Pharmacist assistant

Briefly about the program Programmas kods: 41 725

Program structure

Program aims

To train pharmacist assistants as health care specialists who:

• work in pharmacies under the supervision of a pharmacist, dispense medicines, health care or body care products, prepare medicines according to specific doctor's prescriptions and written requests of medical institutions;
• can work under the supervision of an official in accordance with the specifics of professional duties in pharmaceutical wholesale enterprises and pharmaceutical manufacturing companies;
• promote the development of their profession and pharmaceutical care and who are motivated to continuously improve their knowledge and skills;
• are motivated to continue their education in their specialty in order to obtain a second level professional higher education.

Program objectives

To attain the aims of the study program, the College has identified the following key objectives:

1. to ensure the acquisition of the study program in accordance with the 4th professional qualification level of the professional standard of a pharmacist assistant and the requirements of employers;
2. to develop and enhance students' creative abilities and skills as well as the ability to conduct applied research in cooperation with academic staff;
3. to develop skills for promoting a healthy lifestyle in accordance with the latest scientific discoveries and in the interests of consumers;
4. to enhance the informative, material and technical provision of the study program;
5. to motivate students to continue their education and use self-education opportunities;
6. while implementing the study program to emphasize the preventive direction and to continuously renew the study content and research activities.

Profession contents

Career opportunities

• Pharmacies
• Medicinal product wholesaler
• Pharmaceutical manufacturers

Opportunities for continuing education

• Faculty of Medicine of the University of Latvia (Bachelor‘s program Pharmacy)
• Faculty of Pharmacy of Riga Stradiņš University (second level professional higher education program Pharmacy)

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