Pharmacology
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 3FF211
This course has been discontinued.
- Code
- 3FF211
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Pharmaceutical Sciences G1F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG)
- Finalised by
- The Educational Board of Pharmacy, 26 May 2016
- Responsible department
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences
General provisions
This course replaces and corresponds to the earlier course 3FF125 or 3FF111, Pharmacology B.
Entry requirements
The general rules laid down by the Curriculum Committee of the Faculty of Pharmacy apply (see programme curriculum).
For entry to the separate course, students are required to fulfil the basic requirements for university entry and to have at least 60 credits including 40 credits in pharmaceutical bioscience or have the equivalent knowledge from a pharmaceutical, medical, scientific, dental, veterinary science or caring science degree course.
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, the student shall have a knowledge of
- the modes of action of drugs, above all at the molecular level
- effects and side effects of drugs on the human organism
- pharmacological methodology and mathematical models for analysis of experimental data
- absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs.
The student shall have the knowledge of pharmacology needed to contribute in different ways to safe and rational use of drugs in the community.
Content
The course comprises information on the modes of action of drugs with special emphasis on their interactions with different target proteins at the cellular level. The molecular function of ion canals and different types of receptors is discussed from a pharmacological perspective. Interactions with other drugs, pharmacological effects, side effects and therapeutic uses of drugs are also described, as well as how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolised and eliminated. The students also learn about radionuclides and their use in drug development and diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Instruction
The tuition comprises lectures, group exercises, literature surveys, laboratory sessions, video demonstrations and computer exercises. Special emphasis is placed on the student's ability to seek information and solve problems independently. Compulsory parts of the course: Laboratory sessions, literature surveys, video demonstrations, computer exercises and announced seminaries.
Assessment
Written examinations are held at the end of the course. The examination is divided in two parts: theory and laboratory. Students are required to pass the written examination (examination code) and compulsory parts of the course (examination code). Repetition of compulsory parts of the course may be done in connection with the next course at the earliest and then only if there is a vacancy. Students may resit the examination four to five weeks after completion of the course. Students are allowed to sit the examination up to six times, i.e. the first examination and five re-examinations.