PHARMACOLOGY SEMINARS – 6 Year Course, gr. 2 – 2012/2013
Wednesday 13.00 – 16.00
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Topic of the seminar
Antianginal drugs. Antihyperlipidemic drugs.
Possible etiologies of ischemic heart disease will be presented and possible therapeutic
approaches will be discussed.
There will be a presentation of different types of dyslipidemias and methods of their treatment.
Different classes of drugs will be covered, with special emphasis on their ability to increase
lifespan and life quality.
Drugs affecting blood. Drugs affecting peripheral vascular system.
Different types of drugs affecting blood coagulation will be discussed, their therapeutic use and
potential caveats of their use, including drug interactions. Drugs used in the treatment of
anemia will also be covered.
Possible etiologies and typical symptoms of peripheral vascular system diseases will be
discussed and possible therapeutic actions of different group of drugs and methods of
treatment will be presented.
Midterm exam III
Opioid analgesics, agonist-antagonists.
Different aspects of analgesia will be discussed and opioid analgesics will be described, with
special emphasis on their toxic side-effects and addictive potential.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Inflammatory processes with possible endogenous factors influencing them will be discussed.
Pharmacology of NSAIDs will be covered in detail
Gastrointestinal and antiemetic drugs.
Drugs used in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, such as peptic ulcers, diarrhea,
constipation and nausea and vomiting will be discussed.
Hormones of the pituitary and thyroid. Insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs.
Treatment of diseases associated with pituitary and thyroid gland dysfunctions will be covered,
Insulin preparations and oral hypoglycemic drugs will be discussed
Adrenal hormones. Estrogens and androgens. H1 antihistamines.
Steroid hormone physiology will be discussed and pathological conditions affecting their
production and release will be covered. Steroid hormones used in substitution therapy and in
other pathological conditions will be discussed with special emphasis on the use of
glucocorticosteroids in inflammation and allergic reactions. H1 antihistamines will be
Dates
Lecturer
20.02
Małgorzata Berezińska
27.02
Małgorzata Berezińska
8.03
Friday
17.30 – 19.00
Małgorzata Berezińska
6.03
Marta Jóźwiak – Bębenista
13.03
Marta Jóźwiak – Bębenista
20.03
Michał Karbownik
27.03
Małgorzata Berezinska
3.04
Małgorzata Berezinska
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Midterm exam IV
Antibacterial drugs. part I
Antibacterial chemotherapy will be discussed with emphasis on different classes of
antibacterial drugs, their side-effects, antibacterial spectra and mechanisms of action.
Antibacterial drugs. part II
Antibacterial chemotherapy will be discussed with emphasis on different classes of
antibacterial drugs, their side-effects, antibacterial spectra and mechanisms of action.
Antibacterial drugs. Antimycobacterial drugs.
The treatment of mycobacterial diseases, tuberculosis in particular, will be discussed.
Antiviral therapy.
Drugs used in the treatment of viral diseases will be discussed, including those used for AIDS,
influenza, and diseases caused by different kinds of herpes viruses.
Antifungal drugs. Antiparasitic drugs.
Therapeutic approaches to the treatment of different type of mycoses, including those caused
by Candida sp. will be discussed. Treatment of diseases caused by protozoa and helminthes
will be discussed.
Anticancer therapy. Immunomodulators.
Therapy of different types of cancer will be covered, with special emphasis on the side effects
of anticancer therapy. Nonpharmacological approaches will also be briefly discussed. Drugs
used in the graft-vs.-host reactions will be discussed with special emphasis on side effects of
immunosuppressive therapy.
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Midterm exam IV
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Drug boxes
19.04
Friday
17.30 – 19.00
Małgorzata Berezinska
Marta Jóźwiak - Bębenista
10.04
Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek
17.04
Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek
24.04
Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek
8.05
Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek
15.05
Michał Karbownik
22.05
Michał Karbownik
7.06
Friday
17.30 – 19.00
29.05
13.00 – 15.30
(3 hours)
Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek
Michał Karbownik
Michał Karbownik
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