Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE PHR2602

 
TITLE Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences

 
UM LEVEL 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 4

 
DEPARTMENT Pharmacy

 
DESCRIPTION - Action of drugs on receptors and use of drugs as agonists and antagonists
- Action of drugs inhibiting enzyme systems
- Basic principles of drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism and drug excretion
- Biopharmaceutics and the relationship between the dose administered and the response will be elucidated for different dosage forms and different dosage regimens
- Measurement of drug action
- The use of drugs and the autonomic nervous system
- Cautions and contraindications
- Drug reactions
- Drug interactions
- Pharmacovigilance
- Toxicology.

Study-unit Aims:

- To introduce students to the effect of drugs in the body and to the handling of drugs by the body.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Describe the process that the drug undergoes after being administered;
- Describe the relationship between the administered dose and response for different dosage forms and different dosage regimens;
- List sources of drug information;
- Define pharmacovigilance.

2. Skills
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Demonstrate knowledge of drug interactions, common adverse effects and allergies;
- Recognise types of drug interactions;
- Define biopharmaceutic and pharmacokinetic terms;
- Use drug information sources to retrieve relevant information;
- Summarise requirements for pharmacovigilance processes.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

- McGavock H. How Drugs Work: Basic pharmacology for health professionals. USA: CRC Press, 2016.
- Nour S, Plourd G. Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance: Synergistic tools to better investigate drug safety. United Kingdom: Academic Press, 2019.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Examination (2 Hours) SEM1 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S Maresca Attard Pizzuto
Anthony Serracino Inglott

 

 
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