Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PHARMACOLOGY I PHM3009 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery theoretical
Course Coordinator
Instructors Arzu BEŞİKCİ
Assistants Ebru ARIOĞLU İNAN
Işıl ÖZAKCA GÜNDÜZ
GİZEM KAYKI MUTLU
Goals It will be firstly discussed the knowledge about basic principles of pharmacology. Then, it is aimed to give information about drugs affecting cardiovascular, peripheral and central nervous systems.
Course Content This course includes the following topics: Basic terms used in pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Factors altering responses to drugs, Toxic effects of drugs, Peripheral nervous system drugs, Central nervous system drugs, Drugs affecting cardiovascular system
Learning Outcomes 1) It advises on the rational and safe drug use
2) information about drugs affecting cardiovascular, peripheral and central nervous systems.
3) Gain the learning ability related to the drug groups mentioned in the course

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY (Basic terms in pharmacology, Properties of an ideal drug, Routes of drug administration) Lecture; Demonstration
Opinion Pool; Station
Storyline; Scenario Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY (Pharmacokinetics,absorbsion,, distribution, metabolism, elimination ) Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Storyline; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY (Drug-receptor interaction, Pharmacodynamics, toxic effects of drugs) Lecture; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (Introduction) Lecture; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (Neurotransmisson, Cholinergic agonist and antagonists) Lecture; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Speech Loop
Project Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (Catecholamines, Adrenergic agonist and antagonists) Lecture; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week MIDTERM EXAM/ PHARMACOLOGY OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (Catecholamines, Adrenergic agonist and antagonists) Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
PHARMACOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (Antihypertensive Agents) Lecture; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Speech Loop
Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (Agents Used in Congestive Heart Failure) Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (Antihypertensive Agents) Lecture; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Speech Loop
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (Agents Used in Angina Pectoris; Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias) Lecture; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Speech Loop
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (Agents Used in Dyslipidemia) Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs; Antiseizure Drugs) Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Speech Loop
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (Pharmacologic management of Parkinsonism; Anesthetics) Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week PHARMACOLOGY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (Antidepressant Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Drugs of Abuse) Lecture; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool; Station
Project Based Learning; Storyline 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Laurence L. Brunton, John S. Lazo, Keith L. Parker, Goodman&Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 2006
Prof. Dr. S. Oğuz Kayaalp, Tıbbi Farmakoloji, Pelikan Yayınları, 2009
Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe, Pharmacology, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2009

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15003
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
1 1
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload