Theoretical and Applied Pharmacology
For cohort 2019: All 1st and 2nd year courses on the bachelor programme must be passed, in order for the student to start this third year course.
From cohort 2020: All courses in the three first semester must be passed.
Knowledge
The student:
- Knows different formulas and different ways to give drugs to animals
- Knows the modes of action for the main types of drugs used in veterinary medicine
- Has obtained basic knowledge of pharmacokinetics and -dynamics, and knows why side effects may occur
- Knows drug resistance issues and knows the mechanisms leading to drug resistance
- Has basic knowledge about anesthesia, analgesia and fluid therapy
- Knows the national laws and regulations governing the veterinary nurses` responsibilities and duties in promoting and applying correct storage and use of drugs in veterinary medicine
Skills
The student:
- Is capable of calculating the correct amount of drugs when the dose is given.
- Is capable of preparing prescriptions ready for the veterinarian to control and sign
- Is capable of giving pet owners practical advices on how to give different drug formulas to different species of animals.
General competence.
The student:
- Understands that foreign substances administered to an organism may act on different levels and at different times
- Understands the basic principles of increasing drug resistance, and be able to consider the consequences and the preventive measures to be taken
- Reflects upon the ethical and welfare aspects of medical treatment of animals
Lectures
Mandatory attendance at seminars and practical rehearsals
Mandatory assignment/test in medical calculations, 2 hours
(OD) Obligatorisk deltakelse på seminarer og praktiske øvelser (0/100)
(AK) Arbeidskrav - presentasjon av oppgave på seminar (0/100)
(OP) Oppgave - skriftlig semesteroppgave (0/100)
(PE) Praktisk eksamen - medikamentregning (0/100)
Alle obligatoriske aktiviteter må være bestått før eksamen
SK Skriftlig skoleeksamen, 5 timer, karakter A-F, teller 100 % av karakteren
Pen, ruler and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries.
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.