Pharmacy practice IA
(
3 points,
SCA Band 2, 0.063 EFTSL)
Leader: Dr. David Kong
Offered:
Parkville First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis: Professional pharmacy. Historical aspects and the roles of modern day pharmacists. The prescription. Dispensing. Legal aspects of pharmacy. Commonly used medicines. Communications in pharmacy practice. Introduction of dosages and dose forms. The use of English. Report writing. Human behaviour: nature of human behaviour, development, perception, consciousness and control, conditioning and learning, remembering and forgetting, emotions, motivation and stress, mental abilities, personality and its assessment, abnormal behaviour and the therapies.
Assessment: Written examination: 75% (2 hours), Oral Presentation 10%; Practical examination (Open Book)15%
