F1GF1_14 Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MVDr. Renata Blechová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MVDr. Renata Blechová, Ph.D.
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.

The capacity limit for the course is 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to give the students a basic understanding of specific aspects in geriatric pharmacotherapy.
Contents:
The population in the Czech Republic is undergoing similar changes like in other states within the European Union. The basic trend is not only the extending of the average lifespan but also the improving quality of life. Therefore it is necessary understand the basic mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases in the individual drug therapy in elderly patients.
Learning outcomes
A basic understanding of specific aspects in geriatric pharmacotherapy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Demographic situation, aging, basic factors influencing geriatric prescription
    2. Imunosenescention, GIT dysfunction, nutrition support, sipping, SET
    3. Geriatric giants, the phenomenon of pain in the elderly
    4. Sensory disorders in old age, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration
    5. Affection of movement apparatus, instability, falls, osteoporosis
    6. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
    7. PADAM syndrome, erectile dysfunction, prostate hyperplasia
    8. Incontinence, skin integrity changes, decubite therapy
    9. Selected disorders of the circulatory system
    10.MET syndrome, lipid control, endocrine diseases
    11. Behavioral disorders, depression, dementia, delirium, sleep disorders - insomnia
    12. Alzheimer disease as an European priority, Parkinson disease
    13. Knowledge TEST
    14. Test scores, consultation
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dharmarajan, T.S., Norman, Robert A. Clinical Geriatrics. New York, The parthenon Publishing Group, 2003. info
  • Kalvach, Z. et al. Vybrané kapitoly z geriatrie a medicíny chronických stavů II. Praha, Karolinum, 1995. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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