Information Package / Course Catalogue
Using Medicine With Care
Course Code: YB224
Course Type: Area Elective
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

The aim of this course is to provide students with basic knowledge about the safe, effective, and rational use of medications; to help them understand the individual, social, and professional importance of rational drug use; and to raise their awareness of the roles of healthcare professionals in this process.

Course Content

This course covers the topics of rational drug use, responsible parties in rational drug use, rational use of antibiotics, drug safety, polypharmacy and rational use of drugs in special situations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ayşegül KAHRAMAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the basic principles related to the safe and effective use of medications.
2.Describes the importance of rational drug use in terms of individual and public health, healthcare costs, and treatment success.
3.Identifies the roles of healthcare professionals in rational drug use by giving examples from at least two different professions.
4.Describes the basic characteristics of rational drug use in children, pregnant women, and the elderly, including at least one key consideration for each group.
5.Lists at least three causes and three possible consequences of irrational drug use.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akça Ay, F.(2008). İlaç Uygulamaları. Ay, F.; Ertem, Ü.; Özcan, N.; Ören, B.; Işık, R.; Sarvan, S.: Temel Hemşirelik, İstanbul Medikal Yayıncılık, s. 35-42; 47- 53
2.Akıcı, A. vd. (2018), Temel İlaç Bilgisi ve Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları
3.Palamut S.Ç. (2022).Gebelerde Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı ve İlişkili Faktörler. Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Mersin Üniversitesi.
4.Alp H, Türk S,Yılmaz S,Tiryaki Ü.M, Yiğitbaşı M. (2018). Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı. Mustafa Kemal Üniv Tıp Derg, 9(33): 20-28
5.http://www.akilciilac.gov.tr/
6.Sökmen T.A. (2021). Hatay İlinde Görev Yapan Aile Hekimlerinin Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı, İlaç - İlaç Etkileşimleri, İlaç - Bitki Etkileşimleri Üzerine Bilgi Tutum Ve Davranışları . Uzmanlık Tezi . Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı.
7.Demir R, Taşpınar A.(2019). Gebelikte Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı. Arşiv Kaynak Tarama Dergisi . Archives Medical Review Journal;28(3):193-200 Doi:10.17827/Aktd.426788
8.Gülhan R.(2013). Yaşlılarda Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı. Okmeydanı Tıp Dergisi 29(Ek sayı 2):99-105, doi:10.5222/otd.supp2.2013.099
9.Genç S. (2020). Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı Uygulamalarının Tıp Etiği Açısından Değerlendirilmesi . Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Tıp Tarihi ve Etik Anabilim Dalı. Yüksek Lisans Tezi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Pharmacological Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Rational Drug Use Process in the World and Turkey
Week 3 - Theoretical
Principles of Rational Drug Use (RUD)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Steps of Rational Drug Use (RUD)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Responsible Parties in RUD
Week 6 - Theoretical
Irrational Drug Use
Week 7 - Theoretical
Patient Education at RUD
Week 8 - Theoretical
Evaluation of AİK Practices in Terms of Medical Ethics (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Rational Drug Use in Elderly Patients
Week 10 - Theoretical
Rational Drug Use in Children
Week 11 - Theoretical
Rational Drug Use During Pregnancy
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rational Drug Use in Chronic Diseases
Week 13 - Theoretical
Rational Drug Use in Chronic Diseases
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review of Studies on Rational and Safe Drug Use
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
2
2
1
2
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2
1
1
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1
1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
1
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1
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2
1
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2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026