Pharmacology and Medical Calculations (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student is able to
- define and use pharmacological terms
- define various dosage forms and explain different routes of drug administration
- explain stages of a drug within a human body and the effects of drugs to the body
- describe the main side effects and interactions with other drugs
- describe the classes of medicine, most common drugs and toxicants, whose use involves concentration measurements intoxification studies, and explain their preanalytical requirements
- apply his/her pharmacological knowledge in the professional studies in different fields of bioanalytical science and when performing concentration measurements and intoxification studies
- perform calculations needed in pharmacotherapy

Content (course unit)

Pharmacological terms
The mechanisms of drug action, receptors
Dose and response
Dosage forms and routes of drug administration
Pharmacokinetics
Drug metabolism
Basics of toxicology
Mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and teratogenicity
Side and adverse effects and drug interactions
Effects of drugs on laboratory tests
The classes of medicine and drugs, which involve laboratory tests
Medical calculations

Assessment scale

0-5

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