Undergraduate courses

Postgraduate courses

Undergraduate Courses:

1.FIRST-AID (581/PHFC)

Code 581/m
Credit hours (1+0)
Position: Fourth year, First Semester

The course covers the basic guidelines for handling emergency status such as trauma, myocardial infarction, burns, poisoning, bleeding and coma.



2.PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Code 471/m.
Credit hours (2+0)
Position: Third year, First semester

Lectures: (2 hours lecture /week, for 15 weeks)
A-Introduction to clinical pharmacy 2 hr
practice and concept (1 week)
(Clinical and physical evaluation of the patient)
B-Hematological disorders(5 weeks): 10 hr
1-Introduction
2-Common diagnostic procedures
3-Anaemias
4-Bleeding disorders:
 Vascular phase, platelet phase, and coagular phase
 Diagnosis, S.& S. and management.
 Oncotherapy
C-Peptic ulcer disease(2 weeks) 4 hr
 Etiology, S.&S., Diagnosis, complication and management
D-Hepatic disorders (6 weeks) 12 hr
1-Introduction
2- Common signs&symptoms
3-Common diagnostic procedures
4-Viral hepatitis
5-liver cirrhosis
TOTAL 28 hr



3.CLINICAL PHARMACY

Code 452/2.
Credit hours (2+1)
Position: Third year, Second semester

I- Lectures: (2 hours lecture /week, for 15 weeks)
A-Respiratory disorders (4weeks) 10 hr
1-Introduction
2- Common signs&symptoms
3-Common diagnostic procedures
4-Bronchial asthma
5-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

B-Cardiovascular disorders(6 weeks) 12 hr

1-Introduction
2- Common signs&symptoms
3-Common diagnostic procedures
4- Hypertension
5-Heart failure
6-Ischemic heart disease
7-Cardiac arrhythmias
C- Endocrinal disorders (4 weeks) 10 hr
1-Diabetes Mellitus
2-Hyperthyiodism
3- Hypothyroidism
4- hyperlipidemias

Total 30 hr

II- Practical Part (3 hours section /week, for 15 weeks):

a- Applied cases on-Respiratory disorders (4weeks) 4 x 3
b- Applied cases on Cardiovascular disorders (6 weeks) 6 x3
C- Applied cases on Endocrinal disorders (4 weeks) 4 x3

Total 42 hrs



4.PHARMACOKINETICS

Code 462/2.
Credit hours (2+1)
Position: Third year, Second Semester
I- Lectures: (2 hours lecture /week, for 15 weeks)
1-Introduction 2 hr
 Goals & objectives
 Review of mathematical fundamentals.
-Exponents
- Logarithms
- Linear,logarithmic & exponential functions
- Differentiation & integration
-Graphical representation of the data.
2-Review of kinetics
- Zero-order kinetics
- First order kinetics
- Applications in drug release & absorption
 Pharmacokinetics models
- Need for models
- Simplifying assumptions
3-One compartment open model-iv bolus 10 hr
-Assumptions
-Mathematical treatment
-Graphical representation of the data
-Evaluation of pharmacokinetic parameters
-Excretion metabolism
-Clearance
-TBC, metabolic ,renal
-Apparent volume of distribution “vd”
-Evaluation
- Meaning
- Significance
-Applications
-Area under the curve.”AUC”
-Applications
-Bioavailability
-Absolute ,relative
-Bioequivalence
-Clinical applications
-Evaluation of pharmacokinetic parameters for urine data
-Urinary excretion rate method
-Evaluation of kd,ke,km.


3-Two component open-model ,iv bolus 2 hr
-Examples of drugs described by this model
-The model
-Assumptions
-Graphical representation of data
-Determination of pharmacokinetic parameters describing
-Model
-Equations
-AUC
4-One compartment open model-iv infusion 2 hr
-Zero-order input
-Clinical applications
-Model
-Equations
-Graphical representation of data
-Steady state:
-Concept
-Time to reach SS
-Loading dose
-Factors affecting
-Advantages and applications
5-One-compartment open model-extravascular 4 hr
administration
-Model
-Definitions
-Mathematical treatment
-Graphical representation of the data
-Evaluation of the pharmacokinetic parameters
-Peak time,Cpmax
-Bioavailability
-Absolute
-Relative-applications in therapy
-Bioequivalance & its clinical significance
6-Multiple drug dosing 4 hr
-Introduction
-Cpmax,Cpmin
-Cpss,average
-Time to reach SS
-Factors affecting SS
-Loading dose
-Maintenance dose
-Clinical applications & Dosage adjustment
7-Non-linear pharmacokinetics 2 hr
8-Clinical applications 2 hr
-Effect of disease on pharmacokinetics
-Dosage adjustment in renal impairment
-Therapeutic drug monitoring
TOTAL 30

II- Practical Part (3 hours section /week, for 15 weeks):
Session 1 Zero-order &First order kinetics
Session 2 -One compartment open model
-and first order kinetics (iv bolus)
Session 3 One compartment open model
and first order kinetics (iv bolus) ,determination of AUC
Session 4 One compartment open model (continue)
Session 5: Evaluation of pharmacokinetic parameters for urine data
Session 6:
-One compartment open model-iv infusion
Session 7: One-compartment open model-extravascular
Administration
Session 8: -Two component open-model,iv bolus
Session 9: Multiple drug dosing
Session 10: Multiple drug dosing (continue Session 11: -Non-linear pharmacokinetics
Session 12-15: - Non-linear pharmacokinetics (continue)

TOTAL 45



5.CLINICAL PHARMACY
Code: 511/2.
Credit hours (2+1)
Position: Fourth year, First semester
I- Lectures: (2 hours lecture /week, for 15 weeks)
ِِِِِِِِA-Renal disorders (4 weeks) 10 hr
1-Introduction
2- Common signs&symptoms
3- Acute renal failure
4-Chronic renal renal failure
B-Rheumatology (5 weeks) 10 hr
1-Introduction (mechanism of joint destruction and therapeutic
approaches)
2-Common diagnostic procedures
3-Anti-inflammatory drugs
4-Rheumatic fever
5-Rheumatoid arthritis
6-Gout
C-Gynecological disorders :(3 weeks) 6 hr
1-Amenorrhea
2-Polycystic ovarian syndrome
3-Premenstrual syndrome
4-Dysmenorrhea
5-Endometritis
6-Utrrine bleeding
7-hyperprolactinaemia
8-Hirsutism and virilism.
D- Medical disorders during pregnancy (2 weeks) 4 hr
a- Pre-eclampsia-eclampsia syndrome
b- Cardiovascular diseases
c- Chronic renal failure
d- Endocrine disturbance
e- Anemias
f- Infections
II- Practical Part (3 hours section /week, for 15 weeks):
a- Applied cases on Renal disorders (4 weeks) 4 x 3
B- Applied cases on Rheumatology (5 weeks) 5 x3
c- Applied cases on Gynecological disorders :(3 weeks) 3 x3
d-Applied cases on medical disorders during pregnancy 3 x3
TOTAL 45

CLINICAL PHARMACY PRACTICE (Elective course)
Code: 608/2.
Credit hours (2+1)
Position: Fourth year, Second semester
I- Lectures: (2 hours lecture /week, for 15 weeks)
A- Gerontology and geriatric disorders: 4 hr
 Physiologic changes of aging, clinical presentation and problems of the elderly.
 common diseases in elderly (pathophysiology, types, S.&S., prevention and management).
B- Loss of weight& obesity. 4 hr
 Etiology and management
C- Infectious diseases (8 weeks) 16 hr
 Introduction
 Common signs&symptoms
 Common diagnostic procedures
 Infective endocarditis
 Infective meningitis
 ENT infection:
-Tonsilitis, -Sinusitis
-Otitis media ,
 Respiratory infection:
-Pneumonia, tuberculosis
 Gastrointestinal infections:
-Typhoid fever
-Bacillary dysentry
-Amoebic dysentery
-Bilharzial dysentry
 Urinary tact infections
 Sexually transmitted diseases:
-Gonorrhea
-syphilis
-Herpes Genitalia
-AIDS
-Neuropsychiatric disorders: 6 hr
(1) Anxiety disorders
(2) Affective disorders
a) Depression
b) Schyzophrenia
(3) Epilepsy
(4) Parkinsonism
TOTAL 30 hr
II- Practical Part (3 hours section /week, for 15 weeks):
a- Applied cases on Gerontology and geriatric disorders:
b- Applied cases on Loss of weight& obesity.
c- Applied cases on Infectious diseases
d- Applied cases on-Neuropsychiatric disorders:
TOTAL 45 hr

    

 

Postgraduate Courses

1. Advanced therapeutics 1 :

Credit hours: (3 + 1) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

2. Advanced therapeutics 2 :

Credit hours: (3 + 1) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

3. Clinical pharmacokinetics :

Credit hours: (1 + 1) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

4. Hospital pharmacy :

Credit hours: (3 + 0) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

5. Clinical immunology :

Credit hours: (3 + 1) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

6. Clinical research design :

Credit hours: (2 + 0) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

7. Hospital pharmacy administration :

Credit hours: (2 + 0) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks.

8. Advanced therapeutics 3 :

Credit hours: (3 + 1) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

9. Advanced drug information  :

Credit hours: (2 + 0) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

10. Clinical pharmacy practice :

Credit hours: (4 + 1) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

11. Emergency cases :

Credit hours: (1 + 0) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks

12. Clinical data analysis :

Credit hours: (2 + 1) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks


13. Selected Topics In Fields Of Specialty :

Credit hours: (3 + 0) weekly
Duration: 15 weeks