Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Pharmacotherapy in Pharmacist`s Practice
Course Code
FFK_017
Branch of Science
Basic medicine; Pharmaceutical Pharmacology
ECTS
10.00
Target Audience
Pharmacy
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inga Urtāne
Structure Unit Manager
Inga Urtāne
Structural Unit
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Contacts
Riga, 21 Consula Street, farmkk@rsu.lv, +371 67061544
About Study Course
Objective
Promote the acquisition of knowledge of the mechanisms of action of pharmacological groups of medicinal products and their possibilities for use in the event of diseases. Promote awareness of rational pharmacotherapy to achieve preventive and therapeutic objectives. Promote the acquisition of knowledge of drug interactions, side effects and significant contraindications under polypharmacy conditions.
Preliminary Knowledge
Pharmacology, physiology, pharmacognosia, pharmaceutical chemistry, medical chemistry.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Will be able to identify medicines indications, contraindications depending on the presence of symptoms and diseases.
2.Will be able to assess the most common side effects and possible interactions depending on the treatment received at the same time.
3.Will be able to advise on safe and correct use of medicines.
4.Will gain knowledge of the proper and safe provision of the vaccination process, wound care.
Skills
1.Select and use the most appropriate medicines in specific clinical situations.
2.Characterise the mechanism of action of the medicines, indications, contraindications, common side effects.
3.Assess the risk of interaction both from other co-administered medicines and from ingested nutritional racion.
4.Carry out the vaccination process.
5.Advise on self-monitoring in patients with chronic diseases.
Competences
1.Will be able to analyse the available information on the medicines, its safe use in the case of the particular disease.
2.Will be able to recommend the optimal medication regimen during pharmaceutical care based on dose, interaction and impact of interpersonal variability.
3.Will be taught to apply knowledge of medicinal products within the framework of therapeutic monitoring of chronic diseases.
4.Will be able to explain in a language comprehensible to the patient the purpose of the use of the medicinal product, the expected benefit.
5.Inform about the role of vaccination in promoting public health.
6.Will be able to explain the role of self-control in controlling chronic diseases.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Independent work |
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Individual and group work in analysing the mechanism of action of the medicinal product and clinical cases. Request to complete the study course survey by evaluating the existing content of the course and drawing up proposals for updating the course. |
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Examination
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Test |
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10 points
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The final assessment of the study course consists of the average grade of colloquia (50%) and the exam grade (50%). |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Video Lecture
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Recognition and prevention of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases during pharmaceutical consultation.
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E-Studies platform
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Effects of smoking on medicines pharmacotherapy.
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E-Studies platform
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Pharmacotherapy in cardiovascular diseases - monitoring patterns, risks and possibilities.
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Spotlight and challenges in psychopharmacology.
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3
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Pharmacotherapy, frequency and correction of adverse reactions of antihypertensive medicines.
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3
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Basic principles of antithrombotic and antiagreeable pharmacotherapy, monitoring possibilities during use.
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3
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Pharmacotherapy of antianginal and hypolypaemic medicines, frequency and correction of adverse reactions.
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3
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Safety of cardiotonic therapy and basic principles of use. Prerequisites for the safe use of antiarrhythmic medicines - clinical examples.
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3
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Basic principles of self-control of blood pressure - devices and handling.
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3
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Interaction between smoking and medication. Safety of the use of over-the-counter medicinal products and justification for the use of food supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
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Computer room
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3
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Colloquium. Pharmacotherapy of medicines affecting cardiovascular disease.
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3
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Pharmacotherapy of antidepressants, stimulants, antipsychotic and nootropic agents - analysis of clinical cases.
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3
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Pharmacotherapy of mood stabilisers, tranquilizers - analysis of clinical cases.
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3
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Basic principles of pharmacotherapy for neurological diseases - analysis of clinical cases.
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Computer room
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3
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Colloquium. Pharmacotherapy of central nervous system influencing agents.
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3
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Basic principles of wound care.
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3
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Rational pharmacotherapy in pain in the eyes of the pharmacist - the basics of opting for over-the-counter medicines, mindfulness.
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3
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Highlights of migraine therapy.
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Computer room
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Colloquium. Basic principles of pain therapy and wound care.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
5.00
Contact hours:
53 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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Video Lecture
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Characterisation of diabetes mellitus pharmacotherapy and assessment of achievement of treatment objectives.
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2
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Characterisation of therapy in pulmonology - monitoring patterns, risks and possibilities.
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Characterisation of treatment for skin diseases.
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2
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Selection of doses and forms of medicines in different situations.
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3
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Key guiding principles for successful monitoring of therapy. Complications of diabetes mellitus. Side effects of medicines used in diabetes therapy, options for correcting them.
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Fluctuations in glucose levels (hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia), signs thereof. Analysis of clinical cases of diabetes patients under polypharmacy conditions.
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3
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Basic principles of self-control of diabetes mellitus. Correct use of glycometers, most common errors. Basic principles for proper use of insulin pre-filled syringes.
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3
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Thyroid impairment. Other endocrinological disorders.
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Computer room
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3
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Colloquium. Pharmacotherapy of medicines used in diabetes mellitus. Conducting self-control. Late complications of diabetes, including effects on eye health.
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3
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Prerequisites for the use of pulmonological medicines. Analysis of clinical cases of asthma and COPD patients under polypharmacy conditions.
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3
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Presence of allergic component in respiratory health. Pharmacotherapy of upper respiratory diseases. Allergic rhinitis.
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3
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Basic principles for the operation of inhalers, prerequisites for proper use, common errors.
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Computer room
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3
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Colloquium. Pharmacotherapy of respiratory diseases. Types of inhalers, basic principles for proper use.
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3
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Situations of gastrointestinal impairment (diarrhoea, constipation, vomiting, hepatic impairment), their possible causes and solutions.
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3
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Gastrointestinal disorders, pharmacotherapeutic options for preventing them. Anaemia.
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3
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Consequences of the use of antimicrobials, key guiding principles for safe therapy.
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3
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Skin health - analysis of influencing agents, basic principles of use.
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Causes and types of allergies, pharmacotherapeutic options.
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3
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Vaccination in pharmacist practice. Action in case of anfilaxis.
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Computer room
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3
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Colloquium. Pharmacotherapy in gastrointestinal and dermatological diseases, vaccination and action in anaphylaxis.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
5.00
Contact hours:
56 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Pharmacotherapy principles & practice / editors, Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, Terry L. Schwinghammer, Patrick M. Malone. New York : McGraw Hill, 2022. Sixth edition.
2.
Schwinghammer T.L., & Koehler J.M., et.al. (Eds.). Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 12th ed. McGraw Hill, 2023.
3.
Pharmacotherapy : a pathophysiologic approach / editors, Joseph T. DiPiro, Robert L. Talbert, Gary C. Yee, et.al.; associate editors, Vicki Ellingrod, Stuart Haines, Thomas Nolin. 12th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2023, xxxiii, 2474 lpp. (iesiets).
4.
Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice. 6th ed. M. A. Chisholm-Burns, T. L. Schwinghammer, P. M. Malone, et al. McGraw-Hill Education, 2022, p.1467
Additional Reading
1.
Doncollins Okolo,Wisdom S Ugorji,Nenrot S Gopep,Chika C Oragui,Chioma C Ubajaka,Okelue E Okobi,Perioperative Management of Anesthesia in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Current Guidelines in the United States, Cureus, (2025).
2.
John William McEvoy, Cian P McCarthy, Rosa Maria Bruno, Sofie Brouwers, Michelle D Canavan, Claudio Ceconi, Ruxandra Maria Christodorescu, Stella S Daskalopoulou, Charles J Ferro, Eva Gerdts, Henner Hanssen, Julie Harris, Lucas Lauder, Richard J McManus, Gerard J Molloy, Kazem Rahimi, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Gian Paolo Rossi, Else Charlotte Sandset, Bart Scheenaerts, Jan A Staessen, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Maurizio Volterrani, Rhian M Touyz, ESC Scientific Document Group , 2024 ESC Guidelines.
3.
Lab Values: Everything You Need to Know about Laboratory Medicine and its Importance in the Diagnosis of Diseases. D. Andersson, Medical Creations, 2018, p.189
Other Information Sources
1.
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