Pharmacy Practice 1B

Course aim

To continue to develop 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, particularly as they relate to the provision of unscheduled, Pharmacy Only and Pharmacist Only medications. Aspects of this include: the scheduling of medicines to enable a student to be involved in the appropriate supply of Pharmacy Only and Pharmacist Only medicines in a professional manner; application of the basic psychology of health behaviours in the context of medicine use; the management of minor illness in primary health care settings particularly as it relates to Pharmacy Only and Pharmacist Only medicines including those relevant to: simple analgesia; gastrointestinal disorders; ear, nose and throat; cough and cold; fungal infections; basic dermatology; further 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 about medicines and health.

Textbook(s)

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia 2011, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current edition

Rutter, P. & Newby, D. 2011, Community Pharmacy, -, Churchill Livingstone

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia 2011, Pharmacy Self Care Fact Card Booklet, Current edition

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical	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, Multiple Choice Quiz, Simulated Pharmacy Interactions to include Dispensing Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.