307485 (v.1) Pharmacology 521

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Area:	School of Pharmacy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Statutes guiding scheduled poisons: possession, management, supply and prescription. Documentation. Quality use of medicines. Pharmacological principles and application to therapeutics. Drug action, toxicity, interaction and storage. Half-life, drug concentration and effect. Drug action on respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, renal, central nervous, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems. Antimicrobial agents, drugs for pain, allergy, dermatological diseases and mental illness.
Unit Outcomes:	Upon completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated a sound understanding of pharmacology and pharmacokinetic principles that will be applied to the supply and prescription of medications, as endorsed by the Chief Medical Officer and approved by the Director General of Health. Analysed and integrated the legal requirements for possession, management, supply and prescription of scheduled poisons, as required by law, into practice.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Government Statutes Relevant to the Practice of Nurse Practitioners, online, available at: ww.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes/swans.nsf/ . Nurses Act 1992, Medical Act 1894, Misuse of Drugs Act 1981, Pharmacy Act 1964, Poisons Act 1964, Poisons Regulations 1965, Radiation Safety Act 1975, Road Traffic Act 1974, Nurses Amendment Bill 2002. Hardman, J. G.and Limbird, L. E., eds. (2001) Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 10th ed. New York, McGraw Hill. Humphries, J. L. and Green, J., eds. (1999). Nurse Prescribing. London, Macmillan Press. Rossi, S. (2002). Australian Medicines Handbook, 2nd ed. Adelaide, AMH. Siegloff Clark, S. (2000). Prescribing Power and the Power to Prescribe: Nurse practitioner in Rural and Remote Australia. Alternative Law Journal 25(1), 29-31and 44. Sanford, J. P. (2001). Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy. Dallas, Antimicrobial Therapy Incorporated. Thomas, J. (any recent edition). Australian Prescription Products Guide. Melbourne, APP Company.
Unit Texts:	Birkett, D. J. (1998). Pharmacokinetics Made Easy. Sydney, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Incorporated. Page, C. P., Curtis, M. J., Sutter, M. C., Walker, M. J. A. and Hoffman, B. B. (2001). Integrated Pharmacology, 2nd ed. London, Mosby. Rang, H. P., Dale, M. M.and Ritter, J. M. (1999). Pharmacology,4th ed. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Case Studies 20%, Assignment 30% and Examination 50%. This is a grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1   Y   2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y Y