304887 (v.1) Drug Information 528


Area:

School of Pharmacy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Drug information concepts, the role of the pharmacist as a drug information specialist. Overview of drug information services and poisons information centres, available drug information sources and their evaluation. A systematic approach to drug information. Classification and evaluation of drug information requests. Methods used to obtain historical and background information about patients in relation to drug information requests. Conducting a systematic literature search. Formulating and communicating a drug information response to a request. Situations and problems in providing drug information. Adverse drug reaction reporting and evaluation. Legal issues associated with the provision of drug information.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

60500 Pharmacy (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
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