SU503: Pharmacology (5 ECTS)

STADS: 29002601

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
4th quarter

Teacher responsible
Email: jdemey@health.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
tjohansen@health.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Passed SU501 Anatomy. BMB503 Fundamental Biochemistry and SU502 Medical Physiology must be known. Students who have passed SU512 cannot participate in SU503.

Course introduction
To give the students a thorough knowledge in classic receptor pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and the effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action at the cellular level and organ level. The teaching aim is to give the students a close knowledge of the chemical signals that work on cells and organic tissues and knowledge of the effect of drugs on these signal mechanisms, which develop through interaction with receptors, enzymes and ion transportation mechanisms.

Expected learning outcome
• Prove knowledge of basic concepts of the interaction between drugs and receptors.
• Prove knowledge of pharmacokinetics and make simple calculations by first order kinetics.
• Prove knowledge of basic concepts of drug administration, absorption, distribution and elimination.
• Explain the consequences of drug-receptor interaction on intracellular and extracellular signal mechanisms.
• Explain the consequences and the mechanisms of action of the regulation of the eye, the renal, urinary tract and cardio-vascular function, the pulmonary function, the gastrointestinal function, the uterus and the endocrine organs by the autonomic nervous system and the influence of drugs on this regulation.
• Prove knowledge of the effects and mechanisms of the effects of the mediators of the immune system and the possible influence of drugs.
• Prove knowledge of the effects of drugs on the bone metabolism, the pulmonary function, the gastrointestinal function, and the endocrine organs.
• Prove knowledge of the effects on the blood-forming organs of iron, folic acid and vitamin B12.
• Prove knowledge of common side effects of drugs, side effects that might be dangerous and toxic effects of drugs.

Subject overview
• General Pharmacology
• Receptor pharmacology
• Pharmacokinetics
• The autonomic nervous system
• Endocrine pharmacology
• Inflammation and immunopharmacology
• Pulmonary pharmacology
• Gastrointestinal pharmacology
• Bone metabolism

Literature

• Oplyses senere.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
a) 4 hour written exam (4,5 ECTS), with external censorship and grades according to the Danish 7-point scale. (29002602)
 
b) Report based Lab. work (0,5 ECTS), Pass/fail, internal evaluation by teacher. (29002612)

Reexam in August

Date of exam
The ordinary exam takes place on June 4, 2013
The re-examination takes place on August 22, 2013

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

Lectures and tutorials: 50 hours
Tutorials: 6 hours
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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