535-0521-AAL Pharmacology and Toxicology I+II
Semester | Autumn Semester 2021 |
Lecturers | U. Quitterer |
Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. |
Abstract | This course is a condition for admission to the Pharmaceutical Sciences Master. By self-directed learning, students acquire knowledge about basic principles in pharmacology and toxicology, mechanisms of drug action and clinical uses of important classes of drugs. |
Learning objective | After the successful completion of this course, students have gained knowledge about basic principles in pharmacology and toxicology, mechanisms of drug action and clinical uses of important classes of drugs. |
Content | Contents of this course are defined by the textbook "Basic and Clinical Pharmacology" by Bertram Katzung. The following sections are exam-relevant. Section-I Basic Principles, No. 2,3,4. Section-II, Autonomic Drugs, No. 6,7,8,9,10. Section-III Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs, No. 11,12,13,15. Section-IV Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle, No. 16, 20. Section-V Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System, No. 21,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31. Section-VI Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation and Gout, No. 34,35,36. Section-VII Endocrine Drugs, No. 38,39,40,41. |
Lecture notes | Course contents are defined by the textbook "Basic and Clinical Pharmacology" by Bertram Katzung and Anthony Trevor. Exam-relevant sections of this book are listed above in the contents section. |
Literature | Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Bertram Katzung 14th edition (2017) McGraw-Hill Education/Medical ISBN-10: 1259641155 ISBN-13: 978-1259641152 |