Pharmacology (3cr)

Code: KG09AIHE231-22

General information

Enrollment: 01.08.2015 - 02.08.2015; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 02.01.2016 - 30.06.2016; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Degree programmes: Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Teachers: Tanja Hautala

Course: KG09AIHE231

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

CLINICAL COMPETENCE

Students will learn various drugs and pharmaceutical products and know how to use them appropriately to treat various illnesses and disorders. They will also be familiar with the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism. Furthermore, students will be familiar with the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.

Content

Drugs and pharmaceutical products.Appropriate use of medicines. Effective mechanisms of drugs on the human body. Purposes of medication. Side effects and combined effects of drugs

Materials

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent study

Student workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass

Students
- know various drugs and pharmaceutical products and know how to use them appropriately to treat various illnesses and disorders
- are familiar with the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism
- are familiar with the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.