PHARMACOLOGY II
| Title | ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΙΙ / PHARMACOLOGY II |
| Code | 55 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Pharmacy |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 180000092 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600281204
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600281204
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=10146
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will have learned pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects of drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous system, the immune system, the endocrine system, as well as of antiviral drugs. Students will have mastered fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying drug actions and correlated them to pathogenetic mechanisms of disease, drug adverse reactions and interactions.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to the Nervous System pharmacology. Neuron cell types. Synapses. Taxonomy of neuronal receptors. Structure-activity relationships of neurotransmitters. Autonomous nervous system. Parasympathomimetic drugs. Acetyl-cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs. Parasympatholytic drugs. Ganglioplegic drugs and drugs acting on the neuromuscular junction. Sympathomimetics. Sympatholytics acting on adrenergic alpha- or beta- receptors. Anti-parkinsonism drugs. CNS depressant agents. Barbiturates. Antidepressant and antianxiety agents. Psychotropics. Anti-psychosis drugs. Psycho-stimulants. Alcohols. General and local anesthetic agents. Opioid analgesics. Immunosuppressants. Sera. Vaccines. Antibodies. Anti-hypercholesterolemia drugs. Hormones of hypothalamus and pituitary gland (hypophysis). Thyroid hormones and related drugs. Adrenal glands hormones and related agents. Estrogens. Androgens. Diabetes. Insulin and related drugs. Vitamins. Antiviral agents.
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
PowerPoint slides, experimental pharmacology simulations/modelling, videos. Lectures are made available to students in PDF format through AUTh’s e-learning platform (www.e-class.auth.gr).
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 16 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 8 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 63 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams at the end of the semester; essay submission in laboratory tests. If necessary, exams can be taken remotely using online quizzes, through the elearning platform.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Φαρμακολογία, Richard A. Harvey, Karen Whalen, Richard Finkel, Thomas Panavelil
Φαρμακολογία, Humphrey G. Rang, James M. Ritter, Rod Flower, Graeme Henderson
Additional bibliography for study
Πρόσθετο υλικό θα αναρτάται στη σελίδα του μαθήματος στο elearning (https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=10146)
Last Update
11-11-2020
