Teaching Schedule

Date
WEEK 1
23rd/09

24th/09

Content
Pharmacology
Basic terms.
Pharmacology, medicine, drugs, antimicrobial,
antibiotics, toxicity
Properties of ideal drug.
Factors that determine the intensity of drug action.
Administration of nonparenteral medications
Administration of parenteral medications
Pharmacokinetics
Transmembrane transport
Processing of drugs in the body
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Absorption Bioavailabilityfirst-pass effect

Distributiondrug-plasma protein

bindingorgan blood flow Barriers,apparent

volume of distribution
o Excretionrenal excretion,biliary excretion
o Biotransformation,enzymes involved in drug
biotransformation
Plasma drug concentration and Half-life
First-order rate process, Zero-order rate process
WEEK 2
30th/09

1st/10

Pharmacodynamics
The basic function of drugs: changes in the level of
organ function and the reform of the humoral
ingredients.
The basic rules of the drug: selectivity, dose-effect
relationship of drug, doseLDso, ED50therapeutic
index, adverse reaction
The principle of drugs, the second messenger
receptors, information across the membrane
Drug-drug and drug-food interactions.
Adverse drug reactions.
Individual variations in drug responses.
Autonomic drugs
(1) Classify autonomic nervous system by transmitter and
describe their physiological function; the biosynthesis,
storage, release and metabolism of epinephrin and
acetylcholine.

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(2) Classify autonomic nervous system by transmitter

receptor; the distribution and function of - and adrenoreceptor, M and N cholinergic receptor and other
receptors.
(3) The General action principle of autonomic nerve
system drugs: influence on the receptor directly or
influence on the biosynthesis, transport and storage of
the transmitter.
Cholinomimetic drugs
Organophosphate poisoning and
cholinesterase drugs
Anticholinergic agents aimed on M-Cholinergic
receptor
Anticholinergic agents aimed on N-Cholinergic
receptor
Adrenomimetic
Adrenoreceptor antagonist
Local Anesthetics
WEEK 3
Cardiovascular Pharmacology:
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7 /10
Drugs used in ion channels of the cardiovascular
system
Anti-hypertensive Drugs:
- Centrally acting sympatholytics.
- Ganglionic blockers.
- Adrenoceptors blocking agents.
- Vasodilators.
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8 /10
Drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin system
- Diuretics.
Drugs used in the treatment of angina and
myocardial infarction.
Drugs used for the treatment of heart failure
(digoxin and other agents).
Anti-arrhythmic drugs.
WEEK 4
14th/10

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15 /10

GIT Pharmacology

peptic ulcer drugs

Anti- diarrheal drugs
Anti-emetic drugs
Respiratory system pharmacology

Expectorant drugs
Cough
Antiasthmatic drugs
WEEK 5

Renal system pharmacology

21st/10
22nd/10

Endocrine system pharmacology

Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents

Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs
WEEK 6
28th/10
29th/10

WEEK 7
4th/11

WEEK 8
5th/11

11th/11
WEEK 9
12th/11
18th/11
WEEK 10
19th/11
25th/11
WEEK 11
26th/11

Reproductive system pharmacology

Contraceptives and clinical application of sex

hormones.
Drugs used in the treatment of Dyslipidemia
Role of LDL-cholesterol in atherosclerosis.
Lipid lowering drugs.
Anti-coagulant, anti-platelet and Thrombolytic
Drugs:
Overview of drugs used to treat thrombi-embolic
disorders.
Parenteral anti-coagulants, Oral anti-coagulants, antiplatelet drugs.
Thrombolytic drugs
Drugs used for Deficiency Anemia:
Iron deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Folic acid deficiency
Chemotherapeutics
Antibiotic agents
Antifungal, antiviral, and immunizing agents
Antineoplastic agents
Antiprotozoal agents
Antihelmintics agents
Neutraceuticals