Early emphasis is given to the general principles that determine the profile of drug absorption, distribution and elimination via different routes of drug administration. The complexity of these principles is developed systematically using specific drug examples. The classes culminate in a detailed consideration of some therapeutic drug groups with a view to tying together and highlighting the general principles outlined earlier. The importance of familiarity with commonly prescribed medicines is a recurrent theme. Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Care concerns the professional aspects of pharmacy in both community and hospital pharmacy.
Students develop an understanding of the pharmacist s role as part of the health care team.
Formulation, Manufacture and Testing concerns formulation science and the formulation and manufacture of medicines. The principles of good manufacturing practice adopted in the pharmaceutical industry are discussed and the significance of quality assurance procedures outlined. Physiology concerns the function of the body in health. Experimental design and the use of statistics is introduced. Pharmacology is the study of the actions of drugs on the cells and organs of the body.