535-0521-00L  Pharmacology and Toxicology I

SemesterAutumn Semester 2017
LecturersU. Quitterer
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionGerman


AbstractThe two-semester lecture course will provide a detailed understanding of the fundamentals of drug action and the mechanisms of action and therapeutic use of the important classes of drugs. The lectures are intended for students of pharmaceutical sciences.
ObjectiveThe lectures will provide a comprehensive survey of pharmacology and toxicology. Special emphasis is placed on the interrelationship between pharmacological, pathophysiological and clinical aspects.
ContentTopics include disease-relevant macroscopic, microscopic, pathobiochemical and functional disturbances of specific organs and organ systems. The lectures integrate disease pathology with mechanisms of drug action, usage, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, side effects, toxicology, contraindications and dosage of relevant drug classes. Basic principles of clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy will be covered.
Lecture notesA script is provided for each lecture. Scripts define important course contents but do not replace the lectures.
LiteratureRecommended reading:

Klaus Aktories, Ulrich Förstermann, Franz Hofmann, Klaus Starke.
Allgemeine und spezielle Pharmakologie und Toxikologie.
11. überarb. Auflage - 1216 Seiten
2013; Urban & Fischer bei Elsevier, München
ISBN-10: 3437425234; ISBN-13: 9783437425233

or

Heinz Lüllmann, Klaus Mohr, Lutz Hein, Martin Wehling
Pharmakologie und Toxikologie.
Arzneimittelwirkungen verstehen - Medikamente gezielt einsetzen
18. Auflage - 740 Seiten
2016; Thieme Verlag; ISBN-13: 978-3-13-368518-4


The classic textbook in Pharmacology:
Goodman and Gilman`s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
Laurence Brunton, Bruce Chabner, Bjorn Knollman.
12th edition - 1808 Seiten
Jan 2011; McGraw-Hill Professional; ISBN:978-0071624428
or
13th edition (October 26, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1259584739
ISBN-13: 978-1259584732
Prerequisites / NoticeVoraussetzungen: Abschluss Grundstudium