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PHAR3825: Pharmaceutical Skills and Dispensing B
2024 unit information
The Pharmaceutical Skills component consists of Drug Profile Practicals. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the physicochemical properties of drugs, methods of analysing drugs and how the physicochemical properties determine the pharmacology. The Dispensing (Prescription consultation) component will provide an introduction to dispensing software programs and give students a familiarity with dispensing and prescription consultations of the top 50 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medications (by script volume). Workshops will provide an opportunity to research the medications and information that needs to be gathered from a patient or clarified by the prescriber to then be followed by dispensing that medication and consulting the patient. Students will be assessed on legal requirement of scheduled medicines and prescriptions, interpretation of prescribers' intention, accuracy of dispensing and relevant counselling of the dispensed medication.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Pharmacy
| Code | PHAR3825 |
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| Academic unit | Pharmacy |
| Credit points | 4 |
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Prerequisites:
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(BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3) and (CHEM1611 or CHEM11X2 or CHEM19X2 or CHEM1904) and (CHEM1612 or CHEM11X1 or CHEM19X1 or CHEM1903) and (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1) and PHAR1811 and PHAR1812 and PHAR1821 and PHAR1822 and PCOL2605 and PHAR2811 and PHAR2812 and PHAR2813 and PHAR2821 and PHAR2822 and PHAR2823 and PHSI2601 |
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Corequisites:
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PHAR3826 and PHAR3827 and PHAR3820 and PHAR3100 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a working understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques of chemistry necessary for understanding drug delivery, drug action and therapeutics
- LO2. apply appropriate numeracy skills to the solution of pharmacy problems
- LO3. deal with the concept of uncertainty - devising alternatives which take account of qualifying, affording and constraining variables
- LO4. critically examine scientific evidence, both quantitative and qualitative, in order to arrive at evidence-based conclusions
- LO5. Communicate appropriately and effectively with both lay and professional audience and profession.
- LO6. Demonstrate effective teamwork capabilities.
- LO7. provide prescription medicines and appropriate advice and counselling
- LO8. maximise patient safety through QUM, and minimise and manage medicine error
- LO9. Demonstrate a working understanding of the legislation surrounding the supply of scheduled medicines in NSW and the practice of pharmacy.
- LO10. Apply legal, ethical and clinical reasoning to manage medication related problems.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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