(a) |
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, Cap. 138 (including the main ordinance and the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations; Pharmacy and Poisons (Pharmacy and Poisons Appeal Tribunal) Regulations; and Pharmacists (Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations) |
(b) |
Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cap. 134 (including the main ordinance and the Dangerous Drugs Regulations) |
(c) |
Antibiotics Ordinance, Cap. 137 (including the main ordinance and the Antibiotics Regulations) |
(d) |
Undesirable Medical Advertisements Ordinance, Cap. 231 |
(e) |
Import and Export (General) Regulations, Cap. 60A (except those parts related solely to textiles or rough diamonds) |
(a) |
calling the Publication Sales Section of the Information Services Department at 2537 1910 |
(b) |
visiting the online Government Bookstore at https://www.gov.hk/tc/residents/government/
publication/publication/bookstore.htm |
(c) |
placing order with the Information Services Department at
https://www.isd.gov.hk/chi/bookorder.htm |
(a) |
Pharmaceutical calculations (percentages, dilution, concentrations, aliquots, alligation and posology) |
(b) |
Pharmaceutical dosage forms (applications, methods of use and properties) |
(c) |
Preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms (methods of preparation, basic formulation, labelling and packaging) |
(d) |
Sterilization practices (the official methods and their applications, conditions and equipment required) |
(e) |
Radiopharmacy (principles and application) |
(f) |
Handling of cytotoxic agents (potential hazards and precautions) |
(g) |
Medical gases (types and uses) |
(h) |
Aseptic dispensing (clean room design and operation, aseptic technique and its application) |
(i) |
Practical pharmacokinetics (concept, application and calculation) |
(j) |
General pharmacy practice (patient counselling, responding to symptoms, counter prescribing of over-the-counter medications, etc.) |
(a) |
General principles of pharmacology |
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Drug receptors and pharmacodynamics |
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Pharmacokinetics: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion |
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Basic and clinical evaluation of new drugs |
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Individual variation and drug interaction |
(b) |
Autonomic nervous system |
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Chemical transmission and the autonomic nervous system |
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Cholinergic transmission and cholinoceptor-blocking and activating agents |
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Adrenergic transmission and adrenoceptor-blocking and activating agents |
(c) |
Cardiovascular system |
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Anithypertensive agents |
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Vasodilators and the treatment of angina pectoris |
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Drugs used in congestive heart failure |
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Agents used in cardiac arrhythmias |
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Treatment of dyslipidaemias |
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Diuretics and drugs affecting renal excretion |
(d) |
Central nervous system |
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Sedatives, hypnotics and anxiolytics |
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Antiepileptic drugs |
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General and local anaesthetics |
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Skeletal muscle relaxants |
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Pharmacologic management of Parkinsonism and other movement disorders |
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Antipsychotic agents |
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Antidepressant agents |
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Drugs of abuse |
(e) |
Chemotherapeutic agents |
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Antibacterial agents |
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Antiviral agents |
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Antifungal agents |
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Antiprotozoal and authelmintic agents |
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Disinfectants and antiseptics |
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Cancer chemotherapy and immunosuppression |
(f) |
Agents used in the treatment of diseases of the blood |
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Agents used in anaemias |
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Drugs used in disorders of coagulation |
(g) |
Arthritis and anti-inflammatory agents |
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, non-opioid analgesics, drugs used to treat gout |
(h) |
Endocrine drugs |
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Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones, sex hormones, contraception |
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Adrenal corticosteroids, antagonists, corticotrophin |
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Diabetes mellitus, insulin, oral antidiabetic agents |
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Thyroid and antithyroid drugs |
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Agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis |
(i) |
Gastro-intestinal system |
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Drugs for peptic ulcers |
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Antiemetic and prokinetic drugs |
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Drugs used in constipation, diarrhoea and abnormal gut motility |
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Drug-induced liver injury and changes in drug handling in liver diseases, treatment of liver diseases |
(j) |
Respiratory tract |
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Drugs used in the management of asthma |
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Cough suppressants, antihistamines, mucolytics and expectorants |
(k) |
Skin |
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Transdermal drug absorption and dermal adverse drug reactions |
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Antipruritics, adrenocortical steroids |
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Sunscreen and sunburn |
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Treatment of specific skin disorders |
(l) |
Toxicology |
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Management of the poisoned patient |
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Chelators and heavy metal intoxication and other antidotes |
(m) |
Miscellaneous |
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Nutrition |
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Vaccine and immunoglobulins |