5939 (v.4) Drug Monitoring 628

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