Elective Disciplines of Pharmacy

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Validation and verification of analytical methods

Number of credits – 3
Type of control-exam
Validation and verification of a method or analytical system as part of the quality planning (QP) process of A comprehensive quality Management (TQM) system of medical laboratories. The course examines the basic principles of verification and validation of analytical techniques, which include key points: truthfulness (reliability), accuracy, the ability to determine, including the limit of the form, the limit of detection and limit of quantitative determination, linearity of interference, and also discusses the characteristics of analytical techniques (tests) to be validated, validation characteristics of techniques used for identification, control of impurities and quantitative determination.

The concept of quality assurance of medicines

Number of credits – 3
Type of control-exam
The discipline studies the following issues of the concept of quality assurance of medicines: «The basic concepts and methodology of the quality assurance system. Quality assurance (QA). Total quality management (TQM). Quality management. Quality control (QC). Quality of medicines. Life cycle of medicines. Admission of medicines to the pharmaceutical market. Quality management pharmaceutical company. Quality service for pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical development (ICH Q 8). Drug stability. Drug registration (CTD). Proper drug storage practices (GSP). Good distribution practice (GDP). Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP).

Good pharmacopoeial practices (GPhP)

Number of credits – 3
Type of control-exam
The discipline will examine the following issues: the basic principles of the standard «Good Pharmacopoeia practice» (GPhP), the structure and content of Pharmacopoeia, national and international Pharmacopoeia, the development of common harmonized Pharmacopoeia articles (monographs) establishing General requirements for quality control methods, equipment necessary for testing the quality of medicines, packaging materials, reagents, dosage forms, pharmaceutical substances, standard samples, auxiliary substances, used in the production of medicines and private harmonized Pharmacopoeia articles (monographs) on pharmaceutical substances, medicinal raw materials of natural origin, medicines and other drugs.

Bases of Clinical Pharmacy

Number of credits – 3
Type of control-exam
The purpose of studying the discipline «Fundamentals of Clinical Pharmacy» is to master the knowledge of students to provide professional information to doctors and patients for the rational, safe and effective use of medicines, which guarantees the quality of pharmaceutical services provided to the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Production, safety and quality assessment of medical devices

Number of credits – 3
Type of control-exam
The content of the discipline «Production, Safety and Quality Assessment of Medical Devices» is aimed at studying the classification of safety, registration rules, assessing the safety and quality of medical devices registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the main issues of production of medical devices.

Pharmacovigilance and monitoring of the safety, quality and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices

Number of credits – 3
Type of control-exam
Pharmacovigilance and monitoring of the safety, quality and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices is a system for monitoring, analyzing and evaluating information on the safety of registered medicines. The objectives of pharmacovigilance are: continuous assessment of the benefit-risk relationship throughout the entire period of circulation of drugs, medical devices and medical equipment; ensuring the protection of public health and improving the safety of patients; raising the awareness of medical and pharmaceutical workers about the safety of medicines, the rational use of medicines and increasing their activity in monitoring the side effects of medicines.