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: 2
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 20 |
| Class ID | 600213568
|
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/1/600213568
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13049
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
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
- Book
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 Exam with Extended Answer Questions (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
04-04-2020
