303177 (v.1) Pharmacotherapy 336

Area:

School of Pharmacy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Clinical Practice:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

303178 (v.1) Pharmacotherapy 325 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Methods of patient assessment and care as they relate specifically to the drug and non-drug management of minor ailments, including infestations; ear, nose and throat conditions; genitourinary tract infections; skin disorders; and haemorrhoids. A review of pain management, wound care, immunisation, adverse drug reactions and drug interactions; as well as the pathogenesis, clinical features, management and treatment outcomes of major respiratory, rheumatological, neurological, dermatological and ocular diseases and disorders, and diabetes mellitus.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

060117 Internal Medicine

Funding Cluster:

09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	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