Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Pharmacology
Course Code: AMH109
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

Student will be able to know basic pharmacological terms, ways to apply drug forms and will be able to calculate drug dosage according to age groups.

Course Content

Introduction to Pharmacology; Description of the drug, general rules on pharmaceutical forms and application areas to teach; Pharmacokinetics: Mechanisms related to drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion to teach; Pharmacodynamics: To teach with which mechanisms the drug provides treatment in tissues; To explain liquid-electrolyte and blood products and their urgent requirements; general anesthetics; disinfectants and antiseptics; drug dose calculation; To inform students about drug dose calculation according to special age groups.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Fadime ÖZTAN
Lec. Murat ARI
Lec. Recai ACİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the basic concepts of pharmacology; recognizes the definition of drug, pharmaceutical forms and areas of application; interprets general rules regarding drug use and relates them to appropriate clinical examples.
2.Explain the basic processes of pharmacokinetics.
3.Explains the basic principles of pharmacodynamics.
4.Explains the principles of drug dose calculation.
5.Explains the principles of drug dose calculation in infants and children.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Medical Pharmacology in Terms of Rational Therapy, Ed. Oğuz Kayaalp, Pelikan Publishing, Ankara, Turkey, 2009
2. Mosby’sParamedicTextbook, Ed.Mick J Sanders, ElsevierMosby, 2007
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General pharmacology: Concepts related to pharmacology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Drugs: Definition, sources and nomenclature of drugs. Doses of drugs, structure-effect relationship in drugs
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pharmacokinetics: Ways of using drugs and absorption, distribution of drugs
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pharmacodynamics: Modes of action of drugs, relationship between dose, intensity and effect, interactions between drugs
Week 5 - Theoretical
Effects of drugs: Factors that change the effects of drugs, drug resistance and dependence, unwanted effects
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pharmaceutical Forms of Drugs
Week 7 - Theoretical
Routes of Administration of Medicines
Week 8 - Theoretical
Drugs used in liquid electrolyte balance and acid-base balance /MİDTERM
Week 9 - Theoretical
Acute Poisonings, Antibiotics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Drugs Effective on the Circulatory and Respiratory System
Week 11 - Theoretical
Autonomic Nervous System Drugs
Week 12 - Theoretical
Drugs Effective on the Digestive System
Week 13 - Theoretical
Drugs Effective on the Excretory System
Week 14 - Theoretical
Drug dosage calculation, drug dosage calculation for adults, infants and children
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Practice140228
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination15510
Final Examination15510
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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PÇ-12
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OÇ-1
4
1
4
2
OÇ-2
4
1
4
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OÇ-3
4
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4
2
OÇ-4
5
2
4
2
OÇ-5
5
2
4
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026