303170 (v.1) Pharmacotherapy 400

Area:

School of Pharmacy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

** 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

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Paediatric diseases/disorders and specific modifications of therapy for paediatric patients. Pregnancy and the use of medications during pregnancy. Contraception and oral contraceptives. Hormone replacement therapy and osteoporosis. Sexually transmitted diseases and their management. HIV/AIDS. Thromboembolic disorders and their management. Drug therapy in the elderly. Renal failure and problems of urination. Dementia and its management. Disorders of the blood, including anaemias. Health and travel. Disorders of the pituitary, adrenal, parathyroid and thyroid glands and their management. Classification and general management of solid tumours (including breast, lung and prostate cancers) and haematological malignancies (leukemias and lymphomas). Anticancerand antineoplastic therapy and its place in therapy. Immuno-modulation. Clotting disorders and their management. Fertility and in-vitro fertilisation. Psychosis and mood disorders. Nutritional disorders and their management including the use of artificial foods. Case studies to exemplify all principles discussed in the clinical pharmacy units.

** 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*:

Informational
*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
2005	Bentley Campus	Full Year	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