SU803: Pharmacology B (5 ECTS)

STADS: 29000901

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
2nd quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: tjohansen@health.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Revison of timetable:
: Lokaleændringer tirsdage kl. 14-16 i ugerne 46-51.
: Lokaleændring tirsdag uge 45 kl. 14-16

Comment:
Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology , Churchill Livingstone, 6.udgave, 2007.
Udmærker sig ved en grundig behandling af den basale farmakologi med omtale af den kliniske anvendelse af lægemidler

Jens P. Kampmann, Kim Brøsen, Ulf Simonsen: Basal og klinisk farmakologi, FADL´s Forlag, 3.udgave, 2007
Udmærker sig ved en grundig behandling af den kliniske farmakologi med omtale af den basale farmakologi

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
The content of SU503 Pharmacology and SU502 Medical Physiology is assumed known.

Course introduction
To introduce the student to pathophysiological mechanisms of diseases in the nervous system, metabolic bone disease and to pathophysiological mechanisms of infections and neoplasms that can be affected by drugs. The students should know the mechanisms of actions of these drugs on the intact organ as well as at the cellular level. In addition, the students will be introduced to important adverse effects, drug interactions and toxic effects of the drugs.

Expected learning outcome
After having completed the course the student is expected to be able to:

• Describe and classify the mechanism of actions and effects of drugs on various intact organs and at the cellular level of these organs. The students will be able to interpret information of the mechanism of action and effects of the drugs.
• Describe and classify adverse effects, drug interactions and toxic effects of drugs and evaluate their significance.
• Describe and classify and evaluate pathophysiological mechanisms of diseases in the nervous system, the bone metabolism and pathophysiological mechanisms of infections and neoplasms that can be affected by drugs.
• Describe and explain mechanism of actions and effects of drugs used to treat diseases in the nervous system, metabolic bone disease and infections and neoplasms that can be affected by drugs.
• Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of the pharmacology of drugs used to treat diseases in the nervous system and infections and neoplasms.

Subject overview
Drugs used in affective disorders, antipsychotic drugs, anxiolytic drugs, antiepileptic drugs, analgetic drugs, general and local anaesthetic drugs, drugs for Parkinson´s disease, CNS stimulants and drug addiction. Drugs used for metabolic bone disease. Drugs used in the treatment of infections and cancer.

Literature

• Rang and Dale’s : Pharmacology, Churchill Livingstone, 6.udgave, 2007.
• Jens P. Kampmann, Kim Brøsen, Ulf Simonsen: Basal og klinisk farmakologi, FADL´s Forlag, 3.udgave, 2007.
• Medicin.dk, Infomatum, 2009.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
(a) Oral exam. Danish 7 mark scale, external examiner.

Reexamination after 4th quarter.

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

Forelæsninger, antal timer 40.
Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning, antal timer 10.
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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