LF:MTPH011c Basics of Pharmacology - pr.

MTPH011c Basics of Pharmacology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2024

The course is not taught in autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

doc. MUDr. Regina Demlová, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Renata Bláblová
Supplier department: Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine

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

Optometry (Eng.) (programme LF, N-SZ)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students will know the basic pharmacological principles and factors influencing drug actions. The student will be able to work with the valid sources of information about drugs. The student will have the basic knowledge about drugs influencing the autonomic nervous system. The student will know the main antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-glaucoma drugs used in ophthalmology.

Syllabus

1st lesson: Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system. Receptors of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems - adrenergic and cholinergic drugs.
2nd lesson: Pharmacotherapy of glaucoma, mydriatics, cycloplegics, miotics, drugs influencing lacrimation, antimicrobial, anti-allergic agents and anti-inflammatory drugs used in ophthalmology. Local anesthetics used in ophthalmology. Targeted drug therapy in ophthalmology. Credits.

Literature

required literature

Practicals in Pharmacology http://portal.med.muni.cz/discipline-13-pharmacology
Selected chapters from the textbook (according to the syllabus) RANG, H. P. Rang & Dale's pharmacology. 8th ed. [Edinburgh]: Churchill Livingstone, 2016. xv, 760. ISBN 9780702053627

recommended literature

RANG, H. P., James RITTER, R. J. FLOWER and Graeme HENDERSON. Rang & Dale's pharmacology. Eighth edition. [Edinburgh]: Churchill Livingstone, 2016, xv, 760. ISBN 9780702053627. info

not specified

WHALEN, Karen. Pharmacology. Edited by Richard Finkel - Thomas A. Panavelil. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015, xi, 664. ISBN 9781451191776. info
Basic & clinical pharmacology. Edited by Bertram G. Katzung - Susan B. Masters - Anthony J. Trevor. 13th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2015, xi, 1203. ISBN 9781259252907. info

Bookmarks

https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/LF:MTPH011c!

Teaching methods

Students are provided with the pharmacology teacher presentation of the topic according to the curriculum. Oral presentation of the teacher contains pictures and schemes to demonstrate the pharmacological principles and help the understanging of the related topic.

Assessment methods

During the studying the student has to prove active knowledge of pharmacology acquired to get the credit. The 100% presence at practicals is required to get the credit. To substitute an absence the student has to write an assay on the relevant topic. In this case, the student will be shortly examined from the topic.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on the extent and intensity of the course: total 4 hours.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.

Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2024, recent)
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