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PHAR6111: Pharmacist Clinical and Prescribing Skills A
2027 unit information
This unit equips pharmacists with the knowledge and skills to make safe, person-centred and evidence-informed prescribing decisions. Learners will apply the principles of quality use of medicines, shared decision-making, cultural safety, interprofessional collaborative care, evidence-based practice and clinical governance to simulated prescribing scenarios. They will also apply legal and ethical principles to make safe prescribing decisions within a pharmacist’s professional scope of practice. The unit focuses on the signs, symptoms, diagnostic features and management of selected acute primary care ear, nose and throat, gastrointestinal, and chronic respiratory conditions. Within these contexts, learners will develop and apply the four-step prescribing process: information gathering, clinical decision-making, communicating and documenting treatment plans, and monitoring treatment responses. Learners will conduct comprehensive, culturally safe patient assessments to develop working diagnoses and support person-centred prescribing decisions. They will also develop physical examination skills relevant to selected conditions, including otoscopic examination and chest auscultation. The unit covers key cognitive and clinical aspects of prescribing and fosters knowledge and transferable skills applicable across practice settings and prescribing models. Through case-based learning and simulation activities, learners will begin developing prescribing competence. This unit prepares learners for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) in Clinical and Prescribing Skills for Pharmacists B.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Pharmacy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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The learning outcomes for this unit will be available two weeks before the first day of teaching.
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Semester 1 2027
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Distance education/intensive on campus | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2027
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Distance education/intensive on campus | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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