Kosari Sam, Buss Vera H, Peterson Gregory M, Yee Kwang Choon, Naunton Mark, Bushell Mary, Chiu Leroy, Thomas Jackson
Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia.
Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia.
Pharmacy (Basel). 2020 Feb 26;8(1):27. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010027.
In recent decades the role of the Australian community pharmacist has evolved to focus primarily on pharmaceutical care provision. Despite this, compounding remains an important product service offered by pharmacists. The aim of this study was to qualitatively describe the current integration of training in compounding within Bachelor of Pharmacy courses in Australia. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency website was searched to identify eligible university courses. Subsequently, the educational providers' homepages were consulted, and Bachelor of Pharmacy handbooks and curricula perused. All relevant information regarding training in compounding was extracted. : In total, 16 Bachelor of Pharmacy courses were identified. All of these contain compounding training in their curricula, including laboratory classes. Most curricula have units specifically dedicated to compounding and drug formulation. Three universities offer a curriculum which is organ-systems based, and include compounding relevant to the individual organ systems. In Australia, the training in compounding is well integrated into pharmacy curriculum and is more emphasised than in many other developed countries. This is congruent with the International Pharmaceutical Federation's needs-based approach to local pharmacy education. In Australia there is a need for pharmacists to routinely dispense simple compounded products. Further research is required to evaluate Australian pharmacy graduates' compounding abilities and how best to promote the achievement of the required knowledge and skills to enable simple compounding.
近几十年来，澳大利亚社区药剂师的角色已演变为主要专注于提供药学服务。尽管如此，配药仍然是药剂师提供的一项重要产品服务。本研究的目的是定性描述澳大利亚药学学士课程中目前配药培训的整合情况。检索了澳大利亚卫生从业人员监管局网站以确定符合条件的大学课程。随后，查阅了教育机构的主页，并研读了药学学士手册和课程大纲。提取了所有与配药培训相关的信息。总共确定了16门药学学士课程。所有这些课程在其课程体系中都包含配药培训，包括实验课程。大多数课程都有专门用于配药和药物制剂的单元。三所大学提供基于器官系统的课程体系，并包括与各个器官系统相关的配药内容。在澳大利亚，配药培训很好地融入了药学课程，并且比许多其他发达国家更受重视。这与国际药学联合会基于需求的本地药学教育方法相一致。在澳大利亚，药剂师需要常规配发简单的复方制剂产品。需要进一步研究以评估澳大利亚药学专业毕业生的配药能力，以及如何最好地促进所需知识和技能的掌握以实现简单配药。
