LF:BVZF0321p Basics of Pharmacology I - l - Course Information
BVZF0321p Basics of Pharmacology I - lecture
Faculty of Medicineautumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Kubátová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Amchová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Regina Demlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PharmDr. Jan Juřica, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Říhová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Barbora Říhová, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Kubátová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- BVBC0221p Biochemistry - lect.
- 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
- Nutritive therapist (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Dietitian (programme LF, B-NUT)
- Course objectives
- The main aim of the subject is to provide students with sufficient basic knowledge and information about drugs used in the treatment of selected most important diseases that nutritional therapist may encounter in the clinical practice.
The subaims are:
- to familiarize students with general principles of drug effects and drug processing in the organism,
- to put emphasis on the aspects that can be reflected in the mutual interactions of food and drugs,
- to introduce several drug groups building on the knowledge of general pharmacological principles. - Learning outcomes
- On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- describe and explain general mechanisms of drug action and their processing in the organism,
- characterize different routes of drug administration,
- describe, what could influence an effect of a drug,
- describe the process of research and development of a new therapeutic agent from the beginning to the entering to the clinical practice,
- classify both therapeutic, and adverse or toxic effects of drugs,
- characterize specific drug groups mentioned in the course syllabus with the emphasis on therapeutic and adverse effect and possible drug interactions. - Syllabus
- LECTURE 1: Introduction to Pharmacology, research and development of drugs
- LECTURE 2: The fate of a drug in the human body - pharmacokinetic processes and parameters
- LECTURE 3: Mechanisms of action, receptor theory
- LECTURE 4: Adverse drug effects, drug interactions, intoxications
- LECTURE 5: Factors responsible for variation in drug response
- LECTURE 6: Antidiabetics
- LECTURE 7: Antimicrobial agents
- Literature
- required literature
- Máchalová A. a kol.: Farmakologie pro studenty bakalářských oborů na LF MU http://portal.med.muni.cz/clanek-644-farmakologie-pro-studenty-bakalarskych-oboru-na-lf-mu.html
- recommended literature
- MARTÍNKOVÁ, Jiřina. Farmakologie pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2., zcela přeprac. a doplň. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 9788024713564. info
- not specified
- ADAMS, Michael, Leland Norman HOLLAND and Carol Q. URBAN. Pharmacology for nurses : a pathophysiologic approach. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education, 2011, xxv, 912. ISBN 9780135089811. info
- Teaching methods
- The curriculum enables attendance at lectures from teachers of pharmacology. Attendance in the lectures is not obligatory, but it is recommended.
- Assessment methods
- There is no testing of knowledge in this part of pharmacology study as students are expected to continue pharmacological course in the subsequent semester.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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