Diploma in Pharmacy / Бакалавр (Diploma) в Области Фармацевтического Дела

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitlePHARMACOLOGY I
Course Unit CodePHA309
Course Unit DetailsInt.M. Pharmacy (Required Courses) - BSc Pharmacy (Required Courses) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated6
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Identify the biological and pharmacological properties of most common drugs.
  2. Recognise how to find experimentally the sort of action acquired by a compound.
  3. Distinguish the action of a compound at the level of tissue, organ or whole organism.
  4. Analyse the possible or prospective therapeutic application of a compound.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesPHA205,PHA207Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course ContentsGeneral rules of pharmacodynamics and chemotherapeutics, similarities and differences.
Introduction to drug action and therapeutics, drug resistance and sensitivity to drugs. Mechanisms of drug action and use.
Vitamins, hormones.
Drugs acting on the Autonomic Nervous System and neuromuscular junctions.
Drugs acting on the respiratory system.
Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system, including hepatocholic section, pancreas-insulin, glucagon and diabetes.
Drugs acting on the genitourinary system and on the skin.
Inflammation and drugs acting in inflammatory conditions, non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antihistamines.
Chemotherapeutic drugs, acting against cancer, bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, worms. Disinfectants, insecticides.
Elements of Pharmacogenetics.
Elements of experimentally produced pathologic conditions.
Laboratory Work: Individual or small group experiments involving the actions of a diuretic, an analgesic, a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, an antimicrobial drug, the investigation of antihistaminic drugs (H1 and H2 inhibitors) and the investigation of drug resistance.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • W.C. Bowman, M.J. Rand, Textbook of Pharmacology, Blackwell Interscience Publications, 1991.
References
  • J. G. Hardman, L. E. Limbird , A.G. Gilman, Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, McGraw-Hill Professional, 10th edition, 2001.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
Lectures are supplemented with laboratory work carried out in a pharmaceutical technology laboratory.
Assessment methods and criteria
Tests20%
Laboratory work20%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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