COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENDOCRIN SYSTEM PHARMACOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FAR 6066 ENDOCRIN SYSTEM PHARMACOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Pharmacology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEDEF GIDENER

Offered to

Pharmacology

Course Objective

To learn general aspects of endocrinology and the medicines used in endocrinological diseases

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn endocrin hormones which have many functions in metabolism and growing
2   To learn general specialities and clinical pharmacology of the medicines used in diabetes
3   To learn general specialities and clinical pharmacology of the medicines used in thyroid disorders
4   To learn general specialities and clinical pharmacology of the medicines used in calcium metabolism disorders
5   To learn general knowledge about corticosteroids
6   To use all these knowledge in daily life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to endocrine system pharmacology-I (Physicochemical specialities and qualifications of hormones)
2 Introduction to endocrine system pharmacology-II (To organization of the hormone secretion, Biosynthesis, transportation and elimination of hormones)
3 Introduction to endocrine system pharmacology-III
4 Insulin, oral antidiabetics and glucagon-II
5 Corticosteroids, corticosteroid antagonists and ACTH-I (Glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids)
6 Corticosteroids, corticosteroid antagonists and ACTH-II (Aldosteron antagonists, the medicines that decrease to the synthesis and effects of the steroids in adrenal cortex)
7 Antithyroid drugs: Thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs, thyrotropin and thyrotropin releasing hormone-I
8 Antithyroid drugs: Thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs, thyrotropin and thyrotropin releasing hormone-II
9 Parathyroid hormone, Vitamin D, calcitonin, biphosponates and the others-I
10 Parathyroid hormone, Vitamin D, calcitonin, biphosponates and the others-II
11 Androgens, anabolic steroids and antiandrogenic medicines
12 Estrogens, progesterons and antagonists
13 Oral contraceptives and the methods of pregnancy prevention
14 Hormones of hypophises and hypothalamus

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
Textbook(s):
1. Endocrin system pharmacology.Içinde: editör. Hardman JG, Limbird LE. Goodman and Gilman s The Pharmacologic Basis of Therapeutics. 10. baskı. Mc Graw-Hill Companies; 2001. s. 755-971
2. Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle: içinde: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Editör Katzung BG. 10. baskı. Mc Graw-Hill Companies; 2007. s. 265-333.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

All the strategies are located Assesment methods and Total work load

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PO * 0.40 + FN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PO * 0.40 + BUT*0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

A topic of the course outline which is choose with course coordinator must be present as a report

Assessment Criteria

To be succesful in final exam and, to present a topic in course outline as a report

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sedef.gidener@deu.edu.tr, Tel: 4123901

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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