Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | PHARMACOLOGY I | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | PHA309 | ||||||||
Course Unit Details | Int.M. Pharmacy (Required Courses) - BSc Pharmacy (Required Courses) - | ||||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | PHA205,PHA207 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | General 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. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The 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. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |