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Master's of Pharmacology with Thesis

PHAR502

GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY

Course Code
PHAR502
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Describe the pharmacology discipline and its sub-branches
  2. Give information about the history of pharmacology in the world and in our country
  3. Make the definition of "drug"
  4. Tell the pharmaceutical forms and the routes of drug administration
  5. Describe the concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
  6. Explain the steps of pharmacokinetics
  7. Explain the new drug development process
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course Description
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Pharmacology: definition and basic principles
2nd Week Pharmacology: history and sub-brunches
3rd Week Drug and pharmaceutical forms of the drug
4th Week Routes of drug administration
5th Week Passage of drugs across the biological membranes, absorption
6th Week Distribution of drugs in body fluids and tissue
7th Week Mid-term
8th Week Biotransformation of drugs
9th Week Elimination of drugs
10th Week Basic principles of drug action 1
11th Week Basic principles of drug action 2
12th Week Major factors affecting drug action
13th Week Drug development process
14th Week Discussion
Recommended or Required Reading- Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, Prof. Dr. S. Oğuz Kayaalp, 12. baskı, Pelikan Yay. Ltd. Şti., Ankara, 2009 (ISBN: 978-9944-119-73-3).
- Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, J.G. Hardman ve L.E. Limbird (editörler), onbirinci baskı, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006.
- Goodman & Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, L.L. Brunton, K.L. Parker (editörler), onbirinci baskı, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2008.
- Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, B.G. Katzung (editör), dokuzuncu baskı, Appleton & Lange, Stamford, 2004.
- Pharmacology, H.P. Rang, M.M. Dale, J. M. Ritter, R. J. Flower, G. Henderson (editörler), yedinci baskı, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, İspanya, 2011.
- Melmon & Morelli's Clinical Pharmacology, S.G. Carruthers, B.B. Hoffman, K.L. Melmon, D.W. Nierenberg (editörler), dördüncü baskı, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.
- Clinical Pharmacology, P.N. Bennett, M. J. Brown (editörler), dokuzuncu baskı, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, İspanya, 2003.
- Pharmacology, G. M. Brenner, C. W. Stevens (editörler), üçüncü baskı, Saunders Elsevier, Çin, 2010.
- Avery's Drug Treatment, T.M. Speight ve N.H.G. Holford (editörler), dördüncü baskı, Adis International, Auckland, 1997.
- Drug Interactions Handbook, K.A. Bachman (editör), Lexi-Comp Inc., Hudson-Ohio, 2003.
- BNF/TİK-5 Türkiye İlaç Kılavuzu-2007 Formüleri, S.Oğuz Kayaalp (ed.), Turgut Yayıncılık ve Ticaret A.Ş., İstanbul, 2007.
- Netter's Illustrated Pharmacology, R.B. Baffa, Rawls S.M., Beyzarov E.P. (editörler), Icon Learning Systems, A.B.D., 2005.
- Pharmacology, G.M. Brenner ve C. W. Stevens (editörler), üçüncü baskı, Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, A.B.D., 2010.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Total(%) 25
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 25
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 75
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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