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Therapeutic Basis of Drug Use and Development 1 - PHAR9108
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Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
 
 
School:  School of Medical Sciences
 
 
Course Outline: http://drugdev.med.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
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 PHPH9108.

This course aims to provide an understanding of the major medical problems and current treatments that need to be understood in developing new therapeutic agents and optimising their use. Emphasis will be on highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of present therapies and identification of current research aimed at developing new therapeutic agents.

The course provides an integrated description of relevant physiology, pathophysiology, disease state manifestations and clinical pharmacology with respect to the following disease states: (a) infectious disease: bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections; (b) cardiovascular disorders: cardiac arrhythmia, ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, vascular disorders; (c) respiratory tract disorders: upper respiratory tract disorders, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute bronchitis, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia; (d) renal tract disorders: renal failure, disorders of renal tubule function, obstructive uropathies, myoneurogenic disorders, incontinence, neoplasms.

Note: The course is elective for programme 9060.

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