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Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1 (PHRM90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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This subject addresses the fundamental pharmacological principles of medication management, which enables students to develop and utilise skills for specialty practice. Students will learn foundational knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutics, in order to understand the actions of drugs on physiological, biochemical and pathophysiological processes.
With a greater appreciation of the mechanisms of actions of drugs on body processes, students will be able to determine the therapeutic, adverse effects, contraindications and precautions for use for the specialty practice setting. Key pharmacological characteristics of drug classes will be emphasised, rather than characteristics associated with individual agents.
This focus encourages students to develop life long learning skills that will enable them to assess patients' needs for specific medications, administer medications, monitor responses to medications and evaluate outcomes in their practice setting. Please note that this subject is conducted through the Department of Pharmacology.
Intended learning outcomes
Please see Subject Overview above.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- use problem solving skills in understanding the effects of drugs on body processes;
- use appropriate critical thinking skills in applying the principles of pharmacokinetics;
- use appropriate critical thinking skills in applying the principles of pharmacodynamics;
- use appropriate problem solving abilities in understanding the therapeutic and adverse effects, contraindications and precautions for medications;
- develop the life long learning skill of deriving the pharmacological characteristics of individual drugs based on information about the drug class.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Four 25-minute tests (50%).
One 2-hour examination (50%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A number of textbooks are suitable for this course. Advice will be given to students.
- Subject notes
Level: 4th Year
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022