FDFLa_FAF Pharmacology

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PharmDr. Peter Kollár, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PharmDr. Peter Kollár, Ph.D.
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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the Pharmacology course is to acquaint students with the issue of drug science, with an emphasis on preclinical testing of existing and new potential drugs, as well as the evaluation of biological effects of active substances at the molecular and whole body level and increase the ability of the student to process the acquired knowledge from the mentioned areas into the research texts.
Learning outcomes
The student knows pharmacology to the extent sufficient to work on projects, preparing a dissertation.
Syllabus
The content of the subject Pharmacology covers fields of medicine and the therapy of diseases with an emphasis on preclinical testing of existing and new potential drugs, as well as the evaluation of the biological effects of active substances at the molecular and the whole body levels in order to increase the ability of the student to acquire the knowledge from these areas to be processed in the research texts.
Literature
    recommended 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
  • WALLER, Derek; Anthony P. SAMPSON and Andrew W. HITCHINGS. Medical pharmacology & therapeutics. Sixth edition. London: Elsevier, 2022, 1 online. ISBN 9780702081606. URL info
  • KATZUNG, Bertram G. and Todd W. VANDERAH. Basic and clinical pharmacology. Fifteenth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021, xi, 1311. ISBN 9781260470109. info
  • Farmakologie. Edited by Jan Švihovec - Jan Bultas - Pavel Anzenbacher - Jaroslav Chládek - J. 1. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2018, xix, 962. ISBN 9788024755588. info
  • KENAKIN, Terrence P. Pharmacology in drug discovery and development : understanding drug response. Second edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2017, 1 online. ISBN 9780128037539. URL info
Teaching methods
Dialogue, work with literature, discussion
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
Teaching takes the form of personal consultations and other educational activities, that are recommended by the guarantor of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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