Clinical Pharmacology
| Title | ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Clinical Pharmacology |
| Code | 9.7 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Veterinary |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Georgios Batzias |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 200000868 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Ktīniatrikīs (2020-2021)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 20 |
| Class ID | 600131208
|
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600131208
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13049
Learning Outcomes
Following successful completion of the course, students will know all basic principles of therapy of the major diseases of animals.Students will be expected to develop a thorouhg understanding of how properly to use drugs in animals and should be able to develop a treatment program for most major small animals and livestock diseases.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
Course Content (Syllabus)
Correlation of Phramacokinetic (PK) and Pharmacodynamic (PD) parameters of the drugs; How PK/PD correlations describe or predict the efficacy of the drugs; Application in veterinary clinical practice. How diseases affect the drugs’ PK (influence of the disease on the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and re-absorption of the drug) and PD parameters (receptors).Influence of genetic variations on the drug effect.Drug interactions when administered with food and/or water.Antimicrobial chemotherapy.Influence of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) diseases on the PK/PD parameters of the drug.Influence of liver and renal diseases on the PK/PD parameters of the drug.Influence of heart diseases on the PK/PD parameters of the drug.Drugs used in the management of the reproductive system of female and male animals
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20.5 | ||||
| Exams | 42 | ||||
| Total | 62.5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
BSAVA Συνταγολόγιο για τα μικρά ζώα. 8η έκδοση. Απόδοση στα Ελληνικά: Αλέξανδρος Κουτίνας.
Additional bibliography for study
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Dawn Merton Boothe
Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Mark G. Papich; Jim E. Riviere (Editors)
Clinical Pharmacokinetis and Pharmacodynamics, Concepts and Applications- M. Rowland; T.N. Tozer
Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine- S.Giguere, J.F.Prescott, J.D. Baggot, R.D. Walker, P.M. Dowwling
Last Update
23-11-2020
