Description of Individual Course Units

Code Name Type Year Semester ECTS
703003032015 Pharmacology and Rational Drug Usage Zorunlu 3 5 2.00

Objectives of the Course

This course is to learn basic concepts of pharmacology, interactions and harmful effects of drugs in their body, pharmacovigilance, effects on human body systems.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Nurdan YILDIRIM

Learning Outcomes

1 Know pharmaceutical forms and routes of administration.
2 They should know the pharmacokinetic properties of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
3 Factors that alter the effect of drugs and interactions between drugs are conceived.
4 Otonom sinir sistemini etkileyen ilaçların etki kalıpları ve gruplarını bilmelidir.
5 Summarizes the pharmacodynamic properties of analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Mode of Delivery

Öğr. Gör. Nurdan YILDIRIM

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Know pharmaceutical forms and routes of administration, know the pharmacokinetic properties and mechanisms of drugs, factors affecting drug effects and interactions between drugs, know the effect patterns of drugs affecting autonomic nervous system and groups, know the effects of general anesthetic drugs, know about pharmacology and pharmacovigilance of drugs , pharmacological drug forms, drug absorption, distribution, drug metabolism and excretion, interactions between drugs, antagonism, interactions between drugs synergism. The mechanisms of action of drugs, autonomic nervous system drugs (sympathomimetic drugs), sympatholytic drugs, drugs affecting the central nervous system, drugs affecting the cardiovascular system, antiinflammatory drugs

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

1 Introduction to Pharmacology
2 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Routes
3 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs
4 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs
5 Antibiotics
6 Digestive system drugs Outonomic nervous system drugs
7 Midterm
8 Midterm
9 Circulatory system drugs
10 Respiratory system drugs
11 Endocrine system drugs
12 Gastrointestinal system drugs
13 Urinary system drugs
14 Using medicine with care
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Kayaalp O. Akılcı Tedavi Yönünden Tibbi Farmakoloji. İstanbul: Pelikan Kitapevi; 2007Lazo J.S, Parker K.L. Tedevinin Farmakolojik Temeli. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitapevi; 2008Süzer Ö. Premium Farmakoloji. İstanbul. Nobel Tıp Kitapevi; 2005

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri 40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri 60
100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Count WORKLOAD (hours) TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)
Ara Sınav 1 1 1
Final Sınav 1 1 1
Derse Katılım 10 2 20
12 1 12
5 1 5
4 1 4
Ara Sınav İçin Bireysel Çalışma 1 10 10
Final Sınavı içiin Bireysel Çalışma 1 12 12
65