Pharmacotherapy in Pharmacist's Practice (FKK_050)
About Study Course
Objective
Promote the acquisition of knowledge about the mechanisms of action of pharmacological groups of medicines and their use according to diseases. Promote understanding of rational pharmacotherapy for preventive and treatment purposes. Promote learning about drug interactions, side effects and major contraindications in a polypharmacy conditions.
Prerequisites
Pharmacology, physiology, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical chemistry, medical chemistry.
Learning outcomes
As a result of successful study course students will be able to:
1. Identify drug indications, contraindications depending on the presence of symptoms and diseases.
2. Evaluate the most common side effects and possible interactions depending on the treatment received at the same time.
3. Advise on the safe and correct use of the medicine.
4. Gain knowledge about ensuring the correct and safe vaccination process.
As a result of successful completion of the study course students will:
1. Choose and apply the most appropriate medicines for specific clinical situations.
2. Be able to describe the mechanism of action of the drug, indications, contraindications, the most common side effects.
3. Evaluate the threat of interaction from both concomitant medications and the dietary intake.
4. Carry out the vaccination process.
Successful completion of the course will enable students to:
1. Analyze available information about medicines, their safe use in a particular disease.
2. Recommend the optimal use of the drug during pharmaceutical treatment, taking into account the effects of dose, interaction and interindividual variability.
3. Apply knowledge about medicines in the therapeutic monitoring of chronic diseases.
4. Explain the purpose of the drug, the expected benefits in the language understood by the patient.
5. Inform about the role of vaccination in promoting public health.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, FF | 7 | Master’s | Required | Inga Urtāne, Māris Lapšovs, Anna Gavrilova, Ērika Česnauska, Madara Blumberga, Sabīne Skrebinska, Ligija Vucāne |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, FF | 8 | Master’s | Required | Inga Urtāne, Māris Lapšovs, Sabīne Skrebinska, Madara Blumberga, Ligija Vucāne |
