Course: Pharmacology

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Course title Pharmacology
Course code FAR/ZZA22
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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.
  • Urbánek Karel, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Poruba Martin, PharmDr. Ph.D.
Course content
-content pharmacology. Drug nomenclature, dosage forms, route of administration medication, types of therapy -pharmacodynamics, mechanisms of drug action -pharmacokinetics, factors affecting the fate of drug in organism -pharmacology of autonomic nervous system -pain management and anesthesia - basic drugs for acute illness -infusion solutions, pharmacotherapy of acid-base and ionic stability

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as a theoretical. Subject contains general pharmacology (pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics) and fundamentals of special pharmacology. The course introduces students to the groups of drugs, their dosage forms and principles of administration.
Students will: -know, understand and be able to use of the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics -be able to educate patients and their relatives in the pharmacotherapy issues -have the basic knowledge of drugs affecting autonomic nervous system, pain -be able to explain and to use the knowledge of general pharmacology in studying the specifics of pharmacotherapy in internal and pediatric intensive care
Prerequisites
unspecified
OPD/ZZA01 and OPD/ZZB03 and PAT/ZZA21

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Didactic Test

Active participation in all seminars (100 % seminars), written tests (70%)
Recommended literature
  • Martínková, J. a kol. (2018). Farmakologie pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2., zcela přepracované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Grada.
  • Urbánek, K. Lékové formy a jejich použití (e-learningový text).
  • Urbánek, K. Názvosloví léčiv (e-learningový text).


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): Paramedic (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter