Pharmacy Practice 2
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
PHAR 2017
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
101813
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
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
Development of knowledge and skills that relate to the Pharmacy practice context: development of cultural, social, behavioural and communication issues in pharmacy practice; development of clinical reasoning skills; Pharmacist only medicines; introduction to and development of medication history taking skills; dosage forms and administration, including administration devices; introduction to pathology testing including hand held devices.
Textbook(s)
-, Australian Medicines Handbook, Current, AMH Pty Ltd
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current edition
Rutter, P. & Newby, D., Community Pharmacy, Current edition, Churchill Livingstone
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| PHAR 2006 | Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics |
| PHAR 2020 | Pharmacology 2 |
| PHAR 2014 | Dosage Form Design 1 |
| PHAR 2019 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology |
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Corequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| PHAR 2022 | Pharmacology 4 |
| PHAR 2016 | Dosage Form Design 2 |
| PHAR 2021 | Pharmacology 3 |
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Practical | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Practical | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Examination, Practical Assessment
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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