Comprehensive Pharmacy Review

Part 1 Pharmaceutical sciences: drug product development in the pharmaceutical industry; pharmaceutical calculations and statistics; pharmaceutical principles and drug dosage forms; biopharmaceuticals and drug delivery systems; extemporaneous prescription compounding; basic pharmacokinetics; bioavailability and bioequivalence; organic chemistry and biochemistry; microbiology; immunology; biotechnology-based drug products; principles of pharmacologydynamics and medicinal chemistry; medicinal chemistry and pharmacology - drug affecting the autonomic nervous system and central nervous system; medicinal chemistry and pharmacology -autocoids, non-narcotic analgesic-antipyretics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; medicinal chemistry and pharmacology - cardiovascular and diuretic drugs; medicinal chemistry and pharmacology -endocrinology and related drugs; drug metabolism and drug interactions; nuclear pharmacy. Part 2 Pharmacy practice: pharmaceutical care and disease state management; drug information resources; adverse drug reactions and post market surveillance; clinical toxicology; federal pharmacy law; reviewing and dispensing prescriptions and medicinal orders; sterile products and parenteral drug delivery; parapharmaceuticals, home diagnostics, and medical devices; OTC otic, dental, and ophthalmic agents; OTC agents of pediculosis, acne, sun protection, and contact dermatitis; OTC weight control, sleep aids, an smoking cessation; OTC agents for fever, pain, cough, cold, and allergic rhinitis; OTC agents for constipation, diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, and heartburn; OTC menstrual, vaginal, and contraceptive agents; herbal medicines and nutritional supplements; clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring; drug use in special patient populations - paediatric, pregnant, geriatric; common clinical laboratory tests; ischemic heart disease; cardiac arrhythmias; hypertension; congestive heart failure; thromboembolic disease - prevention and treatment with anticoagulant and antithrombotic drug therapies, anticoagulation issues; infectious diseases; seizure disorders; Parkinson's disease; schizophrenia; mood disorders; asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; rheumatoid arthritis; hyperuricemia and gout; peptic ulcer disease; diabetes mellitus; thyroid disease; renal failure; cancer chemotherapy; pain management; nutrition and the hospitalised patient; immunosupressive agents in organ transplantion; outcomes research and pharmacoeconomics. Appendices: prescription dispensing information and metrology; common prescription drugs and over-the-counter products; reference charts useful for patient counselling; state and national pharmacy organisations; budgeting for drug information resources.