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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences MBChB 209 course details

Pharmacology staff

Prof Nick Holford
Professor
Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
Room: 505-202D
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86730
Email: n.holford@auckland.ac.nz

Assoc Prof Mark McKeage
Associate Professor, Clinical
Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
Room: 504-236A
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 87322
Email: m.mckeage@auckland.ac.nz

Assoc Prof Michelle Glass
Head of Department; Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
Room: 503-501F
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86247
Email: m.glass@auckland.ac.nz

Recommended reading

The following book is recommended to accompany the lectures:

  • Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Katzung, 11th Ed Lange 2009

The following books are recommended for general reading:

  • Instant Clinical Pharmacology, Begg, 2nd Ed Blackwell, 2008
  • Integrated Pharmacology, Page, Curtis, Sutter, Walker, Hoffman. 3rd Edn Mosby 2006

Therapeutics coursework(12.7KB PDF)

3% of the marks for this course will be based on each student submitting answers to one of the following patient cases. In addition to providing answers to the questions for one of the cases, please provide an example of a prescription for continuing treatment with the drug you have chosen for the patient described in the problem.

Guidance on how to write a prescription can be found here:

Prescription Writing(129.9KB PDF)

Answers should show clearly the reasoning and any calculations involved using no more than 2 sides of a single sheet of A4 paper. The prescription should be on a separate piece of paper. Please STAPLE your assignment and attach a signed assignment cover sheet (see page xvi of your Course Manual). Please do not bind, laminate or enclose your answer sheet in any covering.

Please hand in your answers to Kavita Hussein, room 3289, Department of Pharmacology, no later than 12 noon on Thursday 15 October 2009.

If you need any clarification, contact Nick Holford.

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