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  Course Description
Course Name : Clinical Pharmacology 1

Course Code : FAR520

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. YUSUF KARATAŞ
Prof.Dr. CEMİL GÖÇMEN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : knows the identification of ethical principles in clinical research
Knows how to prescribe
Gains the basic concepts of clinical pharmacology
Knows the Principles of Good Clinical Practice
knows how to identify bioavailability and bioequivalence studies

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To learn the principles of clinical use of drugs used in therapy and research, rational drug use, clinical trials, phase studies and prescribing

Course Contents : This course includes rational drug use, phase studies and prescribing

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Seminar room


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The ways of finding new medications reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
2 Pre-Clinical Review reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
3 The Ethical aspects of clinical trial reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
4 Good clinical practice reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
5 Various aspects of clinical drug trials reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
6 Interventional studies reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
7 Observational studies reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
8 Mid term exam reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
9 Data types, analysis and equivalence trials reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
10 Pharmacovigilance reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
11 Analysis of pharmacoeconomy reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
12 Drug utilization studies Reading resource presentation-interactive discussion
13 Bioavailability of drugs Reading resource presentation-interactive discussion
14 Bioequivalence reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
15 Drug Scheme on European Union reads relevant sources presentation-interactive discussion
16/17 Final exam reads relevant sources oral-written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Clinical Pharmacology- Oğuz KAYAALP
 Medical Pharmacology- Oğuz KAYAALP
 Katzung and Trevor’s Pharmacology
 Goodman &Gilman´s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Students gain the ability to research on the areas like preventing irrational drug use detecting the problems due to drug use 5
2 Students gain basic pharmacological information 5
3 Students have the ability to take on the responsibilities of pharmacology 5
4 Students know the experimental research techniques in pharmacology 5
5 Students gain the ability to present their knowledge in an academic environment 5
6 Students have an ability to access scientific information 5
7 Students are informed about pharmacovigilance 5
8 Students have the ability to apply the basic principles of rational drug use on daily practice 5
9 Students gain the ability to take place in the in vitro/ in vivo animal experiments 4
10 Students gain the ability to plan and conduct experimental pharmacological projects and analyze the experimental results. 4
11 Students gain the ability to follow present literature in the field of pharmacology 5
12 Students guide the assistant health personnel to receive pharmacology education 5
13 Students are informed about rational drug use 5
14 Students know the pharmacological research areas 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 10 20
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 110
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.4
ECTS Credit: 4