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Department of Pharmacology
Courses
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Code
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Name
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Level
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Term
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Credit Hours
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Contact Hours
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Lec.
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Practical
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Total
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PCL303
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Pharmacology I
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3
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1
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4
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1
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5
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90
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PCL304
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Pharmacology II
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3
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2
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4
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1
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5
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90
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Course Description
PCL303,304 Pharmacology I&II
Description:
It aims at providing knowledge about commonly used groups of drugs affecting different body systems & their implications in therapy of diseases & health promotion. It enables students to understand the safe use of drugs as regards adverse effects, contraindications & drug interactions. It allows students to have enough skills & attitude towards selection & use of drugs on rational bases. It also acquaints the student how to write a drug prescription .
Course Contents:
First Semester Pharmacology I (Code PCL 303 ):
1.General pharmacology
2.Autonomic nervous system
3.Ocular pharmacology
4.Skeletal muscle relaxants
5.Autacoids
6.Respiration
7.renal pharmacology
8.Cardio-vascular pharmacology
9.Blood & blood forming organs
Second Semester Pharmacology II( CodePCL- 304):
1.Psycho-neuro pharmacology
2.Hormones & their antagonists
3.GIT
4.Chemotherapy & local antiseptics
5.Drug abuse
6.Drug interactions
7.Chelating agents
8.Vitamins & food supplements
9.Immuno-pharmacology
10.Pharmaco-economics
11.Pharmacogenetics
12.Prescription writing.
Teaching Methods
1.Lectures (4 credit hours)
2.Practical sections, ( 1credit hour)
3. Students seminars, oral presentations & prepared essays
Attendance Criteria:
The minimal acceptable attendance is 70% in order to sit for the final examination.
Examination Description:
Formative & Summative exams
- Written, case study & oral for assessment of knowledge and understanding
- Practical for assessment of practical skills
- Research for training the student how to get medical information from library and internet websites and how to organize and present knowledge)
Mark Distribution:
A total of 100 marks equally divided between the two semesters as follows:
30% Year Activity
40% Written End-Term Exam
30% Practical & Oral End-Term Exam
Learning Resources:
Basic Materials:
- Department books available for students, at the faculty bookshop
Suggested materials
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