PHARMACOLOGY OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

PHAR637

Course Code: PHAR637
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

describe the anatomo-physiology of the autonomous nervous system (ANS)
discuss the biosynthesis, effects, mechanisms of actions of the ANS neurotransmitters
explain the drugs acting on the ANS and the interactions between dugs and ANS

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

A mandatory course to help the student comprehend the function of ANS and the affects of drugs on it

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	1) Neurotransmission: Autonomic and somatic nervous systems
2^nd Week	2) Anatomophysiology of sympathetic nervous system
3^rd Week	3) Anatomophysiology of parasympathetic nervous system
4^th Week	4) Drugs acting on the nerve-muscle junction and autonomic ganglia
5^th Week	5) Sympatholytic drugs
6^th Week	6) Sympathomimetic drugs
7^th Week	7) Paraympatholytic drugs
8^th Week	8) Paraympathomimetic drugs
9^th Week	9) NANC neurotransmission and ANS-associated autacoids
10^th Week	10) ANS with the perpective of clinical pharmacology

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Goodman and Gilman?s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Brunton LL, Hilal-Dandan R, Knollmann BC (Ed.s), 13th edition, McGraw Hill, 2018, USA, ISBN 978-1-25-958473-2
2. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Katzung BG, (Ed.), 14th ediition, McGraw Hill, 2018, USA ISBN 978-1-259-64115-2
3. Rang and Dale?s Pharmacology, Ritter JM, Flower R, Henderson G, Loke YK, MacEwan D, Rang HP (Ed.s), 9th edition, Elsevier, 2020, UK, ISBN 978-0-7020-7448-6
4. Pharmacology, G.M. Brenner and C. W. Stevens (Ed.s), 3rd edition, Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, A.B.D., 2010.
5. Clinical Pharmacology, Bennett P.N., Brown M.J. (Ed.s), 9th edition, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, Spain, ISBN 0443064806, 2003
6. Netter?s Illustrated Pharmacology, R.B. Baffa, Rawls S.M., Beyzarov E.P. (Ed.s), Icon Learning Systems, A.B.D., 2005.
7. Akılcıl Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, Prof. Dr. S. Oğuz Kayaalp (Ed.), 13. baskı, Pelikan Yay. Ltd. Şti., Ankara, 2012 (ISBN: 978-605-5270-10-0).
8. Goodman ve Gilman?ın Farmakoloji ve Tedavi El Kitabı, Hilal-Dandan R., Brunton L.L. (Ed.ler), Erdem Ş.R. (Çev. Ed.), 2. Baskı, McGraw Hill, Güneş Tıp Kitabevleri, Ankara, Türkiye, 2017, ISBN978-0-07-179288-2

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Kanıta dayalı tıp anlayışıyla yürütülecek kuramsal, interaktif, yüzyüze dersler ve tartışmalar, Lecture, Discussion, Questions/Answers, Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Formative: Mid-term exams and homeworks Summative: Final exam and homeworks

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	4	3	12
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	14	14
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	14	14
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	7	3	21
Total Work Load			150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7
K8	X	X	X
K9