PHA512: Pharmaceutics II

This unit incorporates the knowledge and skill required for pharmacists to prepare pharmaceutical products in a retail, hospital and industrial environment. Topics: composite understanding of aseptic technique for sterile drug production; cytotoxic handling; theory and preparation of radiopharmaceuticals; code of good manufacturing practice; drug stability; quality assurance and quality control; radiopharmacy; bioequivalence and preservation of formulations; as well as an opportunity to implement these skills in practical classes and laboratory sessions. This fulfils a major competency required by the profession.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: UW1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: 2 hours per week; laboratories: 4 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Master of Pharmacy or Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Health Science; PHA411/PHA511 Pharmaceutics I.
School	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Unit Coordinator	Mr Per Thomsen Position: Lecturer in Pharmacy E-mail: P.Thomsen@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Amenities Room 3.005 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 1242
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Mr Per Thomsen Lecturer in Pharmacy (P.Thomsen@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 1242 Murdoch Campus Amenities Room 3.005 MURDOCH UW1: Internal (04/01/2010 - 30/07/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)