Course Title

Pharmacotherapy 5

Course Number

7301518

Instructor Name

Amani Hamed

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester -4

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

This is the fifth course in a sequence of the five pharmacotherapy courses in the curriculum. This course provides a didactic framework for the therapeutic management of a number of diseases, including  sleep Disorders, nutritional assessment, and urological disorder. In addition, the course focuses on special consideration in management of autoimmune diseases patients. With a thorough background established in pathophysiology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and other courses in the curriculum, the goal of this course is to prepare students to develop rational drug therapy plans for patients, and identify conditions associated with these common diseases that require referral. 

With a thorough background established in pathophysiology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and other courses in the curriculum, the aim of this course is to prepare students to develop rational drug therapy plans, identify conditions for monitoring pharmacotherapy and the identification of conditions associated with these common diseases that require referral

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

a.1. Recognize symptoms, pathophysiology, laboratory tests, physical examination, diagnosis, and prognosis of diseases

a.2. Describe the clinical management of various diseases.

a.3. Identify drug-related problems such as drug side effects, drug interactions, and drug contraindication

a.4. Recognize the desired outcomes of drug therapy of selected diseases.

a.5. Clarify the relationship between rational therapy of selected diseases to the pathophysiology of these diseases and the mechanism of action of drugs used to treat these diseases.

b. Intellectual Skills

b.1. Design appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic plans for selected diseases.

b.2. Compare between rational and irrational drug therapy for selected diseases.

b.3. Design plans for monitoring drug efficacy, adverse effects, compliance and drug interactions.

b.4. Analyze relevant information for clinical case notes and assess problems in therapeutic management of patients.

c. Professional and Practical Skills

c.1. Evaluate and solve drug-related and patient-related problems.

c.2. Design monitoring plan for drug regimen therapeutic outcomes.

c.3. Apply learned information in providing appropriate patient counseling.

d. General and Transferable Skills

d.1. Search internet database for new updates in treatment guidelines.

d.2. Write a report and give oral presentations.

d.3. Work coherently and successfully as a part of a team.

d.4. Appreciate team work in a seminar.

REFERENCES

1. Joseph DiPiro, Robert Talbert, Gary Yee, Gary Matzke, Barbara Wells, Michael Posey. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 9^th edition, 2014. McGraw-Hill Medical.

2. Roger Walker, Cate Whittlesea. Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 5^th edition, 2011. Churchill Livingstone.

3. Charles Lacy, Lora Armstrong, Morton Goldman. Drug Information Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource for All Clinicians and Healthcare Professionals. 24^th edition, 2015. Lexi-Comp.

4. New treatment guidelines.

5. Recent original and review articles

6. Evidence based medicine (DynaMed)