PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS - THEORY
Course Code: ER20-24T
75 Hours (3 Hours/week)
Scope: This course is designed to impart basic knowledge on etiopathogenesis of common diseases and their management along with quality use of medicines.
Course Objectives: This course will discuss about
1. Etiopathogenesis of selected common diseases and evidence-based medicine therapy
2. Importance of individualized therapeutic plans based on diagnosis
3. Basic methods for assessing the clinical outcomes of drug therapy
Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to
1. Help assessing the subjective and objective parameters of patients in common disease conditions
2. Assist other healthcare providers to analyse drug related problems and provide therapeutic interventions
3. Participate in planning the rational medicine therapy for common diseases
4. Design and deliver discharge counselling for patients
CHAPTER 1 (8 hours)
Pharmacotherapeutics – Introduction, scope, and objectives. Rational use of Medicines, Evidence Based Medicine, Essential Medicines List, Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs)
CHAPTER 2 (67 hours)
Definition, etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, non- pharmacological and pharmacological management of the diseases associated with:
(a)Cardiovascular System (8 hours)
Hypertension
Angina and Myocardial infarction
Hyperlipidaemia
Congestive Heart Failure
(b) Respiratory System (4 hours)
Asthma
COPD
(c) Endocrine System (5 hours)
Diabetes
Thyroid disorders - Hypo and Hyperthyroidism
(d) Central Nervous System (8 hours)
Epilepsy
Parkinson’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease
Stroke
Migraine
(e) Gastro Intestinal Disorders (8 hours)
Gastro oesophageal reflux disease
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Alcoholic liver disease
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)
(f) Haematological disorders (4 hours)
Iron deficiency anaemia
Megaloblastic anaemia
(g) Infectious diseases (12 hours)
Tuberculosis
Pneumonia
Urinary tract infections
Hepatitis
Gonorrhoea and Syphilis
Malaria
HIV and Opportunistic infections
Viral Infections (SARS, CoV2)
(h) Musculoskeletal disorders (3 hours)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis
(i) Dermatology (3 hours)
Psoriasis
Scabies
Eczema
(j) Psychiatric Disorders (4 hours)
Depression
Anxiety
Psychosis
(k) Ophthalmology (2 hours)
Conjunctivitis (bacterial and viral)
Glaucoma
(l) Anti-microbial Resistance (2 hours)
(m) Women’s Health (4 hours)
Poly-cystic Ovary Syndrome
Dysmenorrhea
Premenstrual Syndrome