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

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 2023	Pharmacology A
PHAR 2014	Dosage Form Design 1

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Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 2022	Pharmacology C
PHAR 2021	Pharmacology B
PHAR 2016	Dosage Form Design 2

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Online	1 x 2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	1 x 2 hours x 13 weeks
Online	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, Simulated Patient Interactions

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.