BVZF0422p Basics of Pharmacology II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
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. Petra Amchová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BVZF0321c Basics of Pharmacology I - pr.
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 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 dietitian may encounter in the clinical practice.
The subaims are to:
- familiarize students with general principles of drug effects and drug processing in the organism,
- put emphasis on the aspects that can be reflected in the mutual interactions of food and drugs,
- introduce several drug groups building on the knowledge of general pharmacological principles, -
- introduce pharmacognosy and rational use of medicinal plants.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to:
- characterize selected drug classes stated in the curriculum and pharmacological profiles of representative drugs from these groups,
- be aware of potential drug interactions with particular respect to drug-food interactions,
- distinguish basic categories of active constituents of medical herbs,
- consider rational use of selected medical herbs in medicine.
Syllabus
  • Lecture 1: Overview of anticancer drugs
  • Lecture 2: Pharmacotherapy of GIT I: Antiulcer agents, antiemetics, prokinetics
  • Lecture 3: Selected chapters from psychopharmacology
  • Lecture 4: Drugs influencing nutrition and body weight & Nutrients influencing the effect of drugs. Instructions for students' work.
  • Lecture 5: Selected chapters from cardiovascular pharmacology (antihypertensives, diuretics, anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs)
  • Lecture 6: Antihistamines, antiasthmatic drugs
  • Lecture 7: Basics of phytopharmacology I: Natural substances and drugs
  • Lecture 8: Credit test from praticals
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
    not specified
  • MARTÍNKOVÁ, Jiřina. Farmakologie pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2., zcela přepracované a d. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2018, 520 stran. ISBN 9788024741574. info
  • LÜLLMANN, Heinz and Klaus MOHR. Barevný atlas farmakologie. překlad 5. anglického vydání. Grada Publishing a.s., 2020, 400 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-2271-4. info
  • 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
Curriculum offers attendance at lectures led by teacher of pharmacology. The attendance at lectures is not obligatory.
Assessment methods
The exam is carried out as a PC test. The test has 30 questions covering topics from the lectures in autumn and spring semester. There is only 1 correct answer for each question. To be successful, students need to obtain 60% of points, i.e. 18 points.
Marks are the following:
30-27 points = A
26-25 = B
24-23 = C
22-20 = D
19-18 = E
less than 18 = F
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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