BASIC CONCEPTS IN CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

KLE500

Course Code: KLE500
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Aysel Pehlivanlı

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learns the fundamental concepts of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care.
Gains knowledge on therapy management, development of pharmaceutical care plans, patient adherence, and counseling.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None.

Course Description

This course will provide students with basic concepts of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care that is needed during clinical pharmacy services. While giving basic information about identification, determination, prevention, solution of problems related with drugs, medication therapy management, adverse drug reactions and reporting, monitoring of therapeutic drugs, treatment management in special patient groups(pediatric, geriatric patients, kidney/liver failure, pregnancy, lactation), forming pharmaceutical care plans, patient compliance and counselling it will also give methods of efficient communication with patients and other health professionals with case studies.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Week 1: Fundamental concepts of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care
2^nd Week	Week 2: Identification and detection of drug-related problems
3^rd Week	Week 3: Identification and detection of drug-related problems
4^th Week	Week 4: Strategies for preventing drug-related problems
5^th Week	Week 5: Strategies for preventing drug-related problems
6^th Week	Week 6: Adverse drug reactions and reporting
7^th Week	Week 7: Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Week 8: Drug therapy management
9^th Week	Week 9: Drug therapy management
10^th Week	Week 10: Therapeutic drug monitoring
11^th Week	Week 11: Therapy management in pediatric patients
12^th Week	Week 12: Therapy management in geriatric patients
13^th Week	Week 13: Therapy management in hepatic/renal impairment
14^th Week	Week 14: Therapy management during pregnancy and lactation
15^th Week	Week 15: Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Pharmacoterapy. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Joseph T. DiPiro, Sixth edition 2005, USA.
2. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practices (Eds. Burns M, . Wells B., Schwinghammer T., Malone P., Kolesar J., Rotschafer J., DiPiro J), 2008, USA.
3. Farmakoterapi El Kitabı, 10.baskı, (Eds. Wells B., Schwinghammer T., DiPiro J, DiPiro C), Çeviri Ed. Turgay Çelik, 2019.
4. Applied Therapeutics. The Clinical Use of Drugs. Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, Lloyd Young. Nineth edition 2009, Washington

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

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
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Total Work Load			0
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			0
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)