Pharmacology (Level 3) Diploma
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Medical sales representatives promote and sell their company’s products to key healthcare professionals
As a medical sales representative (widely referred to as reps), you’ll sell your company’s products, which include medicines, prescription drugs and medical equipment, to a variety of customers including GPs, hospital doctors, pharmacists and nurses. You’ll work strategically to increase the awareness and use of your company’s pharmaceutical and medical products.
It’s likely that you’ll be based in a specific geographical area, often called a ‘territory’, and specialise in a particular product or medical area. As part of your role you will have to meet sales targets and will answer queries and provide advice on the products you sell. You may also have to make presentations and organise group events for healthcare professionals, as well as working with contacts on a one-to-one basis.
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You must have one of the following qualification levels to take this course: A Level, BTEC, HND or HNC, NVQ (Level 1-5), Bachelor's Degree, Professional Diploma, Masters, Ph.D
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In Pharmacology, you'll delve into the intricate world of drugs and their interactions within the human body. From exploring the biochemistry behind pharmaceuticals to understanding their impact on physiology, this course navigates through the complexities of medications and their mechanisms. You'll study drug interactions, learning how different substances can affect each other when introduced into the body, and explore the vast field of medical science to comprehend the principles underpinning therapeutic substances. Overall, it provides a comprehensive understanding of pharmacological agents and their effects on the human system.
In Pharmacology, you'll delve into the intricate world of drugs and their interactions within the human body. From exploring the biochemistry behind pharmaceuticals to understanding their impact on physiology, this course navigates through the complexities of medications and their mechanisms. You'll study drug interactions, learning how different substances can affect each other when introduced into the body, and explore the vast field of medical science to comprehend the principles underpinning therapeutic substances. Overall, it provides a comprehensive understanding of pharmacological agents and their effects on the human system
The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Pharmacology (Level 3) and would like to take part in a highly rewarding distance learning study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.
All online textbooks, study guides, and learning aids designed for online learning. A full range of student services, including 12 months tutor access. Free Open Learning College branded promotional item when you enrol. A personalised award upon course completion with unlimited educational support. PDF or hardcopy certificate to show employers (employer has access to certificate validation) Life-time access to Xperience™ our innovative, interactive Student Hub. Life-time access to Career Hub our dedicated portal to support our students career aspirations. Learning for Life Pack. Invitation to job fairs and career days for your business faculty.
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Subjects
- Pharmacokinetic
- Drug Metabolism
- Systems
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Anatomy
Course programme
- This module examines the science of pharmacology in detail, describing its many features, and looking into its origins. The science has evolved over the years and basis for the practice medicine, nursing, dentistry and veterinarian medicine. There is continuous research by pharmacologists and drug companies to develop new drugs to improve the treatment options for illness and diseases. The three phases of clinical testing and the purpose of a patent will be explained.
Module 2: The Principles of Pharmacokinetics
- This unit focuses on the pharmacokinetic process of Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Elimination (ADME). The main drug administration sites and their corresponding elimination routes in the body are described. The unit also explores the role of the kidneys and liver in the metabolism and elimination of drugs, and considers the two stages of drug absorption in orally administered drugs.
Module 3: How Drugs Act
- This unit is going to focus on how drugs work within the body and the mechanisms for drug actions. In order for drugs to have an effect of the body they must target specific receptors such as pain receptors, this unit will explore the classifications of receptors and how chemical messages and cell communication occurs. Side effects of drugs will be explained.
Module 4: The Respiratory System
- This unit explains the anatomy of the respiratory system (mouth, nose, trachea, lungs and diaphragm) and the physiology of breathing. The unit also addresses the more common respiratory conditions associated with this system such as Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and how pharmacology can influence them through the use of inhalers etc. The main principles of immunisation are described.
Module 5: The Heart and Vascular System
- This unit establishes a basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the heart and the vascular system, and the conditions that can affect each system – such as angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, systemic hypertension and peripheral vascular disease The different drug classes for treatment of common conditions that affect the heart and vascular systems will be examined and their interactions and effects discussed.
Module 6: The Kidneys
- This unit explains the anatomy and physiology of the kidneys, and their specific diseases and treatments available, with a focus on the drugs that affect the kidneys and associated systems. The foremost group of drugs that act on the kidneys are diuretics which are often prescribed for treatment of forms of cardiovascular disease and their effects will also be described. The unit will also look into the pharmacological treatments in the management of kidney failure, kidney stones and adult nocturnal enuresis.
Module 7: The Digestive System
- This unit initially focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and also the conditions that affect it. The digestive system accounts for 8% of all prescriptions of medications in the UK ranging from treatment for vomiting and diarrhoea to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease. The unit describes the drugs that affect inflammation, gastric secretion and function within this body system.
Module 8: The Pancreas, Pituitary and Thyroid Glands
- The pancreas, pituitary and thyroid are part of the endocrine body system; these glands secrete hormones into the blood the synthesise substances such as sugar and to control body functions such as growth and heat production. In this unit, the anatomy and physiology and functional mechanisms of each gland will be examined, along with associated illnesses such as diabetes mellitus and hyperthyroidism. The characteristics of drug groups that are used to control these conditions will be discussed and explained.
Module 9: The Nervous System
- This unit focuses on the structure of the brain, including brain function and the drug receptors in the brain that together with the blood brain barrier to allow pharmacological agents to work. There is detailed examination of the Central Nervous System (CNS), the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) and the Autonomic Nervous system (PNS) and their associated functions. There is discussion of the different drugs and their characteristics that are used in the treatment of conditions affecting the nervous system. The pharmacological characteristics of antiepileptics, antipsychotics, antidepressants and analgesics are explained.
Module 10: Antibiotics and Chemotherapy
- This final unit addresses the important subject of how antibiotic drugs destroy infections caused by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The unit also explains how cancer cells grow and reproduce, and the mechanism of chemotherapy and its impact on the process of cell division – along with its side effects, such as hair loss and vomiting. The use of retro-antiviral drugs in the treatment of HIV is explained.
Pharmacology (Level 3) Diploma