Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | PHARMACOLOGY II | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | PHA405 | ||||||||
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 | PHA309 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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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 | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |