Pharmacy Practice 1

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; 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; function and legal requirements of a prescription; retrieval and appraisal information about medicines and health, particularly related to the provision of unscheduled and Pharmacy Only medications and the general management of minor illness in a primary health care setting.

Textbook(s)

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

Rutter, P. & Newby, D, Community Pharmacy - Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, Current Edition, Elsevier

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 1008	Health Professional Essentials

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Workshop	1 x 2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours (weekly) x 13 weeks
Seminar	3 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

Examination, Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz

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.