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Area/Catalogue
PHAR 4015

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
101823

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

Course aim

To advance knowledge and skills of pharmacy practice gained in earlier years of the undergraduate program and to prepare students for the Professional Placement experience, by the further development of advanced communication, technical and cognitive skills necessary to analyse, evaluate, integrate and transform  pharmacotherapeutic knowledge in the provision of best pharmacy practice. Furthermore, to gain an understanding of complex practice models and the autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility required of pharmacists in health promotion and management of chronic disease.

Course content

Professional standards of pharmacy practice, their place in practice, intention and use; the legal and ethical frameworks of professional practice, including addiction medicine; the role-specific skills required for contemporary professional pharmacy practice in the major settings including: primary health care in community pharmacy; medication provision and review in community pharmacy; medication management and drug optimisation; therapeutic drug monitoring; clinical pharmacy services; pharmaceutical calculations; chronic disease management; concepts of continuous quality improvement.

Textbook(s)

2012, Australian Medicines Handbook, Current edition, AMH Pty Ltd

2012, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current edition, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

2012, Therapeutic Guidelines (full set), Current editions, Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
PHAR 3018 Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1A
PHAR 3019 Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1B
PHAR 3020 Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 1
PHAR 3021 Quality Use of Medicines
PHAR 3022 Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 2

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 2 hours x 8 weeks
Practical 1 hour x 8 weeks
Workshop 1 hour x 8 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 8 weeks

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


Assessment

Examination, Portfolio, Written Test 1, Written Test 2

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:
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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
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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.

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