PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS - 1

  

1. Cardiovascular system:   

•      Hypertension (Video Tutorial)
•      Congestive cardiac failure,
•      Angina Pectoris,
•      Myocardial infarction, ,
•      Hyperlipidaemias ,
•      Electrophysiology of heart and Arrhythmias

2. Respiratory system :

•     Introduction to Pulmonary function test,             
•     Asthma,
•     Chronic obstructive airways disease,
•     Drug induced pulmonary diseases

     Endocrine system :
           Diabetes,
           Thyroid diseases,
           Oral contraceptives,
           Hormone replacement therapy,                              
           Osteoporosis  

3 General prescribing guidelines for
    
    a. Paediatric patients
    b. Geriatric patients
    c. Pregnancy and breast feeding  

4 Ophthalmology:  
    
    Glaucoma,  (3D View)
    Conjunctivitis- viral & bacterial

5 Introduction to rational drug use                                                                                                   Definition, Role of pharmacist, Essential drug concept, Rational drug formulations

   PRACTICAL
           Hospital postings in various departments designed to complement the lectures by providing practical clinical discussion; attending ward rounds; follow up the progress and changes made in drug therapy in allotted patients; case presentation upon discharge. Students are required to maintain a record of cases presented and the same should be submitted at the end of the course for evaluation. A minimum of 20 cases should be presented and recorded covering most common diseases.  

Assignments :  Students are required to submit written assignments on the topics given to them. Topics allotted should cover recent developments in drug therapy of various diseases. A minimum of THREE assignments [1500  2000 words] should be submitted for evaluation