Pharmacology (2 cr)
Code: 7K00BC78-3001
General information
- Enrolment period
- 29.07.2013 - 31.12.2013
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 03.03.2014 - 31.05.2014
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, students who began in 2013 or earlier
- Teachers
- Taija Rintaniemi
- Course
- 7K00BC78
Objectives (course unit)
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 (course unit)
-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 (course unit)
30 ects of initial stage studies completed
Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations 3 ects