Pharmacy Practice 1A

Course aim

To provide foundational knowledge and skills required for contribution to pharmacy practice in a primary health context.

Course content

This course provides an introduction to issues in pharmacy practice, including: history, role and function of pharmacists; origins and development of drugs; ethics and values of a health professional; introductory absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) principles; function and legal requirements of a prescription within the supply of medicines; ethics and values of a health professional; calculations based on understanding of dose and the fundamentals of formulation; development of tools necessary for the practice of pharmacy: oral and written communication skills required for the provision of medicines in a quality use of medicines framework; retrieval and appraisal information related to medicines and health.

Textbook(s)

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Newby D. 2011, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current, Community Pharmacy, Elsevier

Rutter, P. & Newby, D. 2011, Community Phamacy - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, Second Edition, Elsevier

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia 2011, Self Care Fact Card Booklet Health Information, Current

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 x 1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours 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

Oral Presentation, Portfolio, Written Exaim and Simulated Patient Interaction

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.