PHAR1811 - Foun Dations of Pharmacy - Semester 1 2016 Unit of Study Outline

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FACULTY OF PHARMACY
PHAR1811 • Foun dations of Pharmacy • Semester 1 2016

Unit of Study Outline
Contact Details
Name of Course Coordinator A/Prof Timothy F Chen
Telephone number of 9351 4440
coordinator
e-mail address of coordin ator timothy.chen@sydney.edu.au
Consultation times for Initial consultation by email (Please include PHAR1811 in
coordinator email subject)
Brief Descri ptio n of the Unit of Study

Foundations of Pharmacy is a broad introduction to the discipline of pharmacy and the roles
that pharmacists play in health care as well as the ideas, issues, skills and knowledge base
required of a professional pharmacist. A number of topics are introduced but not covered in
depth. They will be further developed in subsequent units of study and later years of the
degree. Specific skills in research, critical thinking, writing and presenting are developed in
the context of activities designed to orient students to their future profession. The intent is
that students begin to think and behave as future members of the profession of pharmacy,
and reflect upon the attitudes and beliefs that will shape their practice.
Unit of study aims/goals

How this unit of st udy relates This unit is a foundational unit in the Bachelor of Pharmacy
to other studied units degree.
The key focus of this unit is to introduce students to the
broad discipline of pharmacy and the role of pharmacists
The key focus or purpos e of within the health care system. A secondary focus is to
this unit assist students to appreciate the standards required of
tertiary study and to assist them to develop appropriate
skills.
How this unit of study
This unit underpins subsequent units in social pharmacy
prepares students for
and pharmacy practice.
subsequent units
This
in: unit specifically allows students to develop their skills
How this unit helps students 1. identifying, accessing, organising and
to develop generic or ot her communicating knowledge
skills 2. problem solving
3. planning and achieving goals
4. working with others
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Curriculum Learning Outcomes for this Unit of Study

On successful completion of this unit of study, you will be able to do a number of things,
some new and some differently from the ways you have done in the past. The Faculty has a
comprehensive set of goals and learning outcomes for the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree,
which are broken down into outcomes for each year of study and are covered in the units
which are covered in each year. For Foundations of Pharmacy, the detailed learning
outcomes are listed in the following table. The learning outcomes are listed under four
themes which create the framework for your learning in the Pharmacy degree.
THEME: BASIC AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (BPS)

1. Critically examines scientifi c evidence - both qu antitative and qualitative - in
order to arriv e at evidence based conclu sions.
a. use the most relevant pharmacy databases to search both electronic and hard
copy resources to locate specific papers and to find relevant resources related
to topics as allocated
b. identify different types of publications
c. identify the structures of typical publications such as primary research and
review articles
d. critically evaluate the quality of a range of sources of information
2. Takes oppor tunit ies to engage in research and sc ientific endeavour
a. demonstrate an understanding of the historical and paradigmatic basis of
scientific method
3. Identifies sour ces of dru gs, the way they are discovered, purifi ed, characterised
and analysed, and their phys ico-chemical properti es
a. describe the origin of early medicines
THEME: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN PHARMACY (PPP)

1. Provides pharmacy cognitiv e services
a. identify and describe the roles of pharmacists in delivery of cognitive services
2. Provides prescript ion medicines and appropriate advice and counselling
a. describe the role of the pharmacist in providing advice and information about
medicines
b. identify the basic elements of a prescription and describe in general terms the
processes associated with prescribing and dispensing medicines
3. Provides over the counter products using endorsed professional protocols
a. recognise the range of practice protocols and quality assurance processes in
place in community pharmacy
4. Prepares simple extemporaneous pr oduct s to approp riate standards of safety
and quality
use dispensing equipment to prepare simple extemporaneous products from
a.
supplied formulas
5. Provides patient education in relation t o medicines and therapeutic and
monitoring devices
a. recognise the role of the pharmacist in patient education
6. Demonst rates an understanding of management and organisational princ iples
and their application in pharmacy setting s
a. outline the type and extent of business operations that would typically occur in
a small-business community pharmacy
b. demonstrate a preliminary understanding of HR principles applicable to staff in
a small pharmacy business including legal issues and complaint procedures
7. Demonst rates an understanding of th e issues associ ated with the delivery of
pharmaceutical services in a range of rur al and remote settin gs
a. discuss the factors that impact upon health - the social determinants - and
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how these impact upon the health status of rural and remote populations.
b. apply the definitions and differences between urban, rural and remote
communities in Australia to practice - geographically, historically, culturally,
socio-economically, and demographically.
c. describe who the rural and remote health workforce are, what they do, and
identify
there. the opportunities and support systems for students who want to work
THEME: PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PPD)
1. Ap pl ies appro pr iat e prin ci pl es and r easoni ng sk il ls to addr ess ethic al dil emm as
in professional and business practice
a. demonstrate awareness of the ethical orientation of the profession including
issues such as conflict of interest, confidentiality
2. Demonst rates appropriate attit udes and values in personal and prof essional
dealing s and business practice
a. justify and apply an appropriate dress and behaviour code regarding
professional presentation in the workplace
3. Works effectiv
a. carry outely andwhich
tasks cooperatively as a member
require cooperation of a learning
between students group/team
within the
classroom
b. organise cooperative activities using electronic communication in self-selected
groups
c. describe the difference between legitimate cooperation and plagiarism and
carry out all cooperative tasks within the boundaries of legitimate cooperation
4. Engages in continu ous reflection and takes responsib ility f or personal and
prof essional development
a. identify the characteristics of reflective writing as distinct from other forms of
writing
b. identify and describe appropriate sources of information and learning
materials which are not specifically included in formal curriculum documents

c.explain the concept of lifelong learning and its importance for pharmacists
5. Demonst rates the abilit y to learn independently and take responsi bility for own
learning
a. identify strengths and weaknesses in learning
b. seek constructive feedback from others in the pursuit of learning goals
c. identify learning issues to guide individual study
d. develop and implement plan to address learning issues
e. identify appropriate sources of information
f. locate and summarise required or relevant information
g. communicate effectively and efficiently to colleagues, the outcome of
individual study
6. Demonst rates understanding of laws that govern th e supply of medicines and
the practic e of Pharmacy
a. recognise the Poisons Schedules which govern the supply of medicines in
NSW
b. describe, in general terms, how the supply of medicines in Australia is
regulated
c. explain the general rules governing the supply of prescription only, pharmacist
only and pharmacy only medicines in Australia
THEME: SOCIETY AND PHARMACIST (SP)
1. Demonst rates an understanding of the health c are system in Aus tralia and the
roles of the pharmacist wit hin it
a. outline the key components of the Australian health care system, including the
PBS, primary, secondary and tertiary care, private health care, pharmaceutical

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industry
b. define “essential medicines”. Also define “appropriateness” and “rational” in
regards to how medicines are prescribed.
c. describe the National Medicines Policy and the role of pharmacists in the
implementation of this policy
2. Promotes " best practice" i n the pharmacotherapeutic management of drug
dependence
a. distinguish between dependent, recreational, harmful and hazardous use of
alcohol and drugs of dependence
b. question social attitudes towards drug dependence and the individual
c. demonstrate a basic understanding of the role of the pharmacist and harm
minimisation
d. recognise the pharmacotherapies used in the treatment of opioid and alcohol
dependency
Please note that these skills and knowledge are preliminary and foundational – you are not
expected to be an expert by the end of first year. A more concise summary of the learning
outcomes is as follows:
On successful completion of this unit of study, you should be able to:
• outline in general terms the fundamental characteristics of the profession of

pharmacy, including professional and ethical dimensions, and describe some of the
roles played by pharmacists in Australian settings
• discuss briefly some of the critical stages in the history of medicine, medicines and
pharmacy
• describe the broad structure of the health care system in Australia and the place of
medicines within the overall framework
•
use simple descriptive statistical techniques to summarise and analyse data
• search databases for appropriate source materials and critically evaluate the quality
and reliability of such sources
• describe and apply writing and referencing techniques appropriate to university study,
and recognise and avoid plagiarism in all forms
and you will have developed skills in:
• working effectively and collaboratively as a member of a learning group

• managing and presenting the results of individual and group project work in written
and visual form
Align ment of Curr ic ul um Lear ni ng Out com es, learning ac tivi ties and
assessments
How the assessments in this Unit of Study support the Unit’s learning outcomes
Learning outcome Activit y types Assessment component

Critically examines scientific Lectures, workshops Medicines information
evidence - both quantitative and assignment, History
qualitative - in order to arrive at presentation, Written exam,
evidence based conclusions. Statistics quiz
Takes opportunities to engage in Lectures, workshops Written exam, Statistics quiz
research and
Identifies scientific
sources endeavour
of drugs,
the way Lectures Written exam
they are discovered, purified,

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characterised and analysed, and their

physico-chemical properties
Provides pharmacy cognitive Lectures, workshops Written exam
services
Provides prescription medicines and Lectures, fieldwork Community pharmacy
appropriate
Provides advice
over and counselling
the counter products Lectures, workshops assignment,
Written examWritten exam
using endorsed professional protocol
Prepares simple extemporaneous Practical Practical attendance
products to appropriate standards of
safety and quality
Provides patient education in relation Lectures, workshops Medicines information
to medicines and therapeutic and assignment, Written exam
monitoring devices
Demonstrates an understanding of Fieldwork, Community pharmacy
management and organisational workshops assignment, Written exam
principles and their application in
pharmacy settings
Demonstrates an understanding of Lectures, workshops Written exam
the issues associated with the
delivery of pharmaceutical services in
a range of rural and remote settings
Applies appropriate principles and Lectures, workshops Written exam
reasoning skills to address ethical
dilemmas in professional and
business practice
Demonstrates appropriate attitudes Fieldwork Self-assessed, Workshop
and values in personal and attendance
professional dealings and business
practice
Works effectively and cooperatively Workshops, Self-assessed through group
as a member of a learning assignments contract, Workshop
group/team attendance
Engages in continuous reflection and Lectures, All assessments
takes responsibility for personal and workshops,
professional development assignments
Demonstrates the ability to learn Workshops, All assessments
independently and take responsibility assignments
for own learning
Demonstrates understanding of laws Lectures, fieldwork Written exam
that
and govern the supply
the practice of medicines
of Pharmacy
Demonstrates an understanding of Lectures, fieldwork, Written exam
the health care system in Australia workshops
and the roles of the pharmacist within
it
Promotes "best practice" in the Lectures, workshops Written exam
pharmacotherapeutic management of
drug dependence
Learning Commitments
Credit points
Face-to-face Total number of lecture hours 6 35
Approx

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Total number of tutorial/workshop hours Approx 30

Total number of practical hours Approx 4
Total number of practicum hours n/a
Total number of groupwork hours Approx 12
Outside scheduled classes Total number of hours of private study/work 37-76
Commitment (hours) Total number of fieldwork hours 4

122-161
The university allocates a number of credit points (usually 6) to each unit of study in your
degree program. It has been agreed that 1 credit point is approximately equal to a minimum
of 1.5 to 2 hours of student effort 1 (ie time spent engaged in activities related to that unit of
study) per week (ie a total of 117-156 hours for the semester). In PHAR1811 (6 Credit
Points), this time is split between (approximately) face-to-face time (69 hours), fieldwork time
(4 hours), group time (12 hours) and personal work and study time (37-76 hours). You should
regard the outside class and personal study time allocations as a reasonable indication of the
amount of time that is expected for satisfactory performance in the unit of study; however you
are encouraged to spend additional time in order to perform at a higher standard.
1
Creation, variation and deletion of award courses and units of study [Online]
http://www.usyd.edu.au/ab/Creation_Variation&Deletion.pdf (Accessed 09 January, 2006)

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Learner Preparation
This unit is a foundation unit in the Bachelor of Pharmacy
Pre-requisites
and has no pre-requisites.
Co-requisites Nil
Assu med kn ow led ge or Good computer skills.
skills Written and verbal English suitable for tertiary study.
Computer and internet access is required. Facilities are
Computer access
available on campus but home access is strongly
requirements
recommended.
Prelimi nary reading
As indicated in lecture and workshop schedule.
required
As sessm ent

Relative
Compon ent #/* Due date Date retur ned
Weighting
Week 11 Friday
1 Group report – community th
pharmacy fieldwork report # 20 May 5pm via Week 13 15%
Blackboard
Formative feedback
2 Group presentation – Week 11/12
provided
history of pharmacy or # fortnightly 10%
immediately;
medicines workshop
Weeks 12/13
Week 7 weekly
3 Statistics quiz Week 10 10%
workshop
th
4 Group assignment – Week 8 Friday 29
Week 11 weekly
Medicines information # April 5pm via 15%
workshop
assignment Blackboard
Weekly &
5 Class attendance * Fortnightly -
compulsory
End of semester
6 Written examination * 50%
examination period
* denotes the assessment must be passed to satisfy the requirements of the course.
# denotes the group-work assessment.

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Ac ademic Plan
Assessment Individua Assessment Mar Weigh

Length Due Time Due Date
Name l / Group Conditions k t
1 Group Group Compulsor 8-12 pages 15 15% 5pm Week 11

report – y Friday 20th
community May via
pharmacy Blackboard
fieldwork
report
2 Group Group Compulsor Short oral 10 10% Set Week
presentatio y presentatio worksho 11/12
n – history n 10 p times fortnightly
of minutes (variable workshop
pharmacy )
or
medicines
Individua Compulsor 30-45 10 10% Set Week 7
l y minutes worksho weekly
3 Statistics
p times workshop
quiz
(variable
)
4 Group Group Compulsor 1000-1200 15 15% 5pm Week 8
assignment y words Friday 29th
– April via
Medicines Blackboard
information
assignment
Individua Compulsor N/A N/A N/A Set Weekly &
l y worksho Fortnightly
5 Class
p times -
attendance
(variable compulsory
)
Individua Compulsor 60 minutes 50 50% End of
6 Written
l y semester
examinatio
examinatio
n
n period
Group Report – Commun ity Pharmacy

Description of task Following the fieldwork placement, and classes on pharmacy as a
business, your small group will be required to compile and submit a
report based on the observations you have made.
Please click here for a downloadable copy of the detailed
information and requirements for this assignment. If you do not
read this information, you will find it almost impossible to complete
the assignment satisfactorily.
Grading criteria Grading criteria are included in the downloadable document.

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Late submission All assignments are to be submitted via Blackboard. Permission for
policy late submission may be sought only from the course coordinator
and a maximum of three working days may be granted with
sufficient, documented reason. Late submission without permission
will be penalised at the rate of 10% per day late (ie 1.5 mark out of
15 will be deducted for every day late).
Group Presentation – History of Pharmacy or Medicines Topic

Description of task For this assignment, your small group will be required to research
and present an oral presentation on a selected topic related to
history. The topics will be made available during the fortnightly
workshops in weeks 8 and 9, when you will have some time to
choose your topic and start planning your approach, and the
presentations will be made during the fortnightly workshops in
weeks 11 and 12.
The detailed information and requirements for this assignment will
be distributed in the fortnightly workshop in week 8 or 9. If you do
not read this information, you will find it almost impossible to
complete the assignment satisfactorily.
Grading criteria Grading criteria are included in the information which will be
distributed during the workshop.
Late submission If further presentation sessions remain, the presentation can be
policy made during a later session. If this is not possible, the presentation
must be made for assessment by tutors at a date to be set by the
tutors as soon as practicable after the final presentation session.
Additional work, which may include a different format from the
group presentation, and which may involve individual and/or group
work, may be required to complete this component successfully.
Statist ics Quiz

Description of task A multiple choice question quiz of 30-45 minutes’ duration will be
held during the weekly workshop in week 7.
Grading criteria Each question is worth a specified number of marks, which are
indicated in the question paper. Students will receive an overall
mark for this quiz which will contribute to the final mark for this unit.
Addi tio nal If a student is granted special consideration for this quiz, an
assessment additional quiz paper will be offered according to the special
consideration policy (see the link to the Special Consideration
Policy in this document). Please ensure that you are familiar with
the requirements of this policy as a lack of knowledge of the
procedures will not be considered as grounds for appeal.

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Medicines Information Assignment

Description of task Your group will be allocated a specific pharmaceutical product, by
brand name, and you are to produce a 1000 to 1200 word report
which addresses the issues listed below. You are to use a small
range of references which are described in the assignment outline.
Your report must be appropriately referenced (the reference list
does not count in the word limit).
Your group will be required to select a pharmaceutical product in

week 4 from a set list. Each group will be required to study a
different product. For your allocated pharmaceutical product, your
group needs to write and produce a report in which you
o describe the name of the product, the active ingredient (if
you can find a chemical structure include this as well), and
the formulation type (eg is it available in tablets, liquid,
injection etc)
o briefly outline the disease or condition in which this product
is used and the place of this product in the overall therapy

(Hint - is it first, second or third line treatment – it may be
useful to use the Therapeutic Guidelines (eTG – see
Pharmacy databases on the library website).
o discuss the most common side effects and the most serious
side effects that a patient taking this product might
experience and how they should respond if they do
experience these side effects
o outline the major counselling points which a pharmacist
should explain to the patient when receiving this product for
the first time
o find one clinically significant interaction between your drug
and another drug and briefly outline what happens in this
interaction and how this interaction should be managed (Hint
– use a specialised drug interaction resource such as
Stockley’s Drug Interactions, available via Medicines
Complete)
o briefly discuss something you find interesting about this
product
Please click here for a downloadable copy of the detailed
information and requirements for this assignment. If you do not read
this information, you will find it almost impossible to complete the
assignment satisfactorily.
Grading criteria Detailed grading

distribution of thecriteria
detailsare available
of the in conjunction with the
assignment.
Late submission All assignments are to be submitted via Blackboard no later than
policy 5pm on Friday 29th April. Permission for late submission may be
sought only from the course coordinator and a maximum of three
working days may be granted with sufficient, documented reason.
Late submission without permission will be penalised at the rate of
10% per day late (ie 1.5 mark out of 15 will be deducted for every
day late).

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Class Attendance
Description of task The majority of the learning in this unit will occur in the workshops.
Attendance at workshops is therefore compulsory, and records will
be kept. Students are advised that it is a requirement of the
BPharm/MPharm degree that they participate appropriately, in all
classroom and examination tasks, including role plays and group
work involving all genders. The Faculty is unable to exempt
students from these tasks.
Grading criteria Absence from more than two workshops without adequate medical
documentation is grounds for failure in this unit. Prior
arrangements for alternate attendance may be made when a
student is aware of unavoidable absence from a workshop. In this
situation, the student must email the coordinator with the request
for alternative attendance, and if permission is granted, must print
the email sent by the coordinator and present it to the tutor at the
alternative workshop. Students who are prevented from attendance
at any workshop for documented illness or misadventure should
complete a Special Consideration application as per the policy (see
the link provided in this document). Depending on the activities
which were missed, additional work may be assigned in order to
meet the course requirements. Absence from more than two
workshops without the granting of special consideration constitutes
grounds for failure in the unit. Absence from more than four
workshops, whether special consideration has been granted or not,
may also be grounds for failure in the unit.
Please also read the Attendance Policy on the Lectures and
Tutorials page of this site.
Written Examination
Description of task Examination paper of 60 minutes’ duration, covering all course
content with the exception of statistics.
Grading criteria Each question is worth a specified number of marks, which is
indicated in the question paper. Students will receive an overall
mark for this examination paper which will contribute to the final
mark for this unit. In order to complete the requirements for this
unit, it is compulsory to achieve a satisfactory mark in the
examination. This mark is a minimum of 50%. Students who
receive less than 50% in the examination will receive a Fail grade
for the unit, irrespective of performance in other assessments in
the unit.
Addi tio nal If a student is granted special consideration for this examination
assessment paper, an additional paper will be offered according to the special
consideration policy (see the Special Consideration link in this
document). Please ensure that you are familiar with the
requirements of this policy as a lack of knowledge of the
procedures will not be considered as grounds for appeal.

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Feedback Schedule
Task / Compon ent Type of Feedback Timefr ame
Written feedback (marksheet) and mark;
Group report – community Turnitin; assignment returned; marks
Three weeks
pharmacy fieldwork report published on MyGrades section of USyd
eLearning
Group presentation –
history of pharmacy or Formative feedback from tutor and peers Immediate
medicines topic
Mark published in MyGrades section of
Statistics quiz Three weeks
USyd eLearning
Written feedback (marksheet) and mark;
Medicines information Turnitin; assignment returned; marks
Three weeks
assignment published on MyGrades section of USyd
eLearning
Marks released
Mark published on MyUni; formative afterofexams;
date Review
Written examination feedback related to exam performance on
Day tba –
Examination Review Day
second
semester
Ac ademic Hones ty

The University takes a serious attitude towards academic honesty. You are strongly advised
to read the Academic Honesty in Coursework Policy:
http://sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2012/254&RendNum=0. If you
are uncertain about what is acceptable, please seek advice from the course coordinator.
The University uses text matching software to identify plagiarism in written submitted work.
Special Consideration
If you have a serious illness, injury or circumstances arise that affect your ability to
complete or submit an assessment, you may have grounds to apply for special
consideration. For more information see: http://sydney.edu.au/study/academic-
support/learning-support/staying-on-track.html
At tend anc e and Part ic ip ati on

In accordance with the Faculty Local Provisions on Attendance, students are expected to
attend at least 85% of the compulsory sessions in any Unit of Study. In this Unit of Study,
PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy, this means that you must attend 15 out of 17
workshops/practicals to complete this Unit of Study satisfactorily.
Prior arrangements for alternate attendance may be made when a student is aware of
unavoidable absence from a workshop. In this situation, the student must email the
coordinator with the request for alternative attendance, and if permission is granted, must
print the email sent by the coordinator and present it to the tutor at the alternative workshop.
Students who are prevented from attendance at any workshop for documented illness or
misadventure should complete a Special Consideration application (see Special
Consideration section of this document for a link to the policy). Depending on the activities
which were missed, additional work may be assigned in order to meet the course
requirements. Absence from more than two workshops without the granting of special
consideration constitutes grounds for failure in the unit. Such arrangements must be made

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upon application to the coordinator. Absence from more than four workshops, whether
special consideration has been granted or not, may also be grounds for failure in the unit.
Students are expected to attend for the entire scheduled time of their workshop/practical or
until they have finished the assigned activities. Students who are late by more than 15
minutes without adequate, documented reason, will be regarded as absent from the
workshop. Students who leave before the workshop has been completed, unless all
assigned work has been completed to the satisfaction of the tutor, will be regarded as
absent from the workshop.

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Brief description of the content of each section or topic

Topic Description
This topic focuses on the scientific method as a paradigm and
The research
introduces the concept of the evidence basis for decision making in
process clinical situations.
Orientation to the This topic introduces students to the facilities and services
provided by the University of Sydney Library, and is presented by
library the Pharmacy Liaison Librarian.
This topic explores the range of sources of evidence about
Sources and quality information in general and medical and medicinal information in
of evidence particular, and assists students to develop skills in discriminating
between reliable and unreliable sources.
This topic covers types of data and variables, and focuses on
Data analysis statistical summaries and descriptions of simple data sets as
encountered in scientific and medical research.
This topic introduces the concept of critical thinking and provides
Critical thinking students

about with thematerial.
published opportunity
to develop skills in thinking critically
This topic covers the requirements for academic writing at
university level and in particular focuses on the development of
Writing and
skills in referencing as a means of avoiding unintentional
referencing plagiarism. The significance of plagiarism, whether intentional or
accidental, is also highlighted.
This topic focuses on the characteristics of reflective writing in
Reflection contrast to descriptive writing, and provides students with the
opportunity to practice skills in writing reflectively.
History of medicine,
This topic traces a number of major historical developments as
medicines and
pharmacy they impact on the current professional practice of pharmacists.
This topic provides an overview of the current breadth of the
The profession of profession of pharmacy as it is practised in Australia, and focuses
pharmacy on dimensions such as professionalism, ethics, and pharmacy as a
business.
This topic covers in broad terms the structure and funding of the
The Australian
health care system in Australia, and the place of pharmacy and
health care system pharmaceuticals in the overall framework.
Following on from consideration of the Australian health care
Roles of system, this topic focuses on the specific but varied roles of
pharmacists pharmacists, and on the services which are provided by
pharmacists within the system.
This topic provides a very brief introduction to the concept of
Quality use of quality use of medicines, potential for misuse of medicinal
medicines substances and looks at some ways in which pharmacists can play
a role in minimising the harm which results from such misuse.
Students will spend four hours in the Dispensing Laboratory and
Dispensing will dispense “prescriptions” for a pseudo patient as well as making
a simple pharmaceutical product.

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Evaluation of t his Unit of Study

This unit was offered for the first time in the 2008 Bachelor of Pharmacy curriculum
and has been well received by students. The unit is coordinated with the second
semester unit PHAR1821 Social Pharmacy in a streamlined manner: in PHAR1811
the focus is more specifically on the profession of Pharmacy, while the place of
pharmacy in the overall health care system is a focus of PHAR1821.
In 2013, one of two rural pharmacy workshops has been replaced by a workshop
designed to assist students in understanding the nature and expectations of their
examination, and the community pharmacy assignment will be reviewed by
Turnitin.
In 2015, the time allocated for dispensing lab experience has been increased from
1 hour to 3 hours, based on student feedback.
In 2015, the medicines information assignment will be reviewed by Turnitin.
Texts and References

Essential texts None
Recommended texts None
References Will be given as needed
Web sites As indicated in lecture notes and other course documents
Relevant university See Your Obligations page

policies
Online Reference Shelf
University of Sydney Pharmacy Subject Guide

Library
References None


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Brief Descri ptio n of the Unit of Study

Unit of study aims/goals

Unit of Study Outline

Curriculum Learning Outcomes for this Unit of Study

THEME: BASIC AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (BPS)

THEME: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN PHARMACY (PPP)

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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materials which are not specifically included in formal curriculum documents

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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On successful completion of this unit of study, you should be able to:

• outline in general terms the fundamental characteristics of the profession of

and you will have developed skills in:

• working effectively and collaboratively as a member of a learning group

Learning outcome Activit y types Assessment component

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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characterised and analysed, and their

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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Total number of tutorial/workshop hours Approx 30

Commitment (hours) Total number of fieldwork hours 4

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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As sessm ent

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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Ac ademic Plan

Assessment Individua Assessment Mar Weigh

1 Group Group Compulsor 8-12 pages 15 15% 5pm Week 11

Group Report – Commun ity Pharmacy

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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Group Presentation – History of Pharmacy or Medicines Topic

Statist ics Quiz

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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Medicines Information Assignment

Your group will be required to select a pharmaceutical product in

is used and the place of this product in the overall therapy

Grading criteria Detailed grading

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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Ac ademic Hones ty

At tend anc e and Part ic ip ati on

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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Brief description of the content of each section or topic

Critical thinking students

PHAR1811 Foundations of Pharmacy

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Evaluation of t his Unit of Study

In 2015, the medicines information assignment will be reviewed by Turnitin.

Texts and References

Recommended texts None

References Will be given as needed