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Pharmaconomist

Pharmaconomist is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pharmaconomist rather than just read about it. In short: In Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands), pharmaconomists (Danish: farmakonom) are experts in pharmaceuticals (Danish: lægemiddelkyndig) who have trained with a 3-year tertiary degree. Pharmaconomy (Danish: farmakonomi) describes either their professional practice or their training courses.

Key takeaways

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Connect Pharmaconomist to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pharmaconomist from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

In Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands), pharmaconomists (Danish: farmakonom) are experts in pharmaceuticals (Danish: lægemiddelkyndig) who have trained with a 3-year tertiary degree. Pharmaconomy (Danish: farmakonomi) describes either their professional practice or their training courses.

Work The majority of the Danish pharmaconomists work at community pharmacies (chemists' shops or drug stores) and at hospital pharmacies and hospitals. Some pharmaconomists work within the chemical industry, the pharmaceutical industry and in medical or clinical laboratories. Other pharmaconomists teach pharmacy students and pharmaconomy students at colleges or universities, such as at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences or at the Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice. Pharmaconomists are also employed by the Danish Ministry of Interior and Health, Danish Medicines Agency and Danish Association of Pharmacies. Some pharmaconomists do work as pharmaceutical consultants.

Education The 3 year higher education corresponds to 180 ECTS points (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).

Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice During his or her education programme at Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice, the pharmaconomist student studies human and animal anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, pharmaconomy, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, toxicology, pharmacognosy, clinical pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, cytology, medicine, veterinary medicine, zoology, diagnosis, medical prescription, pharmacy law, medical sociology, patient safety, health care, psychology, psychiatry, pedagogy, communication, information technology (IT), bioethics, medical ethics, safety, leadership, organization, logistics, economy, quality assurance (QA), sales and marketing.

Difference between a pharmaconomist and a pharmacist There are two different professional groups with pharmaceutical education in Denmark:

Pharmaconomists (with a 3-year higher tertiary education) Pharmacists (with a 5-year higher tertiary education) Due to his or her higher education as a health professional, the pharmaconomist has by law the same independent competence in all Danish pharmacies as a pharmacist — i.e. for example to dispense and check medical prescriptions, to counsel and advise patients/customers about the use of medicine/pharmaceuticals and to dispense, sell and provide information about medical prescriptions and about prescription medicine and over-the-counter medicine (OTC). The pharmaconomist also undertakes specialist and managerial operation of pharmacies and undertakes managerial duty service. The only difference by law is that only a pharmacist may own a Danish pharmacy — i.e. become a pharmacy owner. Like pharmacists, pharmaconomists can work as pharmacy managers and HR managers (or as chief pharmaconomists).

Trade union The Danish Association of Pharmaconomists is a trade union who represents about 5,700 pharmaconomists in Denmark (i.e. 98% of all Danish pharmaconomists).

Translation into other languages The Danish title farmakonom (pharmaconomist) comes from the Greek "pharmakon" (meaning "pharmaceuticals") and "nom" (meaning "expert in"). In Denmark a pharmaconomist is also referred to as lægemiddelkyndig (expert in pharmaceuticals). Lægemiddelkyndig comes from the Danish "lægemiddel" (meaning "pharmaceuticals") and "kyndig" (meaning "expert in").

The title "pharmaconomist" in other languages: English: pharmaconomist (plural: pharmaconomists) Danish: farmakonom (plural: farmakonomer) Faroese: farmakonomur (plural: farmakonomar) French: pharmaconome (plural: pharmaconomes) German: Pharmakonom (plural: Pharmakonomen) Greenlandic: farmakonomit (plural: farmakonominullu) Italian: farmaconomista (plural: farmaconomisti) Spanish: farmaconomista (plural: farmaconomistas) Swedish: farmakonom (plural: farmakonomer) The title "expert in pharmaceuticals" in other languages: English: expert in pharmaceuticals (plural: experts in pharmaceuticals) Danish: lægemiddelkyndig (plural: lægemiddelkyndige) French: expert en medicaments (plural: experts en medicaments) German: Arzneimittelexperte (plural: Arzneimittelexperten) Italian: esperto in farmaci (plural: esperti in farmaci) Spanish: experto en fármacos (plural: expertos en fármacos) Swedish: läkemedelsexpert (plural: läkemedelsexperter) The academic discipline of "pharmaconomy" in other languages: English: pharmaconomy Danish: farmakonomi German: Pharmakonomie French: pharmaconomie Italian: farmaconomia Spanish: farmaconomía Swedish: farmakonomi

See also Professional Further Education in Clinical Pharmacy and Public Health History of pharmacy

Sources Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice The Danish Association of Pharmaconomists The Danish Pharmaceutical Association Official Curriculum of the Danish Education of Pharmaconomists (September 2007) Official Executive Order on the Education of Pharmaconomists (June 2007) Information about pharmaconomists

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pharmaconomist

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pharmaconomist claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pharmaconomist before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pharmaconomist ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pharmaconomist

In research: Pharmaconomist appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pharmaconomist in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pharmaconomist is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Education in Denmark, Health professionals, Pharmaceutical industry, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pharmaconomist outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pharmaconomist in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Pharmaconomist matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pharmaconomist?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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