FARM3120 – Medicine Use and Public Health
Course description
Course content
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of medicines from a public health perspective, and includes topics such as pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiological methods for assessing medication waste in the environment, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacovigilance and drug misuse and addiction. Critical appraisal of the literature, evidence-based medicine and risk communication are also key topics, in addition to laws and regulations relevant to pharmacists’ professional practice, global challenges related to medicine use and immigrant health.
Learning outcome
After completing the course
- you have a good understanding of real-world challenges associated with use of medicines?
- you have an in-depth knowledge about use of medication in society as well as fundamental epidemiological concepts such as pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance, waste-water epidemiology, and digital data security
- you have a good understanding as to why prioritization in healthcare is necessary and how pharmacoeconomic analyses can be carried out and used for
- you have knowledge about challenges related to drug misuse and drug addiction
- you have in-depth knowledge of laws and regulations related to medicines and the pharmacist?s professional role
- you have good knowledge on evidence-based medicine, can demonstrate critical appraisal of the literature and communicate the evidence-based risk of medication use to patients and the general public
Admission to the course
The course is only available to students enrolled at the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Oslo.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Passed the exam in:
- ?FARM1100 – Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- FARM1110 – Pharmacology, Physiology and Cell Biology 1
- FARM1120 – Social Pharmacy
- FARM1130 – Pharmaceutically Based Organic Chemistry
- FARM1140 – Pharmacology, Physiology and Cell Biology 2
- FARM1150 – Pharmaceutical Based Biochemistry
- The compulsory HSE-courses HMS0501 – Safety and Physical Environment, HMS0502 – Positive Learning Environment, HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety, HMS0506 – Patient Clinic Safety and HMS0507 – Fire Safety required for students at the 5-year Master`s Programme in Pharmacy.
The compulsory parts of:
- FARM2100 – Medicinal Chemistry
- FARM2110 – Pharmacotherapy 1
- FARM2120 – Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
- FARM2130 – Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry
- FARM2140 – Pharmaceutical Microbiology
- FARM2150 – Formulation of Drugs and Quality Assurance in Drug Production
For students admitted to the 5-year Master`s Programme in Pharmacy until and including 2016 and who have been transferred from the old study plan, separate formal prerequisite knowledge apply. These are in professional compliance with the formal prerequisite knowledge that apply to the course, but may be replaced by courses from the old study plan, as well as transitional courses. Students on transitional arrangements may contact the study administration for a complete overview of the formal prerequisite knowledge required.
Course exemption:
Laws and regulations describing the overall learning outcome regulate the Pharmacy programme.?Exemptions are only granted if all learning outcomes in the course are covered.
The information about overlaps is not complete.
Recommended previous knowledge
Passed the exam in:
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with FARM3125 – OE i legemiddelbruk og folkehelse (discontinued).
Teaching
Lectures and student-active teaching, including colloquia, flipped classroom and computer lab, communication seminar and a practice week at a pharmacy.
- 20 hours lectures
- 2 hours e-learning module
- 4 hours seminar and colloquia on clinical communication (compulsory)
- 12 hours data lab with approval of one data-lab report (compulsory)
- 26 hours colloquia
- 4 hours mini-lectures (compulsory)
- 4 hours PBL (compulsory)
Compulsory participation in the course work as well as compulsory submissions and obligatory data-lab report must be completed and approved/passed before sitting the exam.?Read more about what applies in the event of absence from compulsory activities.
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Compulsory participation and approved assignments are valid for 3 years.
Examination
- Final written exam,?counting 80 % towards the finale grade.
- 1 individual data-lab report, counting 20 % towards the finale grade.?
Both written exam and data-lab report must be passed to pass the exam.
Before admission to take the exam can be granted, you must have
- completed all mandatory teaching activities
- got approved the mini-lecture and PBL
- passed the data-lab report
The data-lab report is a partial exam of the course and has to be passed before sitting the final written exam. The report can be submitted 1-time-only for assessment. If not passed, a new datalab-report must be created and completed next time the course is held.
Examination support material
You will be able to use the advanced (scientific) calculator in Inspera.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in Norwegian. You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.