Course Specifications
Sohag University (Faculty of Pharmacy)
Code: PTL 501 Title: Elective Course (TDM)
Course Specifications
Program (s) on which the course in given : Bachelor of pharmaceutical science
Department offering the program: pharmaceutics & clinical Pharmacy
Academic year / Level : First semester.
Date of specification approval 2020/2021
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- Basic Information
Prerequisites: clinical pharmacy 1& clinical pharmacy 2
Credit Hours: 3(2+1)…
Lecture: 2
Practical: 1 Total: 3hrs
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- Professional Information
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- Overall aims of course
By the end of the course ,the student is familiarized with different cases in hospitals and clinics to assist his role with the health care team Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs)
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- Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs)
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- Knowledge & understanding:
By the end of the course the student will learn about how to follow drug in the blood how to adjust and readjust the dosage regimen for drugs with narrow therapeutics index. The student can calculate the loading and maintenance dose for patients with hepatic, renal and heart diseases. In this course the student studies TDM to optimize therapeutic regimens and improve both efficacy and safety for many drugs.
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- Intellectual skills
The student will have informations to be able for participitating with the physicion to treat the patient with the minimal effective dose and maximum safety General & transferable skills
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- General & transferable skills
The student will be able to have more information about the therapeutics role of many drugs for many diseases from the clinical point of view
Contents
Week NO. |
Topic |
NO. of Hours |
Lecturer |
Tutorial / Practical |
W1 |
Basics of pharmacokinetics |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W2 |
aminoglycosides |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W3 |
carbamazepine |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W4 |
cyclosporine |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W5 |
digoxin |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W6 |
methotrexate |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W7 |
Mid – Semester Exam |
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W8 |
phenobarbital |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W9 |
phenytoin |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W10 |
theophylline |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W11 |
Valproic acid |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W12 |
Valproic acid(cont.) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W13 |
vancomycin |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W14 |
Vancomycin(cont.) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W15 |
General revision |
3 |
2 |
1 |
W16 |
Final Exam |
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Total |
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- Teaching & learning methods
1-lectures
2- ELS (Electronic learning Support)
3- References
4 -Student assessment methods
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- Oral discussion
- Quizzes
- Homework
- Solving problems
- Midterm exam
- Final Exam
Assessment schedule
1st Practical Exam ……………………………………………… 4th week
2nd Practical Exam……………………………………………… 15th week
Med – Term Exam……………………………………………….. 7th week
Written final Exam ……………………………………………. 16th to 16th week *
Oral Exam …………………………………………………………. 16th to 16th week*
Weighing of assessments
Periodical examination 20%
Mid-term examination 20%
Practical Examination 20%
Oral examination 10%
Final – term examination 30%
Total 100%
Any formative only assessments
6-List of references
6, 1- Course notes
Lectures on ELS (PowerPoint slide show will illustrate data and pictures)
6, 2- Essential book (text books)
APPLIED CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS (Second Edition)
6, 3- Recommended books
The previous reference
6, 4- Periodicals, Web sites ….etc
7- Facilities required for teaching &Learning
Teacher name : Prof/ Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Elsayed
Contact:-
Course coordinator:-
Head of Department:
Date: 18/10/2020