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2013/14 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS2058 Applied Pharmacology

10 creditsClass Size: 31

Module manager: Dave Alldred
Email: d.p.alldred@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2013/14

This module is mutually exclusive with

DAPP3001Pharmacology - Applied to Prac

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the principles affecting the administration, absorption, distribution and excretion of medicines; demonstrate knowledge of the mechanisms of drug action and dose-response relationships; outline the mechanism of adverse drug reactions and drug interactions; relate the impact of the physiological state of patients e.g. renal and hepatic impairment to drug pharmacology; explain the concepts of compliance, concordance and adherence relating to medicines; apply the knowledge gained to the context of the clinical environment within professional and vocational boundaries; employ methods of enquiry to initiate and undertake analysis of sources of data as applied to drug pharmacology; demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the laws and legal requirements governing storage , prescribing, dispensing, administration and disposal of controlled drugs.

Syllabus

Pharmaceutics: factors affecting routes and techniques of administration of medicines; drug formulation; issues of compliance; routes of drug administration; drug calculations.

Pharmacokinetics: factors affecting how the drug reaches its site of action and how the drug leaves the body; absorption; distribution; metabolism - biotransformation; excretion.

Pharmacodynamics: factors affecting how the drug produces its effect; receptor theory; agonists / antagonists; dose-response relationships.

Adverse drug reactions: predisposing factors; Type A/B; detection and monitoring.

Individualising drug therapy in the context of the clinical setting: impact of physical state on drug handling; drug interactions; compliance and concordance issues.

Methods of enquiry and analysis of sources of pharmacological data:

IT skills and ability to retrieve information on medicines from printed and electronic sources; awareness of types of information available from the British National Formulary and derived formularies; awareness of drug information services.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture71.007.00
Seminar71.007.00
Tutorial41.004.00
Private study hours82.00
Total Contact hours18.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)100.00

Private study

Reading textbooks, journal articles and accessing other information sorces (eg Internet). Time also in cluded for preparation for sessions and summative examination. A workbook equivalent to 6 hours work wlil also be completed.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Module coursework will take the form of:
- Undertaking preparatory work for sessions
- Working through case studies with discussion and feedback
- Question and answer sessions
- Calculations workshop
- Meeting with academic supervisor
- Completion of the pharmacokinetics workbook
- Completion of the pharmacodynamics workbook

Methods of assessment


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)2 hr 00 mins100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 31/07/2014

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