Clinical pharmacokinetics facilitates dose individualisation and ensures patient safety. An advanced understanding of the subject helps the practitioner ensure that patients get the most out of their medicines. If pharmaceutical care aspires to identify and meet the drug-related needs of individual patients, understanding clinical pharmacokinetic methods is essential. The course is relevant to all healthcare professionals who are responsible for direct patient care. It will however be of particular interest to pharmacists working in critical care, renal services, aediatrics/ neonatology, haematology/oncology, gastrointestinal/liver services, elderly care, infectious diseases, medicines information or in undergraduate or post-graduate teaching. The course will give confidence to allow one to tutor others in the subject.
The course is offered as a Certificate in Professional Development. The aim of the course is to enable students to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the information conveyed by pharmacokinetic parameters.
Recognise those drugs for which pharmacokinetic considerations are likely to be of real clinical relevance.
Calculate initial dosage regimens, based upon individual patient characteristics, including consideration of any relevant pathological or physiological conditions.
Adjust dosage regimens using clinical endpoints and the results of therapeutic drug monitoring.
Entry Requirements
All entrants will normally be graduates in pharmacy or other healthcare disciplines who will have access to patients in community, primary or secondary healthcare settings. Applicants with other academic backgrounds will be considered.
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