BASICS CONCEPTS IN PHARMACOLOGY

ECF543

Course Code: ECF543
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Bilgen Başgut

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn the basic concepts of pharmacology,
Have knowledge about the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs.
Recognize the routes of drug administration, dose-response relationship, mechanisms of action, factors that change drug effects, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions.
Recognize the preclinical and clinical studies in drug R&D process.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

To inform students about basic pharmacological concepts, to give information about the absorbtion, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs, dose-response relationship, drug administration routes, mechanisms of action, factors that change drug effects, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, and to have knowledge about preclinical and clinical studies in drug R&D process.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to pharmacology
2^nd Week	Drug administration routes
3^rd Week	Absorption
4^th Week	Distribution
5^th Week	Metabolism
6^th Week	Elimination
7^th Week	Mid-term
8^th Week	Dose/concentration-response relationship
9^th Week	Mechanisms of action of drugs
10^th Week	Factors that change drug effect
11^th Week	Drug Interactions
12^th Week	Adverse drug reactions
13^th Week	Preclinical and clinical studies in the drug R&D process
14^th Week	Discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Kayaalp, S.O. Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, Ankara, 2012
2. Kayaalp, S.O. Klinik Farmakolojinin Esasları ve Temel Düzenlemeler, 3.Baskı, 2005.
3. Goodman&Gilman The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics,The McGraw-Hill Company, 13th edition, 2017.
4. Katzung, B., Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Appleton Lange, 14th edition. 2018.
5. Harvey, R.A. Lippincotts Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology Wolters. Kluwer Lippincott Williams &Wilkins, 5th edition, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	2	15
Other	2	15
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	10	20
Presentation (including preperation)	2	10	20
Literature review	4	3	12
Total Work Load			141
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X	X	X
K6
K7
K8	X	X	X	X