Study Guide

Objective

The student knows various drugs and medicines and uses them appropriately to treat diseases and dysfunctions. The student is familiar with the effective mechanisms of medicines and understands how drugs affect the organism. The student knows the central features, uses and side and combined effects of common drugs.

Content

Drugs and medicines. Appropriate use of medicines. Effective mechanisms of medicines. Medicines for different purposes. Side and combined effects.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student is able to
- list various drugs and pharmaceutical products and knows how to use them on a satisfactory level to treat various illnesses and disorders.
- name the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describe the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student is able to
- describe various drugs and pharmaceutical products and knows how to use them well to treat various illnesses and disorders.
- describe the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describe the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- knows various drugs and pharmaceutical products and how to use them appropriately to treat various illnesses and disorders.
- is familiar with the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understands the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- is familiar with the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student is unable to achieve the criteria at a satisfactory level.