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304905 (v.1) Pharmacotherapy 527



 

Area:School of Pharmacy
Contact Hours:3.0
Credits:25.0
Lecture:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:1 x 1 Hours Weekly
General patient care. Principles of prescription review with respect to monitoring drug therapy. Interpretation of common laboratory results - biochemical and haematological. Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. Anti-infective chemotherapy, sites of action, drug choice on the basis of laboratory investigations, resistance, systems approach to antibiotic therapy, antibiotic failure identification, evaluation and management. Clinical use of antibiotics, antifungals and antiviral agents. Managementof infectious diseases. Management of respiratory diseases, including asthma management plans. Renal disease pathophysiology and management, implications for drug therapy. Thromboembolic disorders and anticoagulant therapy. Haematological disorers and their management. Clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management rheumatological disorders.

 
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