108098 Clinical Pharmacology

Details
Department of Pharmacology and Pathobiology (2003/2004)
Earliest Possible Year
Duration1 semester
 
Credits6 (ECTS)
Course LevelMSc
 
Examinationcontinious evaluation of practical reports


Aid allowed

Description of Examination: pass/fail, internal examiner
 
Organisation of TeachingLectures/tutorials
 
Block Placement3-week course June
 
Teaching LanguageEnglish
 
No Credit Points WithIngen
 
Optional Prerequisites103308 Veterinary Physiology
103318 Veterinary Biophysics
104100 Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology
Veterinær fysiologi samt Farmakologi, farmaci og patobiologi
 
RestrictionsMax. 24
 
Course Objectives
The objective is to give students theoretical basis for the practical clinical pharmacology. Lectures will include presentation of selections of drugs that are commonly used in the veterinary clinic. This helps the student to obtain an overview of different groups of drugs.
 
Course Contents
During the course problems in the form of short case-stories will be solved in groups. The student is expected to give an oral presentation of a subject chosen by the student, in consultation with the tutor.
Tutorials in general pharmacology include
* Pharmacokinetic and dosing of drugs
* Regulatory authority requirements for clinical testing of new veterinary drugs
* Drug residues establishment of withdrawal periods.

Examples of subjects for tutorial based on clinical case-stories are
* Drug working on digestives system and metabolism
* Fluid- and electrolyte-therapy
* Drug working on heart and circulatory system
* Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics
* Anti-inflammatory drugs
* Hypnotics, sedatives and anasthetics
* Anthelmentics and ectoparasiticides
* Sex hormones
* Dermatological drugs
* Ophthalmic drugs
* Analgesics
 
Teaching And Learning Methods
Lectures, tutorial, group work, oral presentation, report.
 
Course Litterature
Relevant original research papers on the chosen subjects
 
Course Coordinator
Ove Svendsen, os@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 35333165
 
Study Board
Study Committee V
 
Course Scope
lectures50
preparation90
project work20
project work20

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