Pharmacology I

Code:

MI332

Acronym:

FARM1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Biomedicina
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	0	Plano Oficial 2021	3	-	6	57	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Students are expected to learn the current knowledge on the molecular interventions of medicines and poisons and to learn the skills to evaluate new knowledge and new drugs. In detail, students are expected to know how medicines and poisons work. They are expected to know the critical actions for medical practice of drugs with multiple locals of action (drugs that act on the autonomic nervous system, drugs that act on the endocrine system, drugs that reduce the perception of pain, antibacterial drugs and antidotes). They are expected to understand the progress and constraints of current pharmacological therapy and to be able to evaluate future drug therapy.

Learning outcomes and competences

To know how medicines and poisons work. To know the critical actions for medical practice of drugs with multiple locals of action (drugs that act on the autonomic nervous system, drugs that act on the endocrine system, drugs that reduce the perception of pain, antibacterial drugs and antidotes). To understand the progress and constraints of current pharmacological therapy. To be able to evaluate future drug therapy.

Working method

B-learning

Program

Mandatory literature

Brunton, L.L., Hilal-Dandan, R. & Knollmann, B.C.,; Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th edition, New York, USA: McGraw-Hill, 2018. ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-25-958474-9;
Katzung, B.G., & Trevor, A.J., ; Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 14th edition, New York, USA: Lange, McGraw-Hill., 2018. ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-259-64115-2
Ritter, J.M., Flower, R.J., Henderson, G., Loke, Y.K. MacEawn D. & Rang, H; Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology, 9th edition., London, UK: Elsevier., 2019. ISBN: ISBN: 9780702074486;
Guimarães, S., Moura, D., & Soares-da-Silva, P.,; Terapêutica medicamentosa e suas bases farmacológicas, 6ª edição, Porto, Portugal: Porto Editora., 2014. ISBN: ISBN: 978-972-0-01794-9;

Teaching methods and learning activities

Blended learning is used (face-to-face complemented with online support). Every opportunity to approach each student personally will be considered. However due to the degrading ratio between students and paid teaching staff, adequate methods for massified learning will be used. Face-to-face learning is done by 15 weekly lectures (1 h each), 14 weekly theoretical-practical classes (2 h, each) of clinical-pharmacological cases and 7 semminars (2 h, each) with clinical vignettes. Every student is given a password to use a complete e-learning plataform on a 24-h basis. The e-learning platform is supported by moodle.up. Assessment is done with a written multiple choice test according to the American National Board of Medical Examiners, with cotation of 19 grades, and a semminar which will add 1 value to the written test.

Students are expected to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies on medicines required by medical practice. Firstly, the syllabus contains the general properties of medicines that can be applied to every medicine. Secondly, the syllabus contains the major characteristics of systemically acting medicines which are relevant for the medical profession.

Software

PK solutions

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences
Health sciences > Pharmacological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	95,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the pedagogic by-rules of FMUP.

Medical courses have recently been massified. The number of students enroled increased (currently there are 310 students in the course) whereas the number of paid teachers has decreased. Large class teaching and learning methods must be put in place. Standard medication problems are the major activities of tutorials and workshops. Multiple-choice tests are built with variations of those problems. The semminar is performed by grups of estudantes (n=11-12) naaccording pre-definidoed topics in the Pharmacology I programme da Farmacologia I. Written tests makes correction of large number of tests easy.

Calculation formula of final grade

Scores are expressed on a 0-20 scale. The final passing cut-off is 10. The final exam is a 120-min test with 100 extended-matching and multiple-choice questions designed according to the current recommendations of the American National Board of Medical Examiners. The maximal socre is 19. Active participation in 36 hours of face-to-face learning activities reported. If a student receives a total score lower than 10, the student must retest. A score of 10 or above guarantees a pass. Due to formula scoring it is required that 60% of itens are correctly answered to reach the passing cut-off. Evauation is given on cumputer. Due to the scarce number of computers, students are randomly selected to take the test in turns. Equating is carried out by the circle-arch method. If a student receives a score of 10 or more, the student can take an written exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The seminar is conducted by groups of students on the basis of pre-defined topics in the Pharmacology I program.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the rules of the University of Porto

Classification improvement

Oral examination