Information Package / Course Catalogue
Rational Drug Use in the Elderly
Course Code: YSB628
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

Management of drug use in the elderly

Course Content

Instilling rational drug use in the elderly and their caregivers

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Principles of conscious drug use
2.Principles of conscious drug use
3.Principles of conscious drug use
4.Principles of conscious drug use
5.Principles of conscious drug use
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Alp H (Ed.). Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı ve Klinik Farmakoloji. Akademisyen Kitabevi, 2019.
2.Sayın Şakul A (Ed.) Sağlık Bilimleri için Farmakoloji, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri, 2021
3.Akdağ R (Ed.) Hekimlerin Akıllı Reçeteleme Yaklaşımları, Ankara : T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Refik Saydam Hıfzısıhha Merkezi, 2011.
4.Yıllar DO (Ed.) Sağlık Bilimleri için Farmakolojiye Giriş ve Temel Tıp Bilgileri, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri, 2021.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of conscious drug use
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic principles of conscious drug use
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics
Week 4 - Theoretical
Principles of conscious drug use
Week 5 - Theoretical
Factors that change drug effects in the elderly
Week 6 - Theoretical
Conscious Drug Use in the World and Turkey, the Role of Healthcare Professionals in Rational Drug Use
Week 7 - Theoretical
Underlying Reasons for Inappropriate Drug Use and Examples of Irrational Drug Use
Week 8 - Theoretical
Underlying Reasons for Inappropriate Drug Use and Examples of Irrational Drug Use(Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Conscious Use of Antibiotics in the Elderly
Week 10 - Theoretical
Conscious Analgesic Use in the Elderly
Week 11 - Theoretical
Conscious Use of Vitamins, Minerals and Nutritional Supplements in the Elderly
Week 12 - Theoretical
Conscious Drug Use: Vaccines
Week 13 - Theoretical
Article presentation on conscious drug use in the elderly
Week 14 - Theoretical
Article presentation on conscious drug use in the elderly
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Presentation 110010
Quiz1505
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)121
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
3
2
1
1
5
3
OÇ-2
4
3
2
1
4
2
2
OÇ-3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
3
4
2
5
3
2
OÇ-5
3
3
4
2
1
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026