Online Courses Handbook 2003

303169 (v.1) Pharmaceutical Practice 400

Area:	School of Pharmacy
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Co Requisite(s):	303170 (v.1) Pharmacotherapy 400 or any previous version
Quality assurance in pharmaceutical practice and its applications to pharmaceutical care. Methadone maintenance programs including regulation, storage, and supply of the drug under the program. The provision of pharmaceutical services to nursing homes, hostels and private hospitals. The role of the pharmacist in Health Promotion and Health Education. Basic pharmacy management, personnel management, occupational health and safety. Basic conditions of employment. Long service leave and superannuation, workers compensation. Business structure and partnerships. Small business and the law. Basic common law rights and obligations. A study of the ethics and history of pharmacy.