Biochemistry, Biophysics and Pharmacology
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| Module: |
Basic Sciences |
| ECTS: |
4 |
| Contact hours – lectures: |
50 |
| Contact hours – seminar: |
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| Contact hours – clinical exercises: |
20 |
| Contact hours – clinical practice: |
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| Holder of subject: |
Dr Ivica Avberšek Lužnik, Assistant Professor
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| Year of study: |
First
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Pharmacology, safe handling of drugs and prescription of medicines
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| Contact hours – lectures: |
25 |
| Contact hours – seminar: |
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| Contact hours – clinical exercises: |
10 |
| Contact hours – clinical practice: |
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| Holder of subject: |
Brigita Mavsar Najdenov, Lecturer |
| Education providers: |
- Brigita Mavsar Najdenov, Lecturer
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| Level of study: |
First Bologna cycle professional education study program |
| Semester: |
Winter |
| Language: |
Slovene/English
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| Subject-specific competences: |
- Recognition of drug action with respect to pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics;
- Identifying the relationships between drug action, indications for use and the effectiveness of drug treatment monitoring;
- Management of documentation and administrative requirements in the drug handling process (storage - conventional drugs / controlled medicines / cold chain medicines, prescribing, preparation and application of medicines);
- Recognition of adverse drug reactions and reporting in the pharmacovigilance system;
- Identifying potential interactions between medicines, medical devices and food;
- Identifying factors that alter drug action (harmful habits, interactions, storage, preparation and administration of medicines);
- Identifying contraindications for drugs and medical devices used;
- Knowledge of the anatomical therapeutic chemical classification (ATC) of drugs;
- Knowledge of the preparation, dosage, administration and effectiveness of drug treatment monitoring;
- Identifying factors that alter drug action in individual patients;
- Knowledge of the relevant preparation methods for drugs and medical devices for safe and effective drug administration;
- Knowledge of the relevant requirements for safe and effective drug prescribing and administering (indications, authorization);
- Knowledge of drug prescription and administration legislation.
Knowledge and understanding:
- understanding the basic pharmacologic principles, understanding the effects of drugs on physiological and pathophysiological processes;
- knowledge of the basic pharmacological groups of drugs and their mechanisms of action;
- ability to deduce and recognize potential adverse effects, contraindications and precautions using knowledge of basic principles of drug action;
- recognizing the factors which modify drug action in a particular patient;
- knowledge of drug regulations in the field of storage, prescribing, administering and pharmacovigilance.
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| Mandatory references: |
- Kladnik Jenuš, B., 2006. Farmakologija: učbenik za študente visoke zdravstvene šole. Maribor: Visoka zdravstvena šola.
- Čufar, A., 2009. Farmakologija: navodila za klinično prakso pri diagnostično terapevtskem programu: za študente študijskega programa prve stopnje Zdravstvena nega. Jesenice: Visoka šola za zdravstveno nego Jesenice.
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| Recommended references: |
- Galbraith, A., Bullock, S., Manias, E., Richards, A. & Hunt, B., 1999. Fundamentals ofpharmacology, A text for nurses and health professionals. Singapore: Addison Wesley Longman Limited.
- Clayton, B.D., Stock, Y.N. & Harron, R.D., 2004. Basic Pharmacology for nurses. 13th ed. Missouri: Mosby, Inc.
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| Study obligations: |
- 50% obligatory attendance at lectures
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| Assessment methods: |
- mid-term exams
- written exam
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