| CODE | CPH2906 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Drugs used in Ophthalmology, Blood Disorders, Bone Disorders, Vitamins and the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will describe the molecular and clinical pharmacology of the various drugs used in opthalmology, blood disorders and bone disorders. The use of vitamins and hyperbaric oxygen will also be discussed. Both small molecule compounds as well as biotherapeutic agents will be addressed. Special focus will be made on the most commonly used drugs, and their efficacy and safety profiles. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge in order to understand and rationalize the modes of action and clinical applications of drugs used in various conditions. The pharmacology of drugs used to manage disorders in opthalmology, blood and bone will be presented. The use of vitamins and hyperbaric oxygen will also be discussed. The topics presented also aim to empower students with the necessary theoretical pharmacology requirements to enable them to participate in research on these respective drugs. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the pharmacological principles underlying the actions of drugs used to manage disorders in opthalmology, blood and bone, as well as the use of vitamins and hyperbaric oxygen; - Discuss safety issues associated with these drugs; - Describe the molecular and clinical pharmacology of these drugs. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply the knowledge gained to practical clinical and molecular pharmacology research scenarios related to the drugs addressed in this study-unit; - Compare and contrast different drugs which are used for the same condition, in terms of their clinical and molecular pharmacology. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main text: - Ritter JM, Flower RJ, Henderson G, Loke YK, MacEwan D, Rang HP. Rang & Dale's Pharmacology. 9th Ed. 2019. Elsevier. - Katzung B and Trevor A. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 15th Ed. 2020 McGraw-Hill Education. Supplementary readings: - Satoskar RS, Rege NN, Bhandarkar SD. Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. 2015. Elsevier. - Brunton L, Knollmann B, Hilal-Dandan R.Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th Ed. 2017. McGraw-Hill Education. Journals: - Molecular pharmacology. Published by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. - British Journal of Pharmacology. Published by the British Pharmacological Society. - British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Published by the British Pharmacological Society. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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