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Pharmacology for Optometry - PHAR3306
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Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
 
 
School:  School of Medical Sciences
 
 
Course Outline: http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au/SOMSWeb.nsf/page/Science+Current+Students
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: VISN2111, PHSL2101, PHSL2201, VISN2231
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 5 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

PLEASE NOTE: This course has had a change of code - up to and including 2009 it was PHPH3306.
The aim of the course is to provide optometry students with a strong knowledge base in pharmacology and therapeutics that will benefit them in their future optometric practice. This is achieved by providing the essential knowledge of the mechanisms of action of pharmacological agents and their therapeutic use in the treatment of systemic and ocular diseases, with emphasis on the agents that optometrists are licensed to prescribe. Topics covered include basic principles of drug action, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, autonomic pharmacology, major drugs used in the management of cardiovascular, central nervous system, endocrine and inflammatory disorders and infection, as well as drugs for eye diseases.

For more detailed information, please click on "Course Outline" in box above.

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