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Overview
On Clinical Pharmacokinetics - Dosing and Monitoring at Taipei Medical University by FutureLearn you will learn about the principles of clinical pharmacokinetics, including factors that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and binding of drugs.
Key facts:
- You will learn how to integrate these principles into the process of monitoring, evaluating and adjusting dosing for patients.
- You will learn through critical thinking and problem-solving exercises that relate to drug dosing and monitoring functions, that are commonly performed by pharmacists in clinical practice.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
The fish tank – A simplified model of first-order elimination
Dosing basics – How to determine the right amount of drug for a patient
The ups and downs of predicting changes in drug concentration
The challenges of assessing renal and hepatic clearance
What pharmacists need to know about dosing aminoglycosides and vancomycin
Clinical application - vancomycin and gentamycin case practice
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Pharmacy Health Sciences View 287 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is for professionals or students looking to build their clinical pharmacokinetic knowledge. You might be an undergraduate pharmacy student, a postgraduate pharmacy student or a pharmacist in clinical practice.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents94 EUR / full≈ 94 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents94 EUR / full≈ 94 EUR / full
Funding
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