Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Pharmacology
Course Code: HB003
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Concepts related to pharmacology, the desires of medicines, the routes and effects of medicines To provide general information.

Course Content

Pharmacology Introduction, Pharmaceutical Drug Shapes, Drug Delivery, Distribution, Drugs Metabolism and Excretion, Drug Interactions in the Body, The Poor Effects of Drugs and Complications, Gastrointestinal System Drugs, Cardiovascular Drugs, Aging Respiratory system drugs, autonomic nervous system drugs, central nervous system drugs, Drugs affecting endocrine functions, kidney function and electrolyte in the elderly Drugs supporting metobolism, Chemotherapies, Insulin in elderly care and Hypoglycemic drugs, Prescription reading and evaluation methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Saniye Seda ÜNSAL
Learning Outcomes
1.The student can define pharmacological terms.
2.List the routes of administration of drugs.
3.Classify drug classes according to body systems.
4.Distinguish between pharmacostatic and pharmacodynamic effects of drugs.
5.Can tell the effects, side effects and complications of drugs
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Prof.Dr.CİNGİ İpek, Prof.Dr. EROL Kevser, Pharmacology, AOF publication \ n2. Prof. dr. KAYAALP Oğuz, Medical Pharmacology, C-2, Feray Matbaacılık, 1998, ANKARA 3.
2.Ankara University Open Course Materials (https://acikders.ankara.edu.tr
3.Prof. Dr. PARLAKPINAR Hakan, Pharmacology Lecture Notes, World Medical Bookstore, 2021
4.Prof. Dr. DÖKMECİ İsmet, Basic Concepts of Pharmacology, Nobel Medical Bookstore, 2000
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Pharmacology.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pharmaceutical Drug Shapes, Drug Delivery, Distribution.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Metabolism and excretion of drugs
Week 4 - Theoretical
Interactions of drugs with the body, harmful effects and complications of drugs.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Gastrointestinal System Drugs.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cardiovascular drugs.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Respiratory system drugs in the elderly
Week 8 - Theoretical
Insulin and hypoglycemic drugs in elderly care (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Autonomic Nervous System drugs.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Central nervous system drugs
Week 11 - Theoretical
Drugs that affect endocrine function
Week 12 - Theoretical
Medications that promote kidney function and electrolyte metabolism in the elderly.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Chemotherapeutics, Antibiotics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Recipe reading and evaluation methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination1527
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)70
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026