aZLFA0722c Pharmacology II - practice

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Regina Demlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PharmDr. Jan Juřica, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. MVDr. Leoš Landa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Alena Máchalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Carlos Daniel Ferreira Fonseca, MSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Regina Demlová, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. MVDr. Leoš Landa, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Tue 16. 9. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 23. 9. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 30. 9. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 7. 10. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 14. 10. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 21. 10. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 4. 11. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 11. 11. 13:30–16:00 A20/208, Tue 18. 11. 13:00–15:30 A20/208, Tue 9. 12. 13:30–16:00 A20/208
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aZLFA0621c Pharmacology I - pract. && aZLPA0622c Pathology II - practice && aZLPF0622c Pathophysiol. II - practice && aZLOR0641c Orthodontics I -pract. && aZLPD0631c Periodontology I - practice
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will know pharmacological characteristics of analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, anticancer drugs, local and general anesthetics, psychotropics and antihypertensive agents, anticoagulants and thrombolytics, antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal agents. Students will be able to prescribe ready made preparations.
Learning outcomes
Students will know the principles of drug prescription. They will be familiar with pharmacological profiles of therapeutic and adverse effects of particular drugs with an attention paid to drugs used in dentistry.
Syllabus
  • 1. ANALGESICS, PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR GOUT
  • Basic pharmacological characteristics of opioid and non-opioid analgesics, antihypertensives, and antimigraine drugs.
  • 2. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY I
  • Basic pharmacological characteristics of drugs from the antipsychotic group, treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (especially Parkinson's disease and dementia), overview of psychostimulants.
  • 3. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY II
  • Basic pharmacological characteristics of antidepressants, hypnotics and anxiolytics, including analgosedation. Overview of anticonvulsants.
  • 4. GENERAL AND LOCAL ANAESTHETICS. MUSCLE RELAXANTS
  • Basic pharmacological characteristics of general and local anaesthetics. Premedication before general anaesthesia. Adverse effects of local anaesthetics. Central and peripheral muscle relaxants.
  • 5. ANTIBIOTICS + TEST I
  • Pharmacological overview of antibacterial drugs, FK/FD parameters and their influence on the choice of antibiotics, mini-case studies. Prophylactic administration of ATB in dentistry.
  • 6. ANTIMYCOTICS AND ANTIVIROTICS
  • Pharmacological overview of antimycotics and antivirotics. Interaction potential of selected anti-infectives. Anti-infectives used in dentistry.
  • 7. ORAL CAVITY MEDICINES. ANTISEPTICS. DERMATOLOGICAL MEDICINES.
  • Revision of drugs for the oral cavity, including antiseptics. Revision of the basic properties and mechanisms of action of selected groups of drugs, overview of representatives, dosage forms for application in the oral cavity and overview of adverse effects in this area. Brief overview of dermatological drugs: summary and repetition of the groups covered, including the main representatives.
  • 8. ANTIHYPERTENSIVES + PRESCRIPTION TEST
  • Pharmacological overview of antihypertensive drugs. Drugs affecting the RAAS and diuretics, vasodilators, beta blockers, central antihypertensive drugs. Self-study: Lipid-lowering drugs, anti-obesity drugs.
  • 9. DRUGS AFFECTING HEMOSTASIS. INOTROPICS, ANTIARRHYTHMICS.
  • Pharmacological overview of drugs affecting haemostasis and drugs with positive inotropic and antiarrhythmic effects. Self-study: Antianaemic agents.
  • 10. CYTOSTATICS AND TARGETED THERAPY IN ONCOLOGY + TEST II
  • Overview of cytostatics and targeted oncological drugs, adverse effects of cytostatics.
Literature
    required literature
  • RITTER, James; R. J. FLOWER; Graeme HENDERSON; Yoon Kong LOKE; David J. MACEWAN; Emma S. J. ROBINSON and James FULLERTON. Rang & Dale's pharmacology / James M. Ritter, Rod Flower, Graeme Henderson, Yoon Kong Loke, David MacEvan, Emma Robinson, James Fullerton. Tenth edition. London: Elsevier, 2024, xvii, 850. ISBN 9780323873963. info
    recommended literature
  • Practicals in Pharmacology http://portal.med.muni.cz/discipline-13-pharmacology
  • WHALEN, Karen. Pharmacology. Edited by Richard Finkel - Thomas A. Panavelil. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015, xi, 664. ISBN 9781451191776. info
    not specified
  • Pharmaceutical Practice. Winfield, A.J. & Richards, R.M.E., eds. Churchill Livingstone. , 3rd Ed. 2004. ISBN 0443 07206 X
  • Ritter, James M. - Lewis, Lionel D. - Mant, Timothy G.K. - Ferro, Albert. A Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 5th Ed., Hodder Arnold, 2008. 465 s. ISBN 978-0-340-90046-8
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/LF:aZLFA0722c!
Teaching methods
Drug classes specifics from the Syllabus are read firstly by the teacher and followed by discussion and training of drug prescription with the use of drug compendia.
Assessment methods
Participation in practicals is obligatory and registered. To get credits a student has to pass 3 written tests: one on drug prescription (assessed individually by the teacher), two multiple-choice tests on knowledge of topics taught.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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