PharmacologyLaajuus (2 cr)

Objectives

The student
- is able to describe general principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics;
- knows the medications used to treat the most common diseases, their mechanisms of action, indications for use and the most common interactions and adverse reactions;
- is able to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of medications.

Content

- the mechanism of medications in the human body and elimination of medications
- adverse drug reactions and harmful drug interactions
- antimicrobial drugs, cardiovascular drugs, respiratory drugs, gastrointestinal drugs, metabolic and endocrinologic drugs, cancer drugs
- special considerations of medication management concerning pediatric and gerontological patients

Prerequisites

30 ects of initial stage studies must be completed before entering the middle stage studies.
Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations 3 ects