1. Basic knowledge of:
1.1. socio-psychological, administrative and economic management methods;
1.2. basics of genetics in medicine;
1.3. basic principles of rehabilitation.
2. Understanding of:
2.1. basics of internal diseases;
2.2. anaesthesiology and reanimation basics;
2.3. transplantation basics;
2.4. basics of infectious diseases;
2.5. general care principles of chronic diseases;
2.6. basics of individualized medicine;
2.7. mental health principles, basic principles of addiction treatment;
2.8. basic principles and methods of alternative medicine;
2.9. basic principles of nutrition;
2.10. public health and epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health and health care statistics;
2.11. general principles of health care organization and financing;
2.12. basic principles of economics and health economics;
2.13. professional terminology in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
3. Ability to apply knowledge of:
3.1. evidence-based pharmacotherapy principles, guidelines, standards, care algorithms;
3.2. pharmacokinetic process;
3.3. pharmaco-dynamic process;
3.4. pharmacotherapy of internal diseases;
3.5. pharmacotherapy of the nervous system diseases;
3.6. pharmacotherapy principles in urology, obstetrics and gynaecology;
3.7. pharmacotherapy principles of dermatological diseases;
3.8. pharmacotherapy principles and immunization of infectious diseases;
3.9. pharmacotherapy principles of eye, ear and mouth diseases;
3.10. pharmacotherapy peculiarities of patients of special groups;
3.11. pharmacotherapy in the perioperative care;
3.12. pain therapy principles;
3.13. pharmaco-economical analysis and modeling methods;
3.14. pharmacogenetics principles;
3.15. diagnostic, disease and health screening;
3.16. health promotion, health preservation and disease prevention;
3.17. medical interactions (with the disease, with other medicines, with laboratory tests, with nutrients);
3.18. introduction and implementation of a pharmacovigilance system;
3.19. non-pharmacological therapies, nutritional supplements, herbal preparations;
3.20. dietetics, feeding (enteric and parenteral);
3.21. body fluids, electrolytes, acid-base balance;
3.22. interpretation of laboratory and diagnostic tests;
3.23. environmental health principles, human and environmental relationships, occupational risk factors, assessment methods thereof, quality of the environment, nutrition, water;
3.24. personal development, management and communication psychology, psychological support services;
3.25. regulations governing professional activities in the field of health care;
3.26. basic principles of professional ethics;
3.27. basic principles of statistical data analysis;
3.28. information technologies;
3.39. document management basics;
3.30. environmental protection;
3.31. official language;
3.32. two foreign languages at a communication level;
3.33. labour protection;
3.34. employment relationship.

1. To take part in the planning, organization and monitoring of rational use of funds for purchasing medicine.
2. To participate in the development and updating of national and hospital pharmaceutical forms.
3. To take part in the development, implementation and improvement of drug therapy guidelines.
4. To take part in the development, implementation and improvement of a pharmacovigilance system.
5. To take part in the development, implementation and improvement of a drug therapy failure detection, analysis and prevention system.
6. To take part in infection control measures.
7. To take part in the development, maintenance and use of a rational drug information system.
8. To participate in the development and supervision of drug-related quality criteria.
9. To analyse the work of public health services and, if necessary, suggest changes.
10. To be part of the Medicinal Products Committee, if established in the medical institution.
11. To advise health care professionals on the basis of established guidelines, standards, evidence-based medical findings.
12. To give oral and written information to persons involved in prescribing, administration or consumption of medicine on all issues related to medicine and use thereof in accordance with the specific situation.
13. To consult patients and pharmacists on patient care and monitoring issues and the peculiarities of concomitant non-prescription medicine.
14. To monitor, detect and prevent adverse medicinal interactions, side effects and medical therapy errors, review the medical therapy.
15. To control and monitor the efficiency and safety of medical therapy with special attention to patients with prescribed medications with narrow therapeutic effects and, if necessary, calculate individual doses, recommend therapy monitoring principles.
16. To manage and monitor the use of medicines in special populations (patients who need special feeding, geriatric patients, paediatric patients, cancer patients, patients with compromised immune systems).
17. To obtain information through medical records.
18. To collect and document information on the final outcome of a patient’s treatment and health care costs, carry out pharmaco-economical study, determining the differences of therapy costs and comparing the final outcome differences of these methods.
19. In collaboration with doctors to assess a patient’s state, taking into account the diagnosis, symptoms and results of examinations.
20. Together with a doctor to choose the most appropriate treatment based on the principles of safety, efficiency and economy with respect to indications, posology, frequency of use and duration.
21. To participate in councils and committees.
22. To prepare, interpret, analyse and summarize the clinical information of a patient.
23. To perform proper clinical examination (express diagnostics, etc.) within one’s competence and interpret available clinical examination results.
24. To create a comprehensive list of medical problems.
25. Within one’s competence to assess the state, etiology, risk factors and complications of a patient’s medical issue.
26. Within one’s competence to determine medical priorities on the basis of urgency and severity thereof.
27. To identify parts of a patient’s health requiring prophylactic/preventive interventions and health promotion measures.
28. To select strategies for disease/complication prevention.
29. To convincingly substantiate recommendations for individual patient care on the basis of pharmacological, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, phrmacogenetic, pharmaco-economic, ethical, legal and evidence-based information.
30. To identify and consider risk of chronic disease on the basis of patient (client) surveys, physical examination and express-test results.
31. To monitor the progress of chronic diseases and pharmacotherapy, documenting the effectiveness, side effects, economic analysis.
32. To prepare medical treatment reports, analyse and recommend changes in treatment to the treating physician, promoting more effective and economical medicine.
33. To assess a patient’s adherence to therapy and influencing factors.
34. To take part in the development and implementation of health care specialist and student training.
35. To continuously improve knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of the field of clinical pharmacy.
36. To continuously improve the range and quality of clinical pharmacy services and carry out quality self-assessment of provided clinical pharmacy services.
37. To observe basic principles of professional ethics.
38. To use and comply with laws and regulations governing the pharmaceutical, medical and health care organizations and personal data protection.
39. To assess, plan, and implement public health programs on the basis of epidemiological information sources and the key epidemiological indicators.
40. Within one’s competence, to assess the clinical state, set goals, adopt corresponding decisions, act in accordance with the objectives and predict the expected result.
41. To plan scientific research, prepare projects, participate in the implementation thereof.
42. To determine the degree of evidence of pharmaceutical research data.
43. To work in accordance with the level of scientific and technological development on the basis of evidence-based principles.
44. To write scientific articles and reports in the field of pharmacy.
45. To organize and supervise clinical trials.
46. To organize and participate in research data processing, interpretation and publishing.
47. To build and maintain effective communication.
48. To be part of a multi-disciplinary health care team within one’s competence.
49. To use information technologies in one’s work, draw up business documents.
50. To know the official language.
51. To use professional terminology in the official language and at least one foreign language.
52. To know at least two foreign languages at a communication level.
53. To comply with environmental regulations.
54. To comply with occupational safety, electric safety, fire safety and hygiene requirements.
55. To meet the requirements of employment relationship.

1. Ability to take part in the development of a rational policy in the field of pharmacotherapy, determination of development directions and goals, prediction and planning of separate stages thereof, decision-making, system improvement.
2. Ability to provide advice to health care professionals and patients on matters related to medical therapy.
3. Ability to carry out monitoring, assessment and analysis of the use and consumption of medicine.
4. Ability to establish pharmacotherapy that fits the individual, cooperating with medical staff.
5. Ability to implement health promotion activities, disease prevention and early disease detection.
6. Ability to carry out pharmacotherapy monitoring of chronic diseases.
7. Ability to organize and get involved in health care staff and student training.
8. Ability to take responsibility for one’s professional activities.
9. Ability to promote the prestige of the profession and follow the principles of professional ethics and legislative regulations governing pharmaceutical, medical and health care organizations of different areas to ensure personal data protection.
10. Ability to plan and conduct pharmaceutical research of scientific value.
11. Ability to organize and supervise clinical trials.
12. Ability to manage subordinates, consolidate a team to achieve professional goals.
13. Ability to communicate in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
14. Ability to comply with occupational safety, fire safety and environmental safety requirements.
15. Ability to meet the requirements of employment relationship.
16. Ability to use information technologies, draw up business documents.
17. Ability to observe basic principles of professional and general ethics.