LF:aBFZF031p Pharmacology - lec.

aBFZF031p Bases of Pharmacology - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2019

Extent and Intensity

0.5/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Barbora Říhová, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Renata Bláblová
Supplier department: Department of Pharmacology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Timetable

Tue 17. 9. 11:00–12:40 A19/326, Tue 1. 10. 11:00–12:40 A19/326, Tue 8. 10. 11:00–12:40 A19/326, Tue 29. 10. 11:00–12:40 A19/326

Prerequisites (in Czech)

aBFBC011p Biochemistry && aBFFY0222p Physiology II - lecture && aBFBI011 Biology && aBFHI021p Histology - lecture

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

Physiotherapy (Eng.) (programme LF, B-SZ)
Physiotherapy (programme LF, B-PHYSI)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students are able to understand main pharmacological mechanisms of drug actions leading to therapeutic, adverse and toxic effects of drugs and eventually their combinations. They will be able to recognize main drug classes and pharmacological profiles of representative drugs from groups of drugs selected in the curriculum.

Learning outcomes

Students are able to understand main pharmacological mechanisms of drug actions leading to therapeutic, adverse and toxic effects of drugs and eventually their combinations. They will be able to recognize main drug classes and pharmacological profiles of representative drugs from groups of drugs selected in the curriculum.

Syllabus

1st LECTURE: Basic pharmacological terminology. Drug classification. Mechanisms of drug effects. Basics of pharmacokinetics.
2nd LECTURE: Factors influencing drug effects. Adverse drug effects. Drug interaction. Development of new drugs, drug life-cycle.
3rd LECTURE: Pharmacology of vegetative nervous system. Adrenergic and cholinergic receptors and their agonists and antagonists.
4th LECTURE: Glucocorticoids and immunosuppressant therapy. Pharmacology of allergic reactions – antihistamines.

Literature

recommended literature

Pharmacology. Edited by Michelle Alexia Clark. 5th ed. Baltimore: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012, xii, 612. ISBN 9781451113143. info

not specified

LÜLLMANN, Heinz, Lutz HEIN and Klaus MOHR. Color atlas of pharmacology. Translated by Detlef Bierger, Illustrated by Jürgen Wirth. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2011, x, 393. ISBN 9783137817048. info

Teaching methods

The curriculum enables attendance at lectures read by teachers of pharmacology. 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 understanding of the related topic.

Assessment methods

During the studying the students have to prove active knowledge of pharmacology acquired. The students have to pass colloquium on topics studied during the semester: final written multiple-choice test. In the test students are asked to answers to multiple-choice questions. Only 1 correct answer is possible for each question. The test contains 20 questions evaluated with 20 points. To pass the test student needs to get at least 60% out of the maximum score.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2020, autumn 2021.

Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2019, recent)
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