Advanced Pharmacology & Medication Management

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics to describe both the therapeutic and adverse effects of commonly used drugs.
  2. Explain the rationale behind the use of frequently used drugs in commonly occurring disease states and/or acute emergency scenarios.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of quality use of medicines and safe medication management.
  4. Apply the principles of clinical pharmacology, therapeutics and medication management to interpret patient cases and evaluate: the therapeutic decision-making process; actual and/or potential drug-related problems; the actual and/or potential impact on patient care.

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• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-CUC-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
• TAS-CCR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
• TAS-CUC-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
• TAS-CCR-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Students are expected to complete approximately 10 hours of independent learning per week

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.