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Pharmacy Courses

Pharmacy courses can help you learn medication management, pharmaceutical calculations, drug interactions, and patient counseling techniques. You can build skills in clinical assessment, effective communication with healthcare teams, and understanding regulatory standards. Many courses introduce tools like electronic health records (EHR) systems and software for drug information retrieval, that support ensuring accurate medication dispensing and enhancing patient care.

Popular Pharmacy Courses and Certifications


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program

    Skills you'll gain: Blood Pressure, Medical Management, Pharmacy Operations, Healthcare Project Management, Community Health, Care Management, Chronic Diseases, Pharmaceuticals, Medication Therapy Management, Care Coordination, Patient Evaluation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Pharmacotherapy, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Patient Treatment, Patient Communication, Patient-centered Care, Vital Signs

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    Stanford University

    Transitions in Care from Survivorship to Hospice

    Skills you'll gain: Hospice, Patient Communication, Patient Education and Support, Care Management, Psychosocial Assessments, Oncology, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient-centered Care, Care Coordination, Dignity in Care, Family Support, Treatment Planning, Chronic Diseases

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Cape Town

    Introduction to Small Molecule Drug Discovery & Development

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research Ethics, Pre-Clinical Development, Infectious Diseases, Patient-centered Care, Medical Science and Research, Chemistry, Informed Consent, Microbiology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Synaptic Pharmacology and Function

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacotherapy, Neurology, Human Musculoskeletal System, Research, Science and Research

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    GenAI in Healthcare & Life Sciences

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Documentation, ChatGPT, Generative AI, AI literacy, AI Enablement, Healthcare Project Management, AI Workflows, Life Sciences, Health Care Administration, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Ethics, AI Integrations, Automation, Pharmacy, Digital Transformation, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Novartis

    Lead Selection & Optimization

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Pharmacology, Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Clinical Development, Pharmacotherapy, Biochemical Assays, Clinical Research, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Laboratory Research, Infectious Diseases

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    32 reviews

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    Stanford University

    Introduction to Clinical Data

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Health Informatics, Clinical Research Ethics, Unstructured Data, Data Mining, Health Information Management, Electronic Medical Record, Data Transformation, Data Wrangling, Data Collection, Data Preprocessing, Health Disparities, Text Mining, Responsible AI, Medical Imaging

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Uso prudente de antimicrobianos en el entorno hospitalario

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Infection Control, Drug Interaction, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy, Hand Hygiene, Asepsis, Equipment decontamination, Hospital Medicine, Medication Therapy Management, Wound Care, Sterile Procedure, Medical Prescription, Infectious Diseases, Utilization Management, Patient Evaluation, Microbiology, Clinical Practices, Treatment Planning, Diagnostic Tests

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    LearnQuest

    Capstone Project: Advanced AI for Drug Discovery

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Bioinformatics, Model Training, Dimensionality Reduction, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Analytics, Pandas (Python Package), Drug Development, Data Preprocessing, Unsupervised Learning, Data Manipulation, Medical Science and Research, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Scientific Visualization, Molecular Biology, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Español básico para atención médica

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Education and Support, Patient-centered Care, Oral Comprehension, Grammar, Language Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients

    Skills you'll gain: Preventative Care, Patient Education And Counseling, Pharmacology, Contraindication, Bloodborne Pathogens, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Drug Interaction, Health Promotion, Primary Care, Health Disparities, Patient Education and Support, Medication Therapy Management, Health Equity, Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Pharmacy, Patient Evaluation, Public Health, Community Health, Clinical Assessment, Patient Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Genetic Underpinnings of Synaptic Disease

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Pharmacy, Molecular Biology, Substance Abuse, Mental and Behavioral Health, Neurology, Physiology, Psychology, Biochemistry, Biology, Developmental Disabilities, Science and Research

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pharmacy courses

  • Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program: Johns Hopkins University
  • Transitions in Care from Survivorship to Hospice: Stanford University
  • Introduction to Small Molecule Drug Discovery & Development: University of Cape Town
  • Synaptic Pharmacology and Function: University of Minnesota
  • GenAI in Healthcare & Life Sciences: Starweaver
  • Lead Selection & Optimization: Novartis
  • Introduction to Clinical Data: Stanford University
  • Uso prudente de antimicrobianos en el entorno hospitalario: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Capstone Project: Advanced AI for Drug Discovery: LearnQuest
  • Español básico para atención médica: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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