SU803: Pharmacology B (5 ECTS)

STADS: 29000901

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible

Email: jdemey@health.sdu.dk

Timetable

Group	Type	Day	Time	Classroom	Weeks
Common	I	Monday	12-14	17.109	45-47,50
Common	I	Monday	12-14	17.110	48-49
Common	I	Monday	12-14	1901	51
Common	I	Tuesday	08-10	1901	45,47
Common	I	Tuesday	08-10	17.109	46
Common	I	Wednesday	10-12	17.109	45,46
Common	I	Wednesday	14-16	1904	47
Common	I	Wednesday	11-13	17.109	48
Common	I	Wednesday	13-15	17.109	49
Common	I	Wednesday	14-16	17.109	50
Common	I	Wednesday	11-12	1901	51
Common	I	Thursday	13-15	17.109	51
Common	I	Friday	08-10	U131	45
Common	I	Friday	08-09	17.109	50
H1	TE	Thursday	12-14	1904	45-49
H1	TE	Thursday	14-16	15.st.aud.	50

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Prerequisites:
None

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

Course introduction
Pathophysiological mechanisms and pharmacotherapeutic principles and targets of diseases, and their interrelationship. Focus on cardio-vascular, cardio-renal, cardio-pulmonary, and central nervous system diseases as well as infections and cancers. Focus on the classes of drugs that affect these organ systems and diseases and on the (genetic) factors that influence the efficacy of these drugs.

Expected learning outcome
Insights in the quantitative, molecular, cellular, systemic and genetic aspects of rational pharmacotherapy of major human diseases and the relevance’s of biomedical research in these areas.

Subject overview
Mechanisms leading to dysfunction of the heart, the blood, the vessels, the kidneys, the lungs, the central nervous system. Disruption of homeostasis.
Anti-arrhythmic-, lipid lowering-, anti-platelet and thrombolytic-, antihypertensive, broncho-dilator and anti-inflammatory-, anti-epileptic-, anxiolytic-, anti-psychotic-, anti-depresaant-, anti-biotic and chemotherapeutic drugs, as well as local and general anesthetic agents and analgesic compounds. Restoration of homeostasis.

Literature

Rang & Dale: Pharmcology, 7th edition.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Written exam. Danish 7 mark scale, external examiner.

Reexamination in the same exam period or immeidately thereafter.

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

Forelæsninger, antal timer 35.
Opgaver, antal timer 15 (+).
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in English.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
See fees for single courses.