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

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitlePHARMACOLOGY II
Course Unit CodePHA405
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 biologic and pharmacologic properties of most common drugs used for the cardiovascular and central nervous system.
  2. Recognise the function of neurons, neuronal transmission and the way ions and transmitters work in the CNS.
  3. State elements of emotion and cognition function and the alterations in the degenerated brain.
  4. Analyse, in a general way, what homeostasis and biological stress are.
  5. Employ an experimental model of some pathologic conditions.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesPHA309Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents·  Study of pharmacologic action and therapeutic uses of drugs acting on cardiovascular and blood systems, e.g. myocardium, cardiac glycosides, arrhythmias, hypertension, dyslipidemias, aneamias. Autacoids, antihistaminics (H1, H2, H3).
·  Drugs acting directly or indirectly on cycloxygenases and lipoxygenases.
·  Drugs for autoimmune diseases.
·  Neurotransmission in the central nervous system. Drugs acting on the central nervous system. Anaesthetics, hypnotics, antiepileptics, antiparkinsonians. Opioid analgesics, central antitussives.
·  Drugs used in psychiatric disorders, maniac conditions, neuroleptics-tranquilizing drugs, antianxiety drugs. Drugs used in depressive disorders. New serotonin reuptake inhibitors, new monoamine axidase inhibitors. Central nervous system stimulants, purines, retalin. Psychotoxic agents, tetrahydrocannabinols, cannabis; LSD; mescaline.
·  Drugs used in appetite modulation and obesity.
·  Antimigraine drugs.
·  Drugs used in neurodegenerative disorders and aging.
·  Cocaine and other local anaesthetics.
·  Experimental models of diseases, e.g. diabetes mellitus, depression.
·  Laboratory Work: Sedation and/or excitation of central nervous system (CNS), Role of neurotransmitters in CNS, The morphologic characteristics of stress (thymus, spleen, adrenals), Producing neurodegeneration, e.g. Parkinsonism, Senile Dementia Alzheimer’s Type, Demonstration, using special anatomic charts, of brain areas, neuronal connections, neuronal network and the established circuits.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • W.C Bowman, M.J Rand, Textbook of Pharmacology, Wiley-Blackwell, 2 ed., 1991.
References
  • L. Brunton, B. Chabner, B. Knollman, Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, McGraw-Hill, 12th ed., 2010.
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 instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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