SUBJECT

Title

Pharmacology

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Part of degree program

Biology MSc

Credits

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

1. Theory of receptors. Mechanisms of drug actions.

2. Fate of the medicines in the organism. Pharmacometabolism.

3. Pharmacokinetics. Factors influencing effectivity of the pharmacological treatment. Combined drug actions.

4. Foundations of clinical pharmacology.

5. Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system. Other peripheral mediators.

6. Nervous transmission in the central nervous system.

7. General anaesthesia, opioid analgetics.

8. Drug abuse, other addictions. Tranquillants, sedatives, and anxiolitic compounds.

9. Antipsychotic drugs, antidepressants, and lithium.

10. Psychostimulants. Anorectic drugs.

11. Neurodegenerative disorders. Antiepileptics.

12. Local anaesthetics.

13. Drugs affecting sceletal and smooth-muscle.

14. Drug interactions. Side effects of the medicines.

Readings

Michael J. Neal: Medical Pharmacology at a Glance, John Wiley & Sons, 2012, ISBN 9781118306475