Pharmacology (3 cr)
Code: SH00CN88-3002
General information
Enrollment
30.08.2021 - 03.04.2022
Timing
21.03.2022 - 31.07.2022
Credits
3 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
3 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
- Hanna Keski-Saari
- Katri Hemminki
Student groups
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MSH21S
Objective
The student
-is familiar with different drugs and pharmaceuticals.
-knows the basics of the mechanisms of action of different drugs in the body.
-knows the main properties, uses, side effects and interactions of medicines.
Content
Introduction to Pharmacology - a) Pharmacodynamics and b) Pharmacokinetics
Antimicrobials
Respiratory drugs
Medicines for gastrointestinal diseases
Drugs for endocrinological diseases
Analgesics
Rheumatoid arthritis medications
Cardiovascular drugs
Anticoagulants and their challenges
Adverse drug reactions and interactions
Drug-treated central nervous system diseases
Ophthalmic drugs
Medicines for sexually transmitted diseases and urinary tract diseases
Drug treatment
Medication for skin diseases
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
1-2
The student
- lists various drugs and pharmaceutical products.
- names the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understands the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describes the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
3-4
The student
- describes various drugs and pharmaceutical products.
- describes the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describes 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.
- 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
Failed = 0
The student
- is not able to achieve the criteria on a satisfactory level.
Qualifications
No prerequisites
Further information
Pharmacology 3cr Moodle exam = 15 lectures + exam
Assessment: the exam result is scored as a numerical grade on the following criteria:
51 % -60 % = T1
61 %- 70% = T2
71 %-80 % = H3
81 %-90 % = H4
91 %-100% = K5