Spanish for Pharmacy

Farmacia1This is an ideal course for Pharmacy and other Health Science Majors. 

Objectives: 

  • Teach vocabulary related to pharmaceutical concepts
    • Anatomy & Physiology
    • Disease pathology
    • Medical Terminology
    • Uses of specific medications
    • Active ingredients, dosage, secondary effects etc.
  • Participate in role-play exercises to improve communication with patients, or pharmacy technicians
    • Describe people and actions, provide advice and suggestions, ask for and give information, inform patients about proper usage of medication
  • Discuss medical prescriptions, describe the organization and distribution of a pharmacy, OTCs (Healthcare stores), and public and private hospitals
  • Distinguish the differences between the Spanish and American healthcare and pharmaceutical systems, using both formal and informal language

This course is offered to students with a B1-B2 level of Spanish.