Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Pharmacy School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Flexible Delivery

Class hours

1L~0.5T

Assessment methods

Mid-semester exam, Calculations assignment, Assignment, Final exam

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Course description

This course provides an introduction to the following topics: (1) basic concepts of how compounds are absorbed, distributed and eliminated (cleared), including by routes of metabolic biotransformation; and (2) the toxicology of substances from various sources, including how poisoning can be treated and managed. The course develops pharmacokinetic concepts and their application to toxicology using worked examples.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile