Pharmacy Practice 2

Course aim

To apply the specialised knowledge of a pharmacist in dosage form design, pharmacokinetics and pharmacology in the provision of pharmacy services.

Course content

Pharmacy Practice context: Over The Counter products; Cultural, social, behavioural and communication issues in pharmacy practice; Dosage forms and administration; Pathology testing; Organisation of patient medical and medicines information.

Textbook(s)

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current edition

Rutter, P. & Newby, D., Community Pharmacy, Current edition, Churchill Livingstone

Prerequisite(s)

Students are only required to have one of the above groups for their pre-requsite.

Corequisite(s)

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Simulation 1, Simulation 2

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.