(University of Manchester)

Available in Windows and Web/Intranet Versions ISBN: 1 84211 015 2

Programmed by : Deborah Allon

Subject Specialist : Dr. Judy Rees

The inclusion of cautionary and advisory labels for dispensed products is recommended by the B.N.F. and Medicines, Ethics and Practice. The selection by the pharmacist of these labels should be determined on the basis of pharmaceutical and scientific knowledge. This package covers labelling of dispensed products with 'traditional ' supplementary labels and cautionary and advisory labels.

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A screen from one of the modules

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Noticeable Physiological Effects of the Drug
  3. Possible Drug-Drug Interactions
  4. Possible Drug-Food Interactions
  5. Indications about Maximum Doses
  6. Indications of Content of Drug Products
  7. Usage Instructions
  8. End of Package Test

This package links dispensing with:

  • the law relating to pharmacy
  • formulation science
  • pharmacology
  • drug/drug interactions
  • drug/food interactions

Users of the package are provided with the characteristics of a dispensed product, in generic format, and required to select appropriate cautionary and advisory labels, or traditional supplementary labels.

After completing the package the student should be able to consider a pharmaceutical product, in terms of its formulation characteristics, it pharmacological effects, its drug/drug and drug/food interactions, its legal requirements, and the characteristics of the patient in order to label the product appropriately with cautionary and advisory labels, or 'traditional' supplementary labels.



Hardware and Software Requirements

Windows Version
 The package is supplied on a CD-ROM Installation Disc and can be installed to a local hard disc or network drive. The minimum requirement is a PC with 100MHz Pentium processor , 8Mb of RAM and a VGA monitor capable of displaying 16-bit color (65, 536 colors) at 640 x 480 resolution. The program is 32-bit and is compatible with Windows 95, 98 and NT.
Web Version
The package is supplied on a CD-ROM Installation Disc for installation to a web server. The software runs on PC clients only. The minimum requirement is a 200MHz Pentium processor with 32Mb of RAM and a Super VGA monitor capable of displaying 16-bit color (65,536 colors) at 800 x 600 resolution. The program is compatible with both Netscape Navigator 4.x and Internet Explorer 4 or better and requires Java and Javascript to be enabled on browsers.