Overview

Over-the-Counter Medicine Course: Comprehensive Guide & Best Practices

Purpose of Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course

• Transforming the community pharmacist profession from product and task-oriented (dispensing) to a patient-oriented profession (provision of care, advice, and counselling).
• This is through an OTC Training course or Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course.

Module 1:

OTC Guidelines, Safety, and Resources

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

1. Introduction of OTC
2. Prescription Drugs Vs OTC Drugs
   
3. OTC Regulations and Guidelines
   
4. The 10 Over-the-Counter Medication Safety Patients Tips
   
5. The 10 Over-the-Counter Medication Safety Pharmacist Prescribing Tips
   
6. Medicine in my home
   
7. How To Ensure The Safety of OTC Products
   
8. OTC Educational Resources
   
9. List of OTC Among the Global
   
10. FADIC E-library for OTC Books
11. OTC Program Workshop 1
    

Module 2:

Pharmacist as an OTC Prescriber 

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

1. Pharmacist’s Role in the proper selection of the OTC products
   
2. Key Pharmacists Counseling Reminders to Patients Using OTC Products
   
3. Evidence-based OTC Prescribing
   
4. The 7 Steps to Consider in Clinical Reasoning
   
5. Differential Diagnosis – an example
   
6. Essential Guide to Community Pharmacy Practice
   
7. Pharmacist as an OTC Prescriber
   
8. Workshop 2 of the Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course
   

Module 3:

Top Symptoms in the Pharmacy 

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

1. Difference Between Prescription & OTC Drugs
   
2. Consultation Skills
   
3. Literacy and Health Literacy
   
4. Top Symptoms in the Pharmacy: Abdominal Pain
   
5. Top Symptoms in the Pharmacy: Nausea & Vomiting
   
6. Workshop 3 OTC course
   

Module 4

OTC in Central Nervous System 

• Pathophysiology of Headache
  
• Treatment of Headache
  
• OTC Oral Analgesics-NSAIDs-Acetaminophen- and Aspirin Selection
  
• Assessment of Headache- A Case-Based Approach
  
• Tension Type Vs Migraine Vs Sinus Headaches
  
• The Role of Pharmacist with Headache Patient
  
• Workshop 4 of the Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course

Module 5

OTC for Respiratory System 

• Common cold and Flu
  
• Sore throat
  
• Cough
  
• Fever
  
• Allergic Rhinitis
  
• Sinusitis
  
• Workshop 5 the Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course.
  

Module 6

OTC for Gastrointestinal Diseases 

• Constipation
  
• Diarrhea
  
• Irritable-Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  
• Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
  
• Heartburn & Dyspepsia
  
• Hemorrhoids
  
• Intestinal Gas
  
• Poisoning
  
• Workshop 6 Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course.
  

Module 7

OTC for Women’s Problems

• Menstruation Disorders – Dysmenorrhea
  
• Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
  
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
  
• Menorrhagia
  
• Overweight & Obesity
  
• Contraceptives
  
• Workshop 7 Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course.
  

Module 8

OTC in Dermatology 

• Acne
  
• Hyperpigmentation
  
• Hair Loss
  
• Workshop 8 the Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course.
  

Module 9

OTC in Ear Problems

• Excessive/Impacted Cerumen or Earwax
  
• Water Clogged Ears
  
• Workshop 9 OTC Training course
  

Module 10

OTC in Pediatrics

• Colic
  
• Teething
  
• Diaper Rash
  
• Head Lice
  
• Pinworm Infection
  
• Common Cold
  
• Workshop 10 the Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course.

Module 11:

OTC Vitamins and Nutrition 

• Types of Vitamins
  
• Deficiency
  
• Overdose
  
• How to select?
  
• Best time to take?
  
• Essential & Conditionally Essential Nutrients
  
• Functional & Meal Replacement Foods
  
• Sports Nutrition and Supplements
  
• Workshop 11 OTC Training course
  

Module 12:

OTC Cosmetics and Pregnancy 

• Sunscreens
  
• Skin Hyper-pigmentation
  
• Anemia
  
• Gestational Diabetes
  
• High Blood Pressure (pregnancy-related)
  
• Pre-eclampsia
  
• Nausea and Vomiting
  
• When to call the doctor
  
• Nutritional tips for lactating mothers
  
• Factors to consider when initiating medications in pregnancy
• Final Project of the Over-the-Counter Online Certification Course.

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