Pharmacology

 

LEARNING RESULTS

The course has a special infrastructure and is the main introductory course in the study of General Pharmacology. The course material aims at the acquisition of knowledge about the General Principles of Pharmacology, data on Pharmacodynamics – Pharmacokinetics, prescription and study of special pharmacology so that the student aquires information about the classification of specific drugs categories such as analgesics – anti-inflammatory, antidiabetics, serums – vaccines, immunoglobulins, chemotherapeutics, antineoplastic etc.

 

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to understand:

• The mechanisms of drugs action
• Their interactions with the biological substrate
• Their applications in prevention and treatment

 

 

GENERAL SKILLS

• Search, analyze and synthesize data and information, using both
• Necessary technologies
• Adaptation to new situations
• Decision making
• Teamwork
• Work in an interdisciplinary environment

 

CORSE CONTENT

• General Pharmacology. General principles of pharmacology – prescription and relevant legislation. Definitions of drugs-poisons-forms of drugs and proprietary preparations. Methods of administration and action of drugs. Pharmacodynamics – Pharmacokinetics. Drug tolerance, addiction, allergies
• Pharmacodynamics – Pharmacokinetics, administration of drugs, factors that affect their action
• Special prescription for addictive substances
• Special Pharmacology. Analgesics – anti-inflammatory, anti-asthmatic, bronchodilators, antitussives, expectorants, antihistamines, antipyretics, antirheumatics
• Drugs for the human body systems
• Immunological: serums – vaccines, immunoglobulins
• Anxiolytics, hypnotics, antidepressants etc.
• Antibiotics (antimicrobials), urinary tract antiseptics, anti-tuberculosis, antifungals, and anti-viral
• Antineoplastic, cardiological, psychotropic drugs, antihypertensives, newer drugs, gene therapy
• Hormone therapy, anti-diabetics, drugs against osteoporosis

 

 

STUDENT EVALUATION

Written final exam (100%) that includes:

• Open-ended questions (Development Questions)
• Short answer questions
• Problem Solving

 

RECOMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• WhalenK., HarveyR.A. (2015) Φαρμακολογία, 6^η έκδοση, εκδόσεις Παρισιάνου, Αθήνα.
• Χανιώτης Φ. (2014) Φαρμακολογία. K. & Ν. Λίτσας, Αθήνα
• Τσόχας Δ, Χατζηχρήστου Ε. Κλινική Φαρμακολογία, έκδοση 2^η, εκδόσεις Σιώκης, Αθήνα 2012
• Greenstein B. Trounce κλινική φαρμακολογία για νοσηλευτές, εκδόσεις Παρισιάνος, Αθήνα 2007
• Page Chive, Sutter M., Walker M.,Hoffman B. Φαρμακολογία, εκδόσεις Πασχαλίδης,2000
• Εθνικό Συνταγολόγιο Ε.Ο.Φ 2007
• Κατάλογος συνταγογραφούμενων ιδιοσκευασμάτων 2004
• British National Formulary BNF 2003, 2005, 2013
• Bardin. Current therapy in endocrinology and Metabolism, sixth edition, 2007
• Lebovitz HE. Τherapy for diabetes Mellitus and telated disorder, fourth edition, 2007
• Rang, Dale, Ritler, Moore. Pharmacology, eds Churchill,Livingston, fifth edition, 2003

 

EUDOXUS

• Φαρμακολογία, HARVEY A. RICHARD,KAREN WHALEN,RICH.FINKEL,TH.A.PANAVELIL Λεπτομέρειες
•  Φαρμακολογία, Χανιώτης Φραγκίσκος Λεπτομέρειες
• Goodman, Gillman’s Η Φαρμακολογική Βάση της Θεραπευτικής, Brunton L. Λεπτομέρειες