Pharmacology II

Code:

MI307

Acronym:

FARM2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Farmacologia e Terapêutica
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	356	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	3	-	6,5	58	175,5
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	3	-	6,5	58	175,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students should know the drugs currently available and should be able to judge the value of future drugs.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course, the student is expected to understand how medicines and poison act, and how they reach their biological targets. The student is expected to understand the major rules of quantitative pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics relevant to medical treatment and poising. This is achieved by the standard syllabus of general pharmacology and of special pharmacology of drugs with multiple systemic actions.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

 

Program

Pharmacology of main groups of drugs used in therapeutics or can cause disease. Emphasis is on the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic indications, adverse and toxic reactions, precautions and contraindications. The main groups of drugs to be studied are the following: drugs that act at the cardiovascular and renal; drugs that act on hemostasis and hematopoiesis; drugs that act on the central nervous system – antipsychotics, antidepressants, sedatives, anxiolytics and hypnotics, local and general anesthetics; drugs that act on the digestive system; drugs that act on inflammation and autacoids; immunomodulators; anti-infectious drugs – antimalarial drugs, antifungal drugs e antiparasitic drugs.

Mandatory literature

Bruton L, chabner B, Knoliman B; Goodman & Gilman´s The Pharmacological basis of Therapeutics, 12th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-07-175252-4

Complementary Bibliography

Rang HP, Dale MM, Ritter JM, Flower RJ, Henderson G; Rang and Dale´s Pharmacology, 7th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-7020-3471-8
Katzung BG; Masters SB; Travor AJ; Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Lange, 2012. ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-259-00932-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Blended learning is used (face-to-face complemented with online support).
Blended learning is used (face-to-face complemented with online support).
The module carries 6 ECTS. By convention adopted at the University of Porto, 1 ECTS=27 hours of student workload. The total workload of the student is estimated to be 176 hours. Face-to-face teaching and learning activities take 58 hours. The module runs for a 20-week academic semesters. The final 6 weeks are devoted to full-time individual study. Face-to-face learning activities run for 14 weeks: one lecture per week (1 hour each), one small-group tutorial per week (2 hours each), one seminar every two weeks (2 hours each).
Every student is given a password to use a complete e-learning platform on a 24-hour basis.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Eligibility for exams

Bylaws require a compulsory attendance of at least 2/3 of seminars and tutorials.
Active participation in 38 hours of face-to-face learning activities reported on a e-portfolio is awarded with one extra mark.

Calculation formula of final grade

Blended learning is used .The module carries 6 ECTS. By convention adopted at UP, 1 ECTS=27h of student workload (total=162h). Face-to-face teaching and learning activities take 54h. Face-to-face learning activities run for 14 weeks: 1 lecture per week (1h), 1 small-group tutorial per week (2h), 1 seminar every two weeks (2h).  Every student is given a password to use a complete e-learning platform supported by moodle2.up..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 score is 19. Active participation in 36 hours of face-to-face learning activities reported on a e-portfolio is awarded with one extra mark. 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 scoring rules and edumetric calibration it is required that 60% of itens are correctly answered to reach the passing cut-off. If a student receives a score of 10 or more, the student can take an oral examination.

The  formula of the calculation of grades in the written examination (maximum 19 points, 70 questions of type A and 30 questions of type B) is :

–[(correct of type A-14)x5/4+(correct of type B-2,5)x12/11]x0,19

Examinations or Special Assignments

 

Internship work/project

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

 

Classification improvement

 

Observations

Bibliografia principal:

Brunton L, Chabner B, Knollman B (eds) ; Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: ISBN 978-0-07-175352-4

Bibliografia Complementar

Rang HP, Dale MM, Ritter JM, Flower RJ, Henderson G; Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology. 7th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2012. ISBN: ISBN 978-0-7020-3471-8
Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ (eds); Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 12th edition, Lange, McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN: ISBN 978-1-259-00932-7