Area: | School of Pharmacy |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | General patient care. Principles of prescription review with respect to monitoring drug therapy. Interpretation of common laboratory results - biochemical and haematological. Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. Anti-infective chemotherapy, sites of action, drug choice on the basis of laboratory investigations, resistance, systems approach to antibiotic therapy, antibiotic failure identification, evaluation and management. Clinical use of antibiotics, antifungals and antiviral agents. Management of infectious diseases. Management of respiratory diseases, including asthma management plans. Renal disease pathophysiology and management, implications for drug therapy. Thromboembolic disorders and anticoagulant therapy. Haematological disorders and their management. Clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of rheumatological disorders. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Developed the skills to retrieve, interpret and disseminate information on drugs to other health care personnel and patients. Demonstrated an understanding of the pathophysiology of important disease states and their management and can discuss factors important in selecting drug therapy for these conditions. Demonstrated recognition of important drug interactions and adverse drug reactions and developed the skills to give advice on their management . |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Hughes J., Donnelly R. and James-Chatgilaou G. (Eds.), (2001), Clinical Pharmacy - A Practical Approach, 2nd ed., Melbourne, MacMillan Education Australia. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Student Presentations 30%. Oral Examination 25%. Written Examination 45%. This is by grade/mark assessment. In order to pass this unit, it is essential that students achieve a minimum of 45% in the Oral and Written Examinations. |
Field of Education: | 60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | 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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