Course Title: Pharmacology of Therapeutic Agents 1

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Pharmacology of Therapeutic Agents 1

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ONPS2493

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

160H Medical Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

ONPS2493

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023

Course Coordinator: Prof Emilio Badoer

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7081

Course Coordinator Email: emilio.badoer@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 201.09.010


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required prior study (Pre-requisites)


Course Description

This course examines the pharmacology of therapeutic agents relevant to the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. You will consider the human cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems in both health and disease to underpin an understanding of the pharmacotherapy of common disorders. The course focuses on understanding the rationale for drug therapy as well as describing the range of therapeutic strategies. It explores factors that affect drug disposition and adverse events in the therapeutic areas.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP311 Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences:

  • Exhibiting depth and breadth of scientific knowledge
    Develop a broad and coherent body of knowledge particularly in biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology and toxicology (PLO 1)
  • Critically analyse and solve scientific problems
    Adapt knowledge, concepts and skills to problem solve (PLO 2)
  • Communication and Teamwork
    Develop skills to effectively communicate, both orally and written (PLO 3)

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH102 Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours):

  • Research, critically evaluate and apply evidence in professional practice (PLO 2)
  • Apply pharmaceutical, medication and health knowledge and skills to improve patient and population health (PLO 7)

     


On successfully completing the course it is intended that you should be able to:

  1. Discuss and describe  therapeutic indications for diseases involving cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine  systems.
  2. Describe and discuss the mechanisms of action of drugs used to treat diseases of those systems.
  3. Describe and discuss expected adverse events for commonly used drugs in the therapeutic areas, their mechanisms and resolution.


Overview of Learning Activities

This course is fully online. The course includes online lectures and interactive learning workshop sessions to provide students with a working knowledge of therapeutic pharmacology. Students are encouraged to develop their critical thinking and analysis skills.


Overview of Learning Resources

Learning resources in this course include lecture notes, workshop exercises and handouts, and references on selected topics. The online course webpage accessed via myRMIT (www.rmit.edu.au/myrmit), provides opportunities for you to independently access much of this material. You are expected to regularly access the course website, which contains announcements, course information such as detailed timetables and prescribed reading, course documents and the grade book. The Pharmaceutical Sciences Subject Guide (https://rmit.libguides.com/pharmacy) also provides useful references.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment activities are conducted throughout the semester so that you can review and evaluate your progress and ability to demonstrate that you adequately understand the material presented.

This course has no hurdle requirements.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Written essay

Weighting 20%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3

Assessment Task 2: Online quizzes

Weighting 10%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3

Assessment Task 3: In-semester assignments

Weighting 30%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3

Assessment Task 4: End semester assignments

Weighting 40%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 3