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Valid for year : 2009
 
NVFA08 Pharmacology, 6 ECTS credits.
/Farmakologi/

For:   BKM   KA   Kem   KOS  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 60
Rec. self-study hours: 100

  Area of Education: Science

Subject area: Biology

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G2

Aim:
The aim of the course is to give basic knowledge in Pharmacology.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Participation in Biochemistry NKEC52.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course consists of lectures, laborations and seminars

Course contents:
The theoretical part consists of general pharmacology, receptor theory, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology of the nervous system, cardiovascular pharmacology, pharmacology of the airways, kidney pharmacology, gastrointestinal pharmacology, hormones, anaestetic agents, analgetic drugs and antibiotics. The laborations consist of computor simulations in pharmacokinetics, receptor charaterisation, pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system and muscle pharmacology, and experiments on isolated tissue. The sections of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology which are neccesary for understanding Pharmacology are integrated in the course.

Course literature:
Rang, Dale and Ritter, Pharmacology, 4:th edition, 1999

Examination:
Written examination
Approved laboratory course
4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IMH.
Director of Studies: Eva Lindström
Examiner: Eva Lindström

Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Last updated: 09/16/2009