Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2023_24
Subject PHARMACY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY Code 00106038
Study programme
0106 GRADO EN VETERINARIA
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
4.5 Compulsory Fourth Second
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS
Coordinador
GARCÍA VIÉITEZ , JUAN JOSÉ
E-mail jjgarv@unileon.es

jmrodl@unileon.es
amsahp@unileon.es
clopcd@unileon.es
Lecturers
GARCÍA VIÉITEZ , JUAN JOSÉ
PUENTE GARCÍA , RAÚL DE LA
RODRÍGUEZ LAGO , JOSÉ MANUEL
SAHAGÚN PRIETO , ANA MARÍA
LÓPEZ CADENAS , CRISTINA
Web http://
General description Study of pharmaceutical dosage forms and their applications. Pharmacotherapy. Principles of Veterinary Therapeutics and study of the factors determining treatment regimen selection. Use of drugs against diseases in different animal species.
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS SIERRA VEGA , MATILDE
Secretario CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS FERNANDEZ MARTINEZ , MARIA NELIDA
Vocal CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS DIEZ LIEBANA , MARIA JOSE
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS BALAÑA FOUCE , RAFAEL
Secretario CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS ORDOÑEZ PASCUA , CESAR
Vocal CIENCIAS BIOMEDICAS CUBRIA GARCIA , JUAN CARLOS

Competencias
Code  
A19614 106P12 Respect and enforce animal welfare in all professional activities related to animal management.
A19625 106P5 Identify, control and eradicate animal diseases, with special attention to notifiable diseases and zoonoses, following, in this case, the corresponding procedures in accordance with current regulations.
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.
A19650 106S28 Clinical study of the sick individual and the medical, surgical or hygienic treatments
A19657 106S34 Pharmacotherapy.
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.
B6477 106G7 Apply the scientific method to professional practice including evidence-based medicine.
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 different dosage forms used to administer drugs in veterinary medicine and their applications. A19627
A19649
 B6471
 C1
C2
Knowledge of the fundamental criteria that allow to establish the most appropriate pharmacological treatments for each animal species and for the individual patients with a certain pathological or physiological situation. A19625
A19627
A19629
A19650
A19657
 B6477
B6481
 C1
C2
C3
Appropriate interpretation of the therapeutic protocols for the most common diseases in rental and companion animals A19625
A19627
A19629
A19650
A19657
 B6471
B6472
B6473
B6477
B6481
 C2
C5
C5Development of bibliographical searches related to drugs. A19657
 B6471
B6481
 C3
C5
Health promotion as well as administration of medications in a rational, safe and effective manner A19614
A19627
A19650
A19657
 B6472
B6473
B6481
 C2
C3
C4
C5

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
I. THEORETICAL PROGRAMME Unit 1.- Medicines for veterinary use. Regulations.
Unit 2.- Pharmaceutical forms for veterinary use.
Unit 3.- Pharmacotherapy: concepts and general principles. Rational use of veterinary medicines.
Unit 4.- Drug interactions. Drug interactions of the main pharmacological groups.
Unit 5.- Adverse drug reactions.
Unit 6.- Spanish and European Pharmacovigilance System.
II. PRACTICAL PROGRAMME Practice 1.- Design of dosage regimens.
Practice 2.- Quality assessment of sulfonamides in a veterinary pharmaceutical form.
Practice 3.- Prescription in veterinary medicine.
Practice 4.- Search for drug interactions and adverse reactions.
Practice 5.- Elaboration, analysis and sending of an adverse reaction report.
Practice 6.- Pharmacotherapy of the cardiovascular system. Case studies.
Practice 7.- Pharmacotherapy of the genitourinary system. Case studies.
Practice 8.- Pharmacotherapy of the respiratory system. Case studies.
Practice 9.- Pharmacotherapy of the digestive system. Case studies.
Practice10.- Pharmacotherapy of mastitis. Case studies.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Laboratory practicals 26 40 66
 
Personal tuition 2 0 2
 
Lecture 15 23.5 38.5
 
Mixed tests 2 4 6
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Laboratory practicals Specific practices will be carried out in the Pharmacology laboratory. Specific Pharmacology databases and software will also be used.
Personal tuition Area of Pharmacology (doors 421-424) or through the platform Ágora. For foreign students or disabled people, individual tutoring will be made.
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.

Personalized attention
 
Lecture
Laboratory practicals
Description
Area of Pharmacology (doors 421-423) or through the platformÁgora. For foreign students or disabled people individualtutoring will be made.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Lecture Attendance and participation will be valued (questions, doubts, etc.). 5 %
Laboratory practicals Practical sessions are compulsory, and also to pass a written examination, in which students should achieve a score equal to or higher than 5. Each of the two parts (practical sessions and written exam) will be 50% of the final practical marks. If the student does not pass the continuous evaluation of the practical contents, a practical exam will also be carried out. In the event of not passing laboratory practices, the maximum value of final marks in the subject will be 4. 15 %
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 of the subject 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 score 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

Basic Bonagura JD (editor), Kirk terapéutica veterinaria de pequeños animales. Vols. I y II, Madrid: Elsevier, 2011
Botana LM (coordinador), Farmacología veterinaria. Fundamentos y aplicaciones terapéuticas. 2a ed, Madrid: Médica Panamericana, 2022
Martínez Pacheco R, Tratado de Tecnología Farmacéutica. Vol. 3: formas de dosificación, Madrid: Síntesis, 2017
Woodward NK, Veterinary pharmacovigilance: adverse reactions to veterinary medicinal products, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Complementary Carpenter JW, Harms C, Carpenter's Exotic animal formulary, 6th ed. Edinburgh: Saunders, 2022
Departamento técnico del Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Farmacéuticos, Catálogo de medicamentos, Madrid: Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Farmacéuticos, 2023
De Andrés S (coordinador), Guí@vet. Guía de productos zoosanitarios para animales de compañía 2019-2020, Madrid: Veterindustria, 2019
De Andrés S (coordinador) , Guí@vet. Guía de productos zoosanitarios para animales de producción 2019-2020, Madrid: Veterindustria, 2019
Hellebrekers LJ, Manejo del dolor en medicina veterinaria: un enfoque práctico para el control eficaz del dolor en pequeños animales, especies exóticas y equinos, Buenos Aires: Inter-Médica, 2002
Mealey K, Pharmacotherapeutics for Veterinary Dispensing, Washington: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019
Maddison J, Page S, Church D, Small animal clinical pharmacology, Edinburgh: Saunders-Elsevier, 2009
Preston CL, editor , Stockley's drug interactions, 12th ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press , 2019
Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2015, de 24 de julio, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley de garantías y uso racional de los medicamentos y productos sanitarios. BOE nº 177, de25 de julio de 2015.

Reglamento 6/2019, del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 11 de diciembre de 2018, sobre medicamentos veterinarios y por el que se deroga la Directiva 2001/82/CE.DO L nº 4,de 7 de enero de 2019.

Real Decreto 1157/2021, de 28 de diciembre, por el que se regulan los medicamentos veterinarios fabricados industrialmente. BOE nº 312, de 29 de diciembre de 2021.

Links of interest:

Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products https://www.aemps.gob.es/

European Medicines Agency https://www.ema.europa.eu

Organización Farmacéutica Collegial https://www.farmaceuticos.com/

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/

Recommendations


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
PHYSIOLOGY I / 00106003
BIOCHEMISTRY / 00106004
PHYSIOLOGY II / 00106007
VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY / 00106019