Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
DRUG INFORMATION	SSUS1053	5. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	3.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	This course aims to provide students with general knowledge about drugs and improve their drug literacy.
Course Content	Students will learn basic information about drugs, information to ask before using drugs, and information to report to health care professionals. Students will understand the role of the pharmacist in public health.
Learning Outcomes	1) To ensure that students obtain basic information about drugs. 2) To increase students' knowledge about drugs and to increase medication literacy. 3) To ensure that students understand the role of pharmacists in public health.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction to the medication literacy concept	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
2. Week	Sources used to obtain drug information	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
3. Week	Effects of medications	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
4. Week	Reasons for using medications	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
5. Week	Instructions for use of medications	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
6. Week	Situations in which medications should not be used	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
7. Week	Midterm exam	Question Answer Brainstorming Problem Based Learning	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Seminar
8. Week	Side effects of medications	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
9. Week	Time and duration of use of medications	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
10. Week	Expiry dates of medicines	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
11. Week	The impact of genetics on the use of medications	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
12. Week	Medication use with food and other medications	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
13. Week	Medication information resources	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar
14. Week	The role of the pharmacist in public health	Lecture Panel Storyline	Seminar

Recommended Sources

Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists, 7th edition by Patrick M. Malone, Benjamin A. Witt, Meghan J. Malone, David M. Peterson, McGrawHill 2022

İlbars H. Sağlık okuryazarlığında eczacıların rolü. Özkan S, editör. Sağlık Okuryazarlığı. 1. Baskı. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2019. p.27-32.

Klinik Eczacılık: Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, 1. baskı Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık 2023

Oğuz Kayaalp - Akılcıl Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji 1-2, 13. baskı, Pelikan Kitabevi 2021

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	2	28
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	4	56
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	3	3
Final Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	3	3
	1	1	1
	1	1	1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30