Lecture topics include the history of pharmacy; the role of the Pharmacy Board of Australia; contemporary pharmacy practice; quality pharmaceutical care; complementary medicines; pharmacy and the law; women's health and the role of the pharmacist; the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; evidence-based medicine; drug information and the role of the pharmacist; pain management and the role of the pharmacist. Consideration is given to the varied dosage forms of medication and instruction in the techniques of dispensing practice, dispensing software, patient communication and counselling, patient record systems and drug information resources available to the pharmacist, including the... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Rhonda Clifford
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy
