Pharmacy

1Pharmacotherapy II

Farmacoterapia II

Course code:9494447

Patrícia Maria Cavaco Silva de Sá Montez

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

The goals and objectives are to develop skills to deal with most of the therapeutic decisions commonly made by practicing physicians, taking into account: updated guidelines, patient clinical history, adverse effects and contraindications. To integrate previous knowledge acquired previously in pharmacology, enabling the student to deal with complex and new problems dealing with pharmacotherapy. To interpret and take a part in the decisions underlying medical prescriptions. Develop skills that allow following up the use of drugs and distinguishing drug-related events from spontaneous alterations in disease and major drug-drug interactions. To make a summary and analysis of the best and most common therapeutics used in diseases most prevalent in clinical practice.

Syllabus:
  1. Cardiovascular disorders
    Ischemic heart disease; Acute coronary syndromes; Arrhythmias; Dyslipidemias; Heart failure; Stroke; Venous thromboembolism; Hypertension
  2. Endocrine disorders
    Diabetes mellitus; Thyroid disorders; Adrenal gland disorders
  3. Gastrointestinal disorders
    GERD and peptic ulcers; Nausea and vomiting; Inflammatory bowel disease; Liver disorders
  4. Gynecologic disorders
    Contraception; Menopause
  5. Neurologic disorders
    Alzheimer disease; Epilepsy; Parkinson Disease; Headaches
  6. Oncologic disorders
    Lung cancer; Breast cancer; Colorectal cancer; Prostate cancer; Gastric cancer
  7. Psychiatric disorders
    Depression; Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder; Anxiety disorders; Substance related disorders
  8. Urologic disorders
    Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Erectile dysfunction
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Guimarães S, Moura D, Soares da Silva P (2014) Terapêutica medicamentosa e suas bases farmacológicas, 6th ed., Porto Editora, Porto. ISBN 978-9-7200-6029-7
  • Walker R, Whittlesea C (2011) Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 5th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone.
  • Zeind CS, Carvalho MG (2017) Applied Therapeutics, (Koda-Kimble and Youngs Applied therapeutics). 11th ed. Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer
  • Chisholm-Burns MA, Wells BG, Schwinghammer TL, Malone PM, Kolesar JM, Rotschafer JC, DiPiro JT (2016). Pharmacotherapy – Principles and Practice. 4th Ed. New York: McGraw Hill Medical
  • Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann, BC (2011). Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional