General Description

• Name of Organization: Baghdad College of Medicine
• Department: Pharmacology Department
• Module Name: Principles of Pharmacology (PP)
• Course Pattern: Large Groups
• Semester and Year: 2nd Year / Semester 1
• Total Course Hours: 40

Goal of the Course

• Understand what pharmacology means and why we teach pharmacology to medical students. Define a wide variety of terms used in pharmacology, including pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics and terms related to both of them.
• Know the bases of drug nomenclature and how to choose an ideal drug for treating different illnesses.
• Explain how drugs can elicit effects on the body through receptors and how these receptors transduce signals into actions in the body through 2nd messenger mechanisms and other mechanisms.
• List the different routes of drug administration as well as the dosage forms.
• Describe the synthesis, storage, and release of cholinergic and adrenergic neurotransmitters and how we can block each step using suitable drugs.
• List the location and types of cholinergic and adrenergic receptors in major organ systems.
• Classify the cholinergic and anti-cholinergic drugs and explain the mechanism of action, clinical uses, side effects, drug interactions, and toxicity for each of them.
• Classify the adrenergic and anti-adrenergic drugs and other drugs in the lectures and explain the mechanism of action, clinical uses, side effects, drug interactions, and toxicity for each of them.
• Apply the knowledge gained from these lectures to solve clinical problems associated with basic pharmacology, cholinergic and adrenergic agonists and antagonists, as well as their toxicity.

Outcome of this Module

A. Cognitive and Theoretical Goals:

• Same goals as scheduled due to depends on cognitive goals only without skills.

B. Skills:

• None.

Methods of Learning

• Large group learning
• Small group learning (SGL)
• Team-based learning

Methods of Assessment

• Multiple choice questions (MCQ)
• Modified short answer questions
• Formative exam
• Mid-module exam
• End-module exam

Values and Sentimental Goals

• Student needs to adhere to the laws for the faculty and classrooms.
• Active participation in activities within the lecture.
• Cooperation with colleagues (teamwork).
• Student attending the lecture and commitment attendance.

Infrastructure

• Hours, Topic, Outcome, Teaching methods, Assessment
• Introduction Pharmakinetic & dynamics (2 hours)
• Pharmakinetic & dynamics (2 hours)
• Pharmakinetic & dynamics (2 hours)
• Pharmakinetic & dynamics, Applications of kinetics and dynamics (2 hours)
• Routes of drug administrations, Dosage form (2 hours)
• Cholinergics and Anticholinergics (2 hours)
• Cholinergics and Anticholinergics (2 hours)
• Applications of Cholinergics and Anticholinergics, Adrenergics and Antiadrenergics (2 hours)
• Adrenergics and Antiadrenergics (2 hours)
• Adrenergics and Antiadrenergics (2 hours)
• Adrenergics and Antiadrenergics (2 hours)
• Applications of Adrenergics and Antiadrenergics (2 hours)
• Histamine and antihistamine (2 hours)
• Clinical applications on Histamine and antihistamine, Prostaglandine (2 hours)
• Serotonins and anti-hyperlipidemic (2 hours)
• Serotonins and kinins, Antihyperlipidemics (2 hours)
• Antihyperlipidemics, Immunosuppressants (2 hours)
• Immunosuppressants, Anticancer (2 hours)
• Molecular pharmacology, Antioxidants, Special calculations in kinetics (2 hours)

Resources

Course Books Required: Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology 6th edition (Lippincott)

Main References (Sources): Katzung Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

Recommended Resources: GOOGLE, YOUTUBE

Course Development Plan

• Add small groups and integrated learning activities (ILA).