Organization and Management

Code:

MI073257

Acronym:

ORGEST

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Pharmaceutical Technology Laboratory
Course/CS Responsible:	MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MICF	70	Official Curriculum	3	-	3	52	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Sensitivity for the concepts and language of pharmaceutical management; capacity to develop and expand knowledge in this area.

Learning outcomes and competences

Approaching the student of Pharmaceutical Sciences to a first contact with the management language and business environment of drug sales activity and health products. Develop sensitivity to various aspects of management, marketing, leadership, microeconomic and macroeconomic frameworks.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Basic mathematical calculations, including tax calculation, relative weights and percentages.

Program

1. The LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF PLACES TO SELL DRUGS

The legal regime of community pharmacies.

The Property of Pharmacy,

Regulates the conditions and requirements of dispensing medications at home and over the Internet

Definition of the way of fulfillment of obligations legally established communication between pharmacies and Infarmed

Sets pharmaceutical services that can be provided by pharmacies

Provisions for the installation, opening and operation of pharmacy dispensing medications to the public hospitals in the National Health Service and the conditions of the public tender for granting and revoking    

Diplomas legislative update.

Regulates the licensing procedure and award of license to new pharmacies as well as the transfer of location of pharmacies and the endorsement on license

Other legislative developments, however, published.

The authorization scheme to sell MNSRM outside pharmacie.

2. ORGANIZATION OF PHARMACY PORTUGUESE

Basic Considerations on the ownership of pharmacy

Life cycle of the product

The Pharmacist in the trilogy Patient-Physician-Drug

Proceeds of Pharmacy 

The Reimbursement of State in the price of medicines. The reference price

The most recent changes in drug policy.

1. MANAGEMENT

 Introduction to pharmacy as small business

Legal constitution of the company

Differentiation of  comercial societies

Taxes

The elements of financial analysis, analysis adjusted to the SNC

balance; Income Statement; budget

Marketing margins. The DL n. º 112/2011, amended by DL n. º 19/2014 of 5 February

Indicators used in the analysis of Balance Sheet and Income Statement

Working Capital

Ratios Auxiliary definition of Financial Condition

The Business Plan

Investment Plan and Financing of projects

The Human Resources Management

1. The HEALTH SYSTEM

 The Ministry of Health and organization

The Infarmed

1. The MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK OF HEALTH POLICY

 The State Budget.

Different areas, the relative weight of the various ministries.

Increases and decreases planned for 2020.

The budget of the Ministry of Health and of Science and Technology.

Mandatory literature

Aguiar, APF Hipólito; Gerir a farmácia do próximo milénio

Complementary Bibliography

Lindon Denis 070; Mercator XXI. ISBN: 972-20-2744-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes (2 hours/week; 13 weeks): theoretical presentations during which students are asked to intervene. Theoretical concepts are taught by resorting to examples and practical situations, often real in nature.
Practical classes (2 hour/week): resolution of practical cases and problems.
Preparation and presentation of works proposed with the aim of introducing matters provided for in the program.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	4,00
Estudo autónomo	26,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	82,00

Eligibility for exams

- Student attendance to the classes is mandatory. Those students whose attendance is lower than 2/3 of the classes effectively taught are considered as without attendance, as long as these classes represent more than 50% of the classes predicted.
- Student attendance to the classes is mandatory. Those students whose attendance is lower than 3/4 of the classes effectively taught are considered as without attendance, as long as these classes represent more than 50% of the classes predicted.
- Attendance to Theoretical classes is not compulsory.

Calculation formula of final grade

The result of the written exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

There is a possibility of realization and presentation of proposed work that may increase that test results up to 10%.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

- Students considered on the special regime, among other cases covered in the Law, are students who are parents of children less than 3 years of age, individuals under compulsory military service, associative leaders, high competition athletes, individuals that carry out effective functions predicted under Article 73 of Decree Law 448/79 of 13 November, ratified, with alterations, by Law number 19/80 of 16 July.

- The exams for the special regime students are carried out in accordance with that established in the applicable legislation for each specific situation.

Classification improvement

- The student has the right to request the repeat of the final and/or laboratorial exam tests to improve the mark in the resource period of the academic year in which he/she carried out those tests or in one of the normal or resource periods in the course of the two following academic years.
- The repeat of the tests to improve the mark can be undertaken only once per subject.
- The final subject classification will be the higher of those obtained in the two tests carried out.
- In the case of subjects which also carry out evaluation in the laboratorial teaching, the final classification will be that resulting from weighting the final exam mark with that which the student obtained when evaluated in the laboratorial teaching.

Observations

Previous requirements: knowledge acquired in the subjects of Public Health and Deontology and Pharmaceutical Legislation. Basic knowledge in management and accountancy are useful.
Teaching language: Portuguese and eventually Spanish and English.