Healthcare, Sport and Wellness Pharmaceutical Studies

A course provides an opportunity for pharmacists to develop a clinical knowledge base, expertise and skills in evidence-based practice, specialist therapeutic areas and clinical research.

This programme is a top-up honours degree programme suitable for students who wish to develop knowledge and understanding of modern pharmaceutical sciences, principles and processes of medicine design, manufacturing, quality control, and clinical evaluation.

藥物是治療疾病的主要媒介，正確使用藥物與注意其安全性，不但可增進藥物預定的效力，更可避免因使用不當而引起的意外。本課程的設計以兼顧藥品零售員、診所接待員和院舍護理的各種需要為前提，旨在提供基礎配藥操作的系統學習和正確使用藥物的機會使學員能學以致用，令個人、家人和服務對象受益。

The programme intends to develop frontline health professionals’ clinical competency on understanding and management of health and drug issues in children.  The programme content aims to enhance the understanding of the management of the health issues, the interpretation of the health status, and the behavioural issues in children.  The programme will also introduce the behavioural therapy and the knowledge in drug supplements and drug-drug interactions.

藥理學是一門主要的基礎醫學學科，學員若在認識藥物的正確使用基礎上學習藥理學，就可加深對各種藥物的瞭解，更能體現學習藥物知識的整體性。藥事管理學是研究有關藥物行政和管理的綜合性學科，它針對藥劑管理的制度化和風險管理等一系列問題，提供指導及改善建議。學習藥事管理學明顯對診所藥物管理起有積極的作用。

The aim of this programme is to help participants understand local laws, regulations, guidance and enforcement actions that apply to various healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical products, Chinese medicines and medical devices. It also provides them with an overview of the Undesirable Medical Advertisements Ordinance and many controversial medico-legal topics including legal issues at the end-of-life, medical negligence, patient consent, confidentiality and capacity.

This programme covers areas of study in life sciences, chemistry and pharmaceutical science. Graduates of this programme may apply for admission to pharmacy programmes in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.  Graduates may also apply for admission to various programmes offered by the University of Manchester, U.K.  Some exemptions may be granted by those overseas Universities, including the University of Manchester, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, University of South Australia and La Trobe University. Graduates can also apply to the BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science programme, being run by HKU SPACE in collaboration with the University of Wolverhampton.

本課程因應本港發展家庭醫學專科的趨勢，讓學員於畢業後能勝任家庭醫學專科診所的工作，例如為私立專科門診病人提供配藥服務與指導病人正確使用藥物的方法。

The programme intends to develop frontline health professionals’ clinical competency on understanding and management of health and drug issues in elderly people.  The programme content aims to enhance the understanding of the management of the health issues, the interpretation of the health status, therapeutics for chronic diseases, infectious diseases and cancer.  The programme will also highlight the duties and tasks of care givers.

The programme provides students with a foundation in drug safety and pharmacovigilance principles so as to enable them to be competent in the field. Staff who are working in pharmaceutical production, import/export of pharmaceuticals, retailing and wholesaling of pharmaceuticals, procurement and supply of pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical regulatory affairs department, risk communication for the drug safety and/or pharmaceutical education can apply.