Hospital Pharmacy

Code:

MI255101

Acronym:

FARMHOSP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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	181	MICF - Transition Study Plan 2023/24 - 2024/25 - 2025/26	5	-	1,5	14	40,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students should acquire knowledge in the areas of work of a hospital pharmacist, namely:

•     Know the functions of the Hospital Pharmacist


•     Know the structure and management of a hospital and the committees that operate within it.


•     Know the specific legislation that regulates the practice of hospital pharmacy.


•     Knowing the processes for selecting and purchasing medicines in hospital pharmacy.


•     Knowing the role of the hospital pharmacist in the process of distributing medicines to hospitalized patients, patients receiving home care, or outpatients.


•     Understand the role of the hospital pharmacist in the production and quality control of compounded medicines (sterile and non-sterile forms) and intravenous mixtures for artificial nutrition and in radiopharmacy.


• Understand the role of the hospital pharmacist in clinical areas (clinical pharmacy, pharmacokinetics, clinical toxicology, and clinical trials).

Learning outcomes and competences

Students must know how to apply the knowledge acquired to the professional context of the Hospital Pharmacist.

Working method

Presencial

Program

•     The Hospital Pharmacist and their duties 


•     Medication circuits


•     Distribution and dispensing of medications


•     Care integration


•     Non-sterile preparations


•     Sterile preparations


•     Radiopharmacy

Mandatory literature

Ordem dos Farmacêuticos; Manual de Boas Práticas de Farmácia Hospitalar

Comments from the literature

Along with the theoretical classes, notes will be provided with text that may appear on the final exam.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes are intended to provide a general introduction to each topic, serving as guidance and a complement to independent work.

keywords

Health sciences > Pharmacological sciences > Pharmacy

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	14,00
Estudo autónomo	26,50
Total:	40,50

Eligibility for exams

According to assessment rules at FFUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

FINAL GRADE (0-20) = Average of mini-test scores.

Those who do not obtain a score higher than 9.5 will have to take a final exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to assessment rules at FFUP.

Classification improvement

According to assessment rules at FFUP.