Practical Drug Evaluation #

Subject 543-804 (2009)

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Credit Points: 10.00
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 40 contact hours over 5 days
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Nil
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Subject Overview: To provide an intensive practical workshop on the evaluation of the pharmaceutical chemistry, toxicology and clinical studies of a drug submission. Students are exposed to an actual dossier of primary material submitted to government which encompasses pharmaceutical chemistry, toxicology and human clinical pharmacology and clinical trial data, and the student will be equipped to analyse this material and distil this into an evaluation report in a format similar to that assessed by an independent government evaluation committee.

Assessment: This subject is marked on a Pass/Fail only basis.

100%: Continuous Assessment during the practical workshop.
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Drug Evaluation and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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