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Basic Principles in Pharmacology-I (Basic Principles, Drugs and Orgins of Drugs)

Course Code	: VFT601
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 6

Objectives of the Course

This course aims to provide information on the sources of drugs and chemical drugs have knowledge about the relationship between structures and the effects they produce.

Course Content

Drug resources (natural source medicines, produced from the Reasons of synthesis (synthetic and semi-synthetic), DNA-recombinant technology (gene cloning) produced drugs, structure-activity relationship, agonist-antagonist and the concept of isomer.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Ferda AKAR

Learning Outcomes

1.	Drug to learn about the sources of
2.	Create structures and pharmacological effects of the drugs to be informed about the relationship between
3.	To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area
4.	To find out and use resources about the profession in the area.
5.	To give lectures and/or presentations and discuss with professionals in the area.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 8th Edition, Jim E. Riviere (Editor), Mark G. Papich (Editor), 2009.
2.	Modern Pharmacology, 6th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004 (Ed. C.R. Craig and R.E. Stitzel)
3.	Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006 (Eds. Brunton, Lazo, Parker, Buxton and Blumenthal)
4.	Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005 (Eds. Howard, Mycek, Harvey & Champe)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

According to sources of the drugs

Week 2 - Theoretical

Plant-based drugs (Alkaloids)

Week 3 - Theoretical

Plant-based drugs (glycosides) oils, tannins, resins, balsams, gums

Week 4 - Theoretical

Plant-based drugs (oils and tannins)

Week 5 - Theoretical

Plant-based drugs (resins, balsams, gums)

Week 6 - Theoretical

Animal and micro-organism derived drugs

Week 7 - Theoretical

Produced from the Reasons of synthesis (synthetic and semi-synthetic)

Week 8 - Theoretical

(Mid-term exam) Mining induced drugs

Week 9 - Theoretical

Recombinant DNA technology (gene cloning) produced drugs

Week 10 - Theoretical

Antibiotics from micro-organism to achieve

Week 11 - Theoretical

Structure-activity relationship

Week 12 - Theoretical

Agonist-antagonist

Week 13 - Theoretical

İsomerism

Week 14 - Theoretical

Geometric and optical isomerism

Week 15 - Theoretical

Final

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	3	2	70
Assignment	2	2	2	8
Individual Work	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	4	2	6
Final Examination	1	8	2	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				150

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	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13	PÇ-14	PÇ-15	PÇ-16
OÇ-1	4		4	4	5									4
OÇ-2	5		5	5	4									4
OÇ-3			4	5							4			4
OÇ-4		4	5									4
OÇ-5								4			5			5

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