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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Lecture topics: (2 hours/week) 1. General pharmacology: introduction to pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, mechanisms of drug action in the body, adverse effects, drug interactions, development of new drugs. 2. Special pharmacology: drugs affecting the nervous system, analgesics. 3. Special pharmacology: drugs affecting the cardiovascular and renal systems, drugs affecting blood clotting. 4. Special pharmacology: drugs affecting the gastrointestinal tract, drugs affecting endocrine function. 5. Special pharmacology: antimicrobials, drugs used to treat cancer. 6. Special pharmacology: drugs affecting the respiratory system. 7. Special pharmacotherapy in specific patient groups (pregnancy and lactation, children, elderly).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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The course is conceived as theoretical. It provides basic information on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, defines the concept of drug, its forms and dosage, methods of administration, and its interactions. It introduces students to the various drug groups, their indications and contraindications, main, side and toxic effects on the child organism.
Expertise: The student has knowledge of the basic principles of action and behaviour of drugs in the body. The student has basic knowledge of the mechanisms of action of medicinal substances, risks and rules of use. The student has an overview of how drugs or drug groups are used in the treatment of diseases of different systems and knows the basic characteristics of drugs. Professional skills: The student understands the basic principles of general pharmacology and is familiar with the basic drug groups of each system, knows the specifics and uses of each drug group, can recognize desirable and undesirable effects of drugs and is familiar with basic drug interactions. The student is able to highlight the risks of therapy, know the specifics of the administration of each drug group, is able to communicate with other healthcare professionals in the field of pharmacology (physicians, pharmacists) and is prepared to provide basic information about medicines to patients. General competencies: Students are able to communicate their own professional opinions to professionals and the general public in a clear and convincing manner.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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active attendance at lectures - min. 80 %, written test - verification of professional knowledge covering the content of pharmacology teaching in the form of a test - minimum success rate 75%.
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Recommended literature
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DOSTÁLEK M. a kol. Farmakokinetika. Praha: Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1464-7..
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HROMÁDKOVÁ L. Použití systémových glukokortikoidů v terapii infekčních nemocí. Vnitř Lék 2016; 62(2): 134-138.
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KLOVRZOVÁ, S., HORÁK, P. Individuálně připravovaná léčiva pro pediatrii. Praha: Galén, c2013. ISBN 9788074920646..
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LINCOVÁ D., FARGHALI H. a kol. Základní a aplikovaná farmakologie. vyd. 2., Praha: Galén, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7262-373-0.
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LÜLLMANN, H., MOHR, K., HEIN. L. Barevný atlas farmakologie. Vyd. 4., české. Ilustroval Jürgen WIRTH, přeložil WENKE, M. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3908-3.
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MARTÍNKOVÁ, J. Farmakologie pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2., zcela přepracované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-80-247-4157-4.
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PERLÍK, F. Základy farmakologie. Vyd. 2., Praha: Galén, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7262-759.
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