BX34: Pharmacology (12 ECTS)

STADS: 3235241

Level


Teaching period

Autumn semester

Teacher responsible
Email: tjohansen@health.sdu.dk

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Comment:
12 ECTS point fordelt over 2 semestre.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Medical physiology must be passed.

Course introduction
To give the students a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of the effect of drugs on the human organism (pharmacodynamics) and the fundamental principles of the influence of the human organism on drugs (pharmacokinetics). The teaching in special pharmacology has the aim to give the students a thorough knowledge of the chemical signal transduction between cells abd tissues and the influence of drugs to this, and to give the students knowledge of effects on the various organs from interactions with receptors, enzymes and ion transport mechanisms.

Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
Classical receptor pharmacology, pharmacokinetics (absorption; distribution; biotransformation and excretion of drugs), chemical signal mecanisms (extra cellular and intra cellular), organ systems (the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the kidneys, the gastrointestinal canal, the endocrine organs, the central nervous system, anti bacterial means, cancer chemotherapy). special pharmacology; drug dependence, abuse and poisoning; side effects and interactions; clinical trials.

Literature

• H.P. Rang, M.M. Dale, J.M. Ritter: Pharmacology, 5. udg., Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
• John C. Foremann, Torben Johansen: Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology, CRC Press, 2nd edition 2003.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Oral examination without books, notes, etc. External examiner. Marks according to the 7-point marking scale.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger, eksaminatorier og gruppearbejde. Ca. 110 konfrontationstimer.
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
The course is spread over 2 semestres

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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