Long Term Care/Geriatrics-Care Pharmaceutical
Services

Preceptor Sam Gurevitz, PharmD 

Objectives 
1. Understand all aspects of long term care pharmacy 
drug distribution 
inventory management 
billing 
medical records 
intravenous therapy 
consulting 

2. Understand the Health Care Financing Administration Regulations and how they affect the pharmacist, nursing
home and physician 
3. Understand basic disease states of the elderly that include but are not limited to: 
Alzheimer's disease 
arthritis 
benign prostatic hyperplasia 
bipolar disorder 
cardiovascular disorders 
congestive heart failure 
diabetes 
depression 
gastrointestinal disorders 
osteoporosis 
pain 
Parkinson's disease 
thyroid disorders 

4. Perform pharmacokinetic dosing adjustments 
5. Interpret and follow-up lab values 

Requirements 
1. one nursing home inservice 
2. one oral case presentation 
3. assist with various projects underway at the time of students clerkship