Introduction
A study of the clinical pharmacokinetics of individual drugs and groups of drugs, sources of inter-patient variability in pharmacokinetics and the application of pharmacokinetics in practice. As with Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3, particular emphasis is placed on the role of the pharmacist in improving the use of drugs through the practical application of pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring. There is extensive use of clinically-oriented problems and cases.
Topics include therapeutic drug monitoring; drug interactions; an overview of sources of inter-patient variability in pharmacokinetics (eg extremes of age, renal or hepatic disease, pharmacogenomics); clinical case studies and pharmacokinetics of specific drugs.
Unit objective: to develop the ability to contribute to improved drug use through the appropriate use of pharmacokinetic techniques and therapeutic drug monitoring.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Clinical Pharmacokinetics 4 |
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| Unit code | CSA414 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology |
| Discipline | Pharmacy |
| Coordinator | Dr Barbara Wimmer |
| Teaching staff | Dr Barbara Wimmer |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Requisites
Prerequisites
All Year 2 BPharm units plus CSA311.
Co-requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Online learning resources (equivalent to 2 hours of activity per week) and1 x 2hr workshop weekly. |
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| Assessment |
Note: To pass this unit, a student must score ≥ 50% in the exam, as well as achieving an aggregate overall mark of ≥ 50%. |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
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