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Postgraduate Course: Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (GMED11061)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis programme aims to ensure that practitioners have a sound understanding of basic pharmacology principles and practices. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetics principles will be taught using clinical examples. Reasons for individual variation, drug monitoring, and types of adverse drug reactions will be discussed using interactive and problem based scenarios. Students will also learn and reflect on medication compliance, why medication errors occur and will discuss safe prescribing guidelines. Students will increase knowledge and understanding of drug regulation in the UK and internationally. Students will gain a good understanding of the mechanisms of action and effects of recreational misused drugs. They will discuss common clinical toxicology/ poisoning case scenarios and develop analytical reasoning to aid diagnostic and management decisions.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Chirurgery) or equivalent.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand basic principles of dose adjustment and pharmacokinetics /dynamics, along with factors contributing to individual variations.
  2. Understand types of adverse drug reactions and why they occur in addition to understanding factors contributing to poor medication concordance.
  3. Understand why medication errors occur, their impact and be able to theorise about practice to improve safe prescribing.
  4. Be aware of the effects and side effects of common recreational drug use, and be able to diagnose and treat common presentations to a toxicology unit.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPharmacology,clinical,medicine,drug.
Contacts
Course organiserProf Simon Maxwell
Tel: (0131) 537 2506
Email: S.Maxwell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Krislyn McWilliams-Biles
Tel: (0131 5)37 2506
Email: kmcwill3@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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