Pharmacology II

Teaching semester

Spring

Place of Instruction

Bergen

Objectives and Content

This course will together with FARM290 give an overview of pharmacology

• The course will introduce a large number of drugs and their mechanism of action, use, effects, side-effects and interactions.
• The course will make the students able to explain and advice on pharmacological therapy.
• The course will train the students in the ability to critically evaluate drug information and literature connected to pharmacology.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the students are:

• Able to describe the different classes of drugs, including their characteristics, and use.
• Able to explain the principles behind the therapy of the most common diseases.
• Able to describe the use and mechanism of action for drugs acting on major organ systems in the body.

Recommended Previous Knowledge

FARM290

Access to the Course

Students must have admission to Integrated Master programme in Pharmacy

Compulsory Assignments and Attendance

• Mandatory attandance on 2 of 3 casus presentations
• Approved casus rapport. This is a requirement for taking the final exam

Forms of Assessment

Take home exam, 4 days

All support materials allowed

Grading Scale

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (corona virus) the scale of pass/fail will be utilized in the spring semester of 2020.

Course Evaluation

The students evaluate the teaching according to the Quality Assurance System at the University of Bergen