LF:BOFA031p Pharmacology - l - Course Information
BOFA031p Bases of Pharmacology - lecture
Faculty of Medicineautumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0.5/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Petra Amchová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Valentína Focková, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Říhová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Vranková (lecturer)
Mgr. Nina Zemanová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Barbora Říhová, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Amchová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine - Timetable
- Fri 20. 9. 16:00–17:40 B11/334, Fri 27. 9. 16:00–17:40 B11/334, Fri 4. 10. 16:00–17:40 B11/334, Fri 11. 10. 16:00–17:40 B11/334
- Prerequisites
- BKBC011p Biochemistry -lec && BOFY0222p Physiology II-lec. && BKLT011 Medical Latin && BKHI021p Histology - lec.
BKBC011p && BOFY0222p && BKLT011 && BKHI021p - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Optics and Optometry (programme LF, B-OPOP)
- Ortoptics (programme LF, B-ORTO)
- Course objectives
- The main aims of the course involve:
- understanding of main pharmacological mechanisms of drug actions leading to therapeutic, adverse and toxic effects of drugs and eventually their combinations;
- knowledge of pharmacological profiles of representative drugs from groups of drugs selected in the curriculum
Problematics of eye pharmacology is part of a separate subject. - Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students will able:
- to understand main pharmacological mechanisms of drug actions leading to therapeutic, adverse and toxic effects of drugs and eventually their combinations;
- to recognize main drug classes and pharmacological profiles of representative drugs from groups of drugs selected in the curriculum. - Syllabus
BOFA031p - Bases of Pharmacology - lectures
OPTICS AND OPTOMETRY, ORTHOPTICS
Autumn semester 2023
- 1st lecture: Terminology in Pharmacology. Drug classification. General pharmacological principles. Drug mechanisms of action. Introduction to pharmacokinetics.
- 2nd lecture: Factors responsible for variation in drug response. Adverse drug effects. Drug interactions. Drug research and development of new therapeutics. Evaluations of clinical trials on pharmaceuticals.
- 3rd lecture: Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system - receptors of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems and possibilities of the pharmacological intervention.
- 4th lecture: Anaesthetics. Peripheral muscle relaxants.
- Teaching methods
- Students are provided with the pharmacology teacher presentation of the topic according to the curriculum.
- Assessment methods
- During the studying the student has to prove active knowledge of pharmacology acquired. The final multiple-choice test consists of 20 questions, 60% of correct answers is needed to pass. There is one correct answer in each question.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 7,5. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Teacher's information
- Recommended literature for English-speaking students: selected chapters from Rang & Dale's Pharmacology textbook. 10th ed. [Elsevier]: 2023, ISBN: 9780323873963, Paperback ISBN: 9780323873956, eBook ISBN: 9780323873987
Témata, ze kterých budou tvořeny otázky závěrečného písemného multi-výběrového testu, odpovídají probraným tématům dle sylabu přednášek a cvičení. Znalost těchto témat bude požadována v rozsahu povinné literatury (Farmakologie pro studenty bakalářských oborů na LF MU a Farmakologie pro studenty zdravotnických oborů) a studijních materiálů poskytnutých učitelem. Studenti si doplní tyto zdroje o další poznámky během výkladu učitele.
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