312195 (v.1) Pharmacology 522
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| Area: | School of Pharmacy |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
307483 (v.1)
Professional Foundations 561
or any previous version
OR 306934 (v.1) Advanced Nursing Practice - Promoting Health 561 or any previous version OR 306937 (v.1) Advanced Practice - Mental Health 562 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Pharmacological principles. Mechanisms of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and renal elimination. Half-life, clearance, drug concentration and effect. Relationship between rate of drug dosing and plasma concentrations. Bioavailability and bioequivalence. Renal disease and drug dosing - serum creatinine and creatinine clearance. Mechanisms of drug toxicity, adverse reactions, interactions. Meaning of information in drug monographs. Autonomic Nervous System pharmacology. Pharmacology of drugs acting on respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, central nervous, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems. Drugs for pain, allergy, mental illness. Antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral agents. |
| Field of Education: | 019907 Pharmacology |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
