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5939 (v.4) Drug Monitoring 628


 

Area:

School of Pharmacy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

Clinical Practice:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

5485 (v.5) Clinical Investigations 528 or any previous version
AND
6030 (v.6) Clinical Pharmacy 528 or any previous version
AND
6079 (v.6) Clinical Pharmacy 527 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Ward and clinical pharmacy procedures. Drug distribution at the ward level. Imprest systems. Unit dose systems. Critical review of drug therapy in selected patients. Requirement to undertake 60 hours of practical training in an appropriate environment.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - Developed the ability to interact with medical and other health care professionals. Developed a greater knowledge of the role of the pharmacist in the clinical setting through first hand experience. Demonstrated the ability to provide a model to monitor patients drug therapy in a number of clinical settings and to monitor drug therapy in patients over an extended period.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, (1995), British National Formulary, London, The Pharmaceutical Press. Browne C., (1990), Handbook of Drug Therapy Monitoring, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins. Grahame-Smith D.G. and Aronson J.K., (1992), Oxford Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2nd ed., Oxford, Oxford University Press. Walker R. and Edwards C., (eds.), (2000), Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2nd ed., Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.

Unit Texts:

Hughes J., Donnelly R. and James-Chatgilaou G., (Eds.), (2001), Clinical Pharmacy- A Practical Approach, 2nd ed., Melbourne, MacMillan Education Australia.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Case Presentations 25%. Case Studies 50%. Oral Examination 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

3  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Categorised  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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