Discipline characteristic

Due to the fact that pharmacology is the basis of pharmacotherapy, the study of this discipline is mandatory for students to study all specialties. Pharmacology studies the effect of drugs on the human body and experimental animals, as well as the interaction of drugs in the body. Studies of many drugs are conducted annually, but only a small amount is used in the treatment process. As a result of research, the cellular, physiological, and therapeutic mechanisms of the action of drugs are specified. This is due to the accumulation of new information about the pharmacological properties of drugs in their use in a large number of patients.

Currently, pharmacotherapy is a universal method of treating most diseases, so the development of this science of “pharmacology” significantly affects the development of clinical disciplines.

Pharmacology is a multidisciplinary science that combines the data of theoretical sciences and clinical practice, especially related to pharmacotherapy. Knowledge of the fundamentals of pharmacology is absolutely necessary for a doctor of any specialty.

Due to the great importance of pharmacotherapy for practical medicine, knowledge and good orientation in pharmacology are extremely important, as modern drugs have very high activity, and their incorrect use can have a harmful effect on the body and will affect the patient's condition.

The methodology of teaching this discipline provides:

a) lecturing in the amount of 15 hours;

b) conducting seminars / practical / laboratory classes in the amount of 45 hours;

c) IWST in the amount of 45 hours;

 Discipline goal

The purpose of training:

• To form an understanding among students about the general laws and actions of drugs to ensure a rational choice of drugs for various diseases.

To form students' skill and competent strategy for pharmacotherapy of diseases encountered in the work of a dentist based on knowledge of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, interaction and the development of possible side effects of drugs.

To form students' correct skills in prescribing effective medicines based on the principles of evidence-based medicine, their correct dosage, taking into account the diseases associated with dental problems for competent treatment of adults and children.

 

1.5. Discipline Objectives

are in:

1.5.1) General tasks. 1) The main parameters of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs; 2) Methods for assessing the pharmacodynamic effects of drugs; 3) On the problem of adverse reactions and complications of pharmacotherapy; 4) The main criteria for the effectiveness and safety of the drug; 5) Age, gender, genetic aspects in the choice of dosage regimen of drugs; 6) Mechanisms for the development of side effects of drugs; 7) Drug Interactions; 8) Features of individual drugs;

1.5.2) The learning outcomes are the development of the following competencies:

- to teach the laws of general pharmacology and methods of their application;

- teach students the algorithm for choosing drugs, depending on the nature and course of pathological processes in the patient’s body.

1.5.2) The learning outcomes are the development of the following competencies:

Interpersonal competencies:

- the ability to perceive new scientific information in the field of pharmacology and boundary biomedical disciplines;

- the ability to advise patients when choosing over-the-counter drugs in a pharmacy;

- the ability to collegiate selection of medicines with doctors of pharmacists - clinical pharmacists.

System competencies:

- the ability to analyze the properties of drugs by their mechanism of action;

- the ability to choose drugs for the least side effects on the human body;

- understanding of the drug strategy in aging patients and ways to reduce the effects of drugs to increase the quality of life of patients in this group;

- understanding of the severity of the phenomenon of polypharmacy and helping doctors to overcome this problem.

 Discipline content

Knowledge and understanding:

• Knowledge of the basic parameters of pharmacology: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, their practical application.

• Knowledge of the basics of rational pharmacotherapy in adults and children. Understanding the principles of dosage of drugs used in the practice of a dentist, taking into account their effectiveness and safety

Side effects, Understanding the age-related characteristics of the use of drugs, risk factors for drug interactions with each other,

• Knowledge and understanding of the subject and tasks of pharmacology;

• The concept of a medicinal product, medicinal substance, medicinal product, dosage form;

• Knowledge of the understanding of international nonproprietary names of the main vital medicinal substances, basic dosage forms; Prescription structure, prescription rules for various dosage forms; general laws of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs;

• classification of drugs, mechanisms of action of drugs;