Information Package / Course Catalogue
Antifungal Drugs
Course Code: VFT683
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To teach the use of antifungal drugs, to teach application these drugs, to teach the mechanism of action of these drugs

Course Content

Classification, mode of actions, effects and adverse effects, related structure and effects, clinical usage and application of antifungal drugs are examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the use of antifungal drugs and the application methods of their drugs
2.To learn the mechanism of action of antifungal drugs
3.To learn the classification of antifungal drugs
4.To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area
5.To find out and use resources about the profession 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.Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004 (Ed. B. Katzung)
4.Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006 (Eds. Brunton, Lazo, Parker, Buxton and Blumenthal)
5.Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005 (Eds. Howard, Mycek, Harvey & Champe)
6.The Veterinary Formulary edited by Yolande Bishop. London Pharmaceutical Press in association with the British Veterinary Association 2001.
7.Pharmacology. Franklin A. Ahrens. Baltimore, Md. London Williams & Wilkins 1996.
8.The physiological basis of veterinary clinical pharmacology J. Desmond Baggot. Oxford Blackwell Science 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Presentation of fungi
Week 2 - Theoretical
Systemic fungal diseases
Week 3 - Theoretical
Local fungal diseases
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classification of systemic and local fungal drugs
Week 5 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (iodine compounds)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (zinc compounds)
Week 7 - Theoretical
(Midterm exam) Discussion
Week 8 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (copper compounds)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (organic acids)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (, dyes and phenols)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (nitrofurans)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (azole and triazole compounds)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Antifungal drugs (polien antibiotics, allamin derivatives)
Week 14 - Theoretical
The other antifungal drugs
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory145184
Assignment102130
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination120121
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
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PÇ-12
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OÇ-1
3
4
5
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
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4
4
4
OÇ-3
5
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026