| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 2 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn the addition of small volume parenteral drugs into large volume parenteral solutions administered to hospitalized patients.
- Have knowledge about possible incompatibilities, stability problems and solutions.
- Learn the preparation of chemotherapy drugs to be administered to the patient.
- Have knowledge about the types, formulations and applications of dialysis solutions.
- Have knowledge about the ability to use the knowledge and skills gained in the advanced stages of education and to use them in professional life.
- Acquire knowledge about duties, rights and responsibilities; and act ethically and in compliance with regulations as an individual.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | The course covers the addtion of small-volume drugs in large-volume parenteral preparations administered to hospitalized patients and their compatibility, problems and solutions, basic principles in the preparation and administration of chemotherapy drugs, types and formulations of dialysis solutions. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Basic concepts of large volume preparations (LVP), small volume preparations (SVP) and drug addition |
|
2nd Week |
Properties of large volume preparations (LVP), undesirable problems such as adsorption, instability that may occur with packaging materials (glass bottles, plastic bags) |
|
3rd Week |
Properties of small volume preparations (SVP) and active ingredients used in their preparation |
|
4th Week |
Addition methods of small volume preparations (SVP) to large volume preparations (LVP) and aseptic preparation techniques |
|
5th Week |
Limitations on the addition of small volume preparations to large volume preparations (LVP) |
|
6th Week |
Incompatibility, stability problems that may arise in drug addition to large volume preparations (LVP) |
|
7th Week |
MID TERM EXAMINATION |
|
8th Week |
Principles in the preparation and administration of chemotherapy drugs |
|
9th Week |
Features, formulations and applications of total parenteral nutrition preparations (TPN) |
|
10th Week |
Properties, types and formulations of dialysis solutions used in the treatment of chronic kidney failure. |
|
11th Week |
Characteristics, formulations and applications of peritoneal dialysis solutions |
|
12th Week |
Properties, types, formulations, applications of hemodialysis solutions |
|
13th Week |
Formulations and dilution techniques of concentrated acetate and bicarbonate hemodialysis solutions |
|
14th Week |
Preparation techniques of dialysis preparations in dry powder and granule form |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Lecturer notes
2. Parenteral Preparatlar Teknolojisi ,Murat Şumnu, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2009
3. Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms - Parenteral Medications, Sandeep Nema, Marcel Dekker Inc New York, 2006. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Total Work Load | 65 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 2.16 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |