B1FL2_14 Basics of Pharmacology - seminar

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Bc. Hana Kotolová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Bc. Hana Kotolová, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Supplier department: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
Pharmacology is a scientific discipline that deals with the study of the effects of substances on the organism. It studies the action of substances administered to affect physiological systems and pathological conditions. It evaluates drugs from two points of view. Pharmacodynamics studies the effects of drugs and their mechanisms depending on the dose and route of entry into the body. Pharmacokinetics examines the fate of a drug in the body, i.e. absorption, distribution in individual tissues, conversion to effective and/or ineffective substances and excretion. Pharmacology examines a drug from the moment it is administered to the patient, when it becomes a drug, to its complete elimination. In the seminar, the student will consolidate the basics of pharmacology. This subject is closely related to the subject of the basics of pharmacology.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to clarify the basic general laws of the fate of drugs in the body and the mechanisms of the effect of drugs on the body. It can also define and characterize the basic properties of drugs – mechanisms of action, pharmacological effects, pharmacokinetic properties, adverse effects and interactions. The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge about the properties of medicines to related natural science fields.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the study of pharmacology. Basic terminology, dosage forms.
  • 2. Life cycle of the drug.
  • 3. The fate of the drug in the body, factors affecting the individualization of therapy – age, sex, comorbidities.
  • 4. Drug interactions.
  • 5. Psychotropic substances and medicines.
  • 6. Drug dependence and drug abuse, drug poisoning.
  • 7. Medicines affecting the cardiovascular system.
  • 8. Diseases of the respiratory system - an overview of medicines for self-treatment.
  • 9. Disorders of the digestive system - an overview of medicines for self-medication.
  • 10. The issue of obesity - anti-obesity drugs.
  • 11. Urogenital diseases - overview of drugs for self-treatment.
  • 12. Basics of antibiotic therapy.
  • 13. Affecting pain.
  • 14. Basic principles of biological therapy - nomenclature, biosimilar preparations.
Literature
    required literature
  • MARTÍNKOVÁ, Jiřina. Farmakologie pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2., zcela přepracované a d. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2018, 520 stran. ISBN 9788024741574. info
Teaching methods
class discussion
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
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