Quality Use of Medicines A2 (PHRM2012)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Pharmacy School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
2 Tutorial hours
Incompatible
PHRM2010
Restricted
Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy.
Assessment methods
Dispensing assessment, oral and written examinations.
Course enquiries
Doctor Shakti Shrestha ()
Shakti Shrestha
Course description
The Teaching Team in this Course is committed to further optimise Pharmacy students¿ skills, knowledge, and attributes as practitioners-in-training in the area of Quality Use of Medicines. The focus will be on the therapeutic areas and treatments used in the nervous, endocrine, and gastrointestinal systems. The scope of teaching will include addressing a variety of related topics, such as organ/system malfunction and changes with age, therapeutics and dosing, development of individualised treatment and monitoring plans, various aspects of Pharmacy practice (e.g. dispensing and counselling), as well as any alternative and non-drug therapies.