Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Dehoux Jean-Paul; Donnay Isabelle; Van Bambeke Françoise (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
To study veterinary drugs. The course will examine (a) the physiological and pathological bases needed to understand the indications and conditions of use of veterinary drugs, (b) the main classes of veterinary drugs, (c) the conditions of drug use in animals.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | To give to the future pharmacist a basic information on the usage of drugs in animals (pets, livestock). At the end of the course, the future pharmacist should : - understand the main differences in the use of drugs in humans and animals - know the physiopathological bases governing drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in animals - know the bases of pathologies specifically found in animals - know the pharmacology of the main drugs specifically used in animals (and of human drugs administered to animals) and their conditions of use. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- team of professors. Other persons could also be invited to speak about particular topics (crises related to epidemics, for example).
- interactive seminars on different topics
- discussion of clinical cases (physiopathology and treatment)
Other information
required skills : physiopathology, general pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, special pharmacology and pharmacotherapy, integrated pharmacotherapy, biology, immunology
Evaluation : oral examination consisting in presenting a clinical case (physiopathology and treatment) based on a prescription.
Supportive material
- diaporamas
- Répertoire commenté des médicaments à usage vétérinaire (Centre belge d'information pharmacothérapeutique)
- appropriate books when needed.
Faculty or entity
FARM
