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IDENTIFYING DATA | 2024_25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject | VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY | Code | 00106019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Descriptors | Credit. | Type | Year | Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Compulsory | Second | Second |
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Department | CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS |
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Coordinador |
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mjdiel@unileon.es rdielz@unileon.es mnferm@unileon.es jjgarv@unileon.es amsahp@unileon.es clopcd@unileon.es |
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General description | General principles of Pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, and elimination) and Pharmacodynamics. Receptors, mechanisms of action, interactions and adverse reactions. Study of the most commonly used pharmacological groups for veterinary practice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Competencias |
Code | |
A19614 | 106P12 Respect and enforce animal welfare in all professional activities related to animal management. |
A19627 | 106P7 Carry out medical treatments |
A19629 | 106P9 Advise and carry out epidemiological studies and therapeutic and preventive programs in accordance with animal welfare, animal health and public health standards. |
A19649 | 106S27 General pharmacological bases and study of different types of drugs. |
B6471 | 106G1 Analyse, synthesise, solve problems and make decisions in the professional fields of the veterinarian. |
B6472 | 106G2 Work as a team, single or multidisciplinary, and show respect, appreciation and sensitivity to the work of others. |
B6473 | 106G3 Maintain ethical behavior in the exercise of their responsibilities towards the profession and society. |
B6481 | 106G11 Keep the knowledge, skills and attitudes of professional competencies updated through a continuing education process. |
C1 | CMECES1 That students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that is based on general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study |
C2 | CMECES2 That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study. |
C3 | CMECES3 That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature. |
C4 | CMECES4 That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialised and non-specialised audience |
C5 | CMECES5 That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy |
Learning aims |
Competences | |||
Knowledge of the basic principles of Pharmacology, especially in its main aspects of clinical application, in the fields of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | A19649 |
B6471 B6472 B6481 |
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 |
Understanding of the mechanisms of action by which drugs exercise their actions and pharmacological effects. | A19627 A19629 A19649 |
B6472 B6481 |
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 |
Description of the pharmacological actions of the drugs, indications and contraindications, adverse reactions, posology, the most appropriate routes of administration for each drug and the pharmacological interactions of the most commonly used pharmacological groups in daily veterinary practice. | A19614 A19627 A19629 A19649 |
B6472 B6473 B6481 |
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 |
Development of bibliographical searches related to drugs. | A19649 |
B6472 B6481 |
C3 C5 |
Contents |
Topic | Sub-topic |
I. THEORETICAL PROGRAMME | Unit 1.- General concepts of Pharmacology. Unit 2.- Pharmacokinetics. Absorption: sites and absorption pathways. Bioavailability. Unit 3.- Distribution of drugs in the body. Unit 4.- Metabolism of drugs. Unit 5.- Excretion of drugs. Excretion pathways. Unit 6.- Pharmacodynamics. Modifying factors of pharmacological activity. Unit 7.- Drugs acting in the Central Nervous System: anesthetics, analgesics, tranquilizers. Unit 8.- Steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Unit 9.- Pharmacology of cardiovascular system (heart and blood). Unit 10.- Pharmacology of the respiratory system. Unit 11.- Pharmacology of the digestive and hepatic system. Hypoglycaemic drugs and antithyroid drugs. Unit 12.- Drugs acting in the reproductive system. Unit 13.- Antimicrobial drugs. Classification. Antimicrobial resistance. Associations. Unit 14. Antiseptics and disinfectants. Unit 15.- Beta-lactam antibiotics. Unit 16.- Macrolides. Aminoglycosides. Unit 17.- Tetracyclines. Amphenicoles. Polypeptide antibiotics. Lincosamides. Unit 18.- Sulfonamides. Quinolones and other antibacterials. Unit 19.- Antifungal drugs. Antiviral drugs. Antineoplastic drugs. Unit 20.- Antiparasitic drugs. |
II. PRACTICAL PROGRAMME | Practice 1.- Review of units used in Pharmacology. Concentrations. Dosage. Practice 2.- Determination of metabolites of acetylsalicylic acid in urine. Practice 3.- Experimental evaluation of the neuroleptic action of a phenothiazine compound. Practice 4.- Pass of drugs through cell membranes. Practice 5.- Intravenous plasma concentration-time curves. Calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters. Practice 6.- Extravasal plasma concentration-time curves. Calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters. Practice 7.- Compared pharmacokinetic in the different animal species. |
III. WORK IN GROUPS PROGRAMME | Topic 1.- Pharmacology of cell mediators. Topic 2.- Pharmacology of the autonomous nervous system. |
Planning |
Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | Total hours | |||||||
Lecture | 30 | 55 | 85 | ||||||
Laboratory practicals | 16 | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Assignments | 10 | 25 | 35 | ||||||
Personal tuition | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
Mixed tests | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Description | |
Lecture | As a general rule, each session will take place in approximately 50 minutes. Multimedia presentations will be used. A summary of each session will be uploaded to the educational platform Ágora |
Laboratory practicals | Specific practices will be carried out in the Pharmacology laboratory. Specific Pharmacology databases and software will also be used. |
Assignments | With this methodology, students will carry out and explain work prepared in groups of 4 or 5 students. |
Personal tuition | Area of Pharmacology (doors 421-424) or through the platform Ágora. For foreign students or disabled people, individual tutoring will be made. |
Personalized attention |
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Assessment |
Description | Qualification | ||
Lecture | Attendance and participation will be valued (questions, doubts, etc.). | 5 % | |
Laboratory practicals | Practical sessions are compulsory. A continuous evaluation will be made. If the student does not pass the continuous evaluation of the practical contents, a practical test will be carried out. In the event of not passing laboratory practices, the maximum value of final marks in the subject will be 4. | 10 % | |
Assignments | Working in groups are compulsory. Participation and attitude of students will be valued. Presentation will also be taken into account. Students will have to pass a written test if they do not work satisfactorily. In the event of not passing this activity, the maximum value of final marks in the subject will be 4. | 5 % | |
Mixed tests | Written examination consisting of two parts: test exam (questions with four answers and only one true) and short questions exam. Test exam will be 2/3 of the written examination and short questions 1/3. Examination will be passed with a score equal to or higher than 5. If not, marks achieved in the other sections of the evaluation will not be added, and final marks will be 80 % of the qualification obtained in the written examination. | 80 % | |
Other comments and second call | |||
Final marks of the subject in the event of not passing laboratory practices or working groups: the maximum mark will be 4 even if a higher mark has been achieved in the written examination. In the second call, students will have to take a written exam of that part not passed in the first call, and they will have to obtain a minimum score of 5. If not, the criteria described above will be followed to establish the final marks of the subject. Documents provided may be reviewed with an anti-plagiarism software. If plagiarism is detected the mark will be 0.0 (fail). The possession, handling or use of any type of material, medium or resource, whether electronic or nonelectronic (calculators, tablets, telephones, computers, etc.), which make it possible to copy, plagiarize or fraud, except for those activities that, under the express indication of the teacher, require its use. If any irregularity occurs during the exams, the exercise will be withdrawn and the student will be asked to leave the exam, and his/her qualification will be 0.0 (fail). In any case, the provisions of the internal regulations of the ULe included in the document "Products of action in cases of plagiarism, copying or fraud in evaluation examinations or tests" (approved by the Standing Committee of the Governing Council on 29/01/2015). Recording or taking photographs without the prior permission of the teacher is considered a serious offence, to leave the theoretical or practical class and the taking of the measures deemed appropriate. |
Sources of information |
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE |
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Complementary |
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Enlaces de interés: Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios https://www.aemps.gob.es/ Agencia Europea del Medicamento https://www.ema.europa.eu Consultas a Pubmed.gov https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Food Animal ResidueAvoidance Databank (FARAD) http://www.farad.org Organización Farmacéutica Colegial https://www.farmaceuticos.com/ US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/ |
Recommendations |
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