Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring

Online Course

Future Learn
Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring

What is the course about?

Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring
The course Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring is an online class provided by Taipei Medical University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Understanding pharmacokinetics, from basic principles to clinical applications.

Course description
  • Explore the key principles of pharmacokinetics and how to apply them
  • 6 weeks
  • On this course you will learn about the principles of clinical pharmacokinetics, including factors that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and binding of drugs. 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.
  • 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
  • Identify factors that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and binding of drugs
  • Interpret laboratory results, assess clinical findings
  • Apply pharmacokinetic concepts in order to determine an individualized dosage regimen for a specific patient
  • 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.
  • Taipei Medical University
  • Taipei Medical University (TMU) has been a leader in Taiwan’s healthcare system for over half a century due to its research, teaching excellence, internationalization and outstanding medical service.

Prerequisites & Facts

Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring

Course Topic

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University, College, Institution

Taipei Medical University

Course Skill Level

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Taipei Medical University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
Taipei Medical University
Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring
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School: Taipei Medical University
Topic: Healthcare & Medicine, Pharmacy