304887 (v.1) Drug Information 528

Area:

School of Pharmacy

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

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.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	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.

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