Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: APOD20JÖN.
Self-care gives you specialised knowledge of the industry and the professional role, and the ability to search for information critically and on a scientific basis. You gain specialised knowledge of over-the-counter medicines, dosage, side effects and drug interactions. The course is given within TUC Yrkeshögskola's YH programme Pharmacy Technician and trains you to actively listen to and interact with customers in order to independently provide qualified self-care advice. You also learn to assess when a customer should be referred to a pharmacist or to healthcare.
Duration: 17 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: 85 YH credits, about 17 weeks of full-time study
The purpose of the course is to provide basic pharmaceutical knowledge of the differences between different types of medicines. The student gains knowledge of over-the-counter medicines, their areas of use and how they work.
The purpose of the course is to provide basic pharmaceutical knowledge of the differences between different types of medicines. The student gains knowledge of over-the-counter medicines, their areas of use and how they work.
What you will learn
What you learn.
You can search for and evaluate information about self-care critically and on a scientific basis
You have specialised knowledge of over-the-counter medicines, dosage and side effects
You can identify drug interactions when giving over-the-counter advice
You can actively listen to and interact with customers in self-care advice
You can independently provide qualified self-care advice
You can assess when a customer should be referred to a pharmacist or healthcare
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Source criticism and scientific basis
Searching for and evaluating information about self-care critically.
Over-the-counter medicines
Dosage, side effects and interactions for common over-the-counter medicines.
Customer interaction in self-care advice
Actively listening to and communicating with customers about self-care questions.
Assessment and referral
Deciding when a customer needs to be referred to a pharmacist or healthcare.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course is aimed at you who are studying the YH programme Pharmacy Technician at TUC and will provide qualified self-care advice to pharmacy customers.
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