PHARMACOTHERAPY- I

KLE501

Course Code: KLE501
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)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gains knowledge about the clinical use of medications in the treatment and prevention of diseases.
Acquires knowledge on the pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal system diseases, as well as neurological, psychiatric, and geriatric disorders.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None.

Course Description

This course aims to give information about clinical usage of drugs on prevention and treatment of diseases and the pharmaceutical care services of these diseases. Besides containing basic concepts about pharmacotherapy it also contains pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal system diseases and neurological, psychiatric and geriatric diseases. These topics will be discussed with case studies.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Week 1: Basic concepts in pharmacotherapy
2^nd Week	Week 2: Pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular system diseases
3^rd Week	Week 3: Pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular system diseases
4^th Week	Week 4: Pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular system diseases
5^th Week	Week 5: Pharmacotherapy of gastrointestinal system diseases
6^th Week	Week 6: Pharmacotherapy of gastrointestinal system diseases
7^th Week	Week 7: Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Week 8: Pharmacotherapy of neurological disorders
9^th Week	Week 9: Pharmacotherapy of neurological disorders
10^th Week	Week 10: Pharmacotherapy of neurological disorders
11^th Week	Week 11: Pharmacotherapy of psychiatric disorders
12^th Week	Week 12: Pharmacotherapy of psychiatric disorders
13^th Week	Week 13: Pharmacotherapy in geriatric patients
14^th Week	Week 14: Pharmacotherapy in geriatric patients
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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)