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Area/Catalogue
PHAR 3022

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
101819

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of contemporary pharmacotherapeutics with regards to disease management, selection & optimisation of medicines.

Course content

Pharmacotherapeutics, the treatment of human disease in the following areas: infectious diseases; neurology and psychiatry, haematology and oncology; musculoskeletal disorders; reproductive medicine including dysmorphology; addiction disorders.

Textbook(s)

2011, Australian Medicines Handbook, Current edition, AMH Pty Ltd

1950, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current edition, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

2011, Therapeutic Guidelines (full set), Current edition, Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
PHAR 2017 Pharmacy Practice 2
PHAR 2015 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology 2

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
PHAR 3020 Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 1

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 4 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar - x -

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


Assessment

Examination, Quiz 1, Quiz 2

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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