Course: Basics of Pharmacology

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Course title Basics of Pharmacology
Course code FAR/PTA31
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Večeřa Rostislav, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics of lectures: 1.Pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and their contents. Pharmacopoeia, drug. Drug names, pharmaceutical forms, drug delivery methods. General pharmacology - pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics. 2.An overview of drugs affecting the vegetative nervous system. 3.Pain and the possibility of its pharmacological influence. 4.Basics of pharmacology of drugs affecting the heart and blood vessels. 5.Fundamentals of pharmacology of drugs affecting hemocoagulation. 6.Medicines used in respiratory diseases. GIT drugs. 7.Overview of antibiotics and chemotherapeutics. 8.Pharmacology basics of drugs and substances used in physiotherapy - antirheumatics, antiphlogistics, muscle relaxant.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The student will gain knowledge about the sources of information concerning the use of basic medicinal products in therapy. He will acquire basic principles of general pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The student will gain basic knowledge about medicine handling and the basic information on major drug groups
The student will be able to understand the administered substances and medicinal products such as antirheumatics, antiphlogistics, muscle relaxant and locally applied preparations used in rehabilitation.
Prerequisites
unspecified
BIO/PTA01 and OPD/PTB01 and LBF/PTB01

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in lectures.
Recommended literature
  • MCCUISTION, L. E., VULJOIN-DIMAGGIO, K., WINTON, B. M. (2018). Pharmacology: a patient-centered nursing process approach. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.
  • Raffa, R. B., Rawls, S. M., Portyansky Beyzarov, E. (2014). Netter´s Illustrated Pharmacology. Saunders.
  • RITTER, James, Rod FLOWER, Graeme HANDERSON. (2015). Rang & Dale´s Pharmacology. Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter