F1KF1_14 Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Pharmacology

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Bc. Hana Kotolová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Tomáš Hammer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Karpíšek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Martina Nováková (lecturer)
PharmDr. Veronika Krupicová (lecturer)
doc. PharmDr. Peter Kollár, Ph.D. (assistant)
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
Timetable
Tue 12:45–15:15 44-056
Prerequisites (in Czech)
STUDIJNI_SKUPINA(nastup_do_2024)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Clinical Pharmacology deals with pharmacological applications, using nosological disease units as the basic classification criterion, to which basic pharmacology medicament selections that are aimed at the treatment of a specific pathophysiological condition are assigned. The course is intended to familiarize the students with the system of application of pharmacological findings to therapy and thus to build up a basis for searching for a common language with a physician.

Learning outcomes
The student will gain a more detailed look at the issue of clinical pharmacology. Students will get acquainted with the diversity of clinical pharmacology. The student will get acquainted with individualized pharmacotherapy.
Key topics
1. General introduction, basic terminology, therapeutic monitoring of drugs
2. Basic clinical values examined in clinical biochemistry
3. Clinical manifestations of adverse drug reactions, potentially inappropriate medication in old age. Addictions to medical drugs.
4. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic drug interactions
5. Pharmacotherapy in pregnancy and lactation
6. Pharmacotherapy of psychotic disorders
7. Pharmacotherapy of depressions, anxiety and insomnia
8. Pharmacotherapy of selected CNS diseases 
9. Metabolic syndrome, obesity, disorders of lipid metabolism.
10. Pharmacotherapy in diabetes mellitus, late complications of DM.

11. Pharmacotherapy of allergic diseases, bronchial asthma.

12. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infectious diseases of the air passages  


Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • Švihovec Jan a kolektiv. Farmakologie. Grada, Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-247-5558-8. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Martina Vašáková a kolektiv. Moderní farmakoterapie v pneumologii. Maxdorf. ISBN 978-80-7345-506-4. info
  • Štětkářová I. a kol. Moderní farmakoterapie v neurologii. Maxdorf, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7345-5. info
  • Vlček, Jiří, Vytřísalová, Magda, a kol. Klinická farmacie II. Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4532-9. info
  • Vlček, Jiří, Fialová, Daniela, a kol. Klinická farmacie I. Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-3169-8. info
    not specified
  • Markova farmakoterapie vnitřních nemocí. Edited by Josef Marek - Michal Vrablík. 5., zcela přepracované a d. Praha: Grada, 2019, xxiv, 868. ISBN 9788024750781. info
  • Mohr P. Klinická psychofarmakologie. 2017. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures - theoretical preparation. Preparation of the seminar work.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Knowledge control - final test.
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 also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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