Adult pharmacotherapy and medical calculation (3cr)
Course unit code: PHA2003N24S
General information
- Credits
- 3 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
Students
• know the most common active ingredient groups and their indications, mechanisms of action and routes of administration
• understand the therapeutic effects, side effects and combined actions of medicines
• are able to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and monitor the effects and side effects of medication
• can offer guidance on pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their families
• know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
• can perform the medical calculations included in the course
Content
• factors affecting patient safety in pharmacotherapy
• the most common active ingredient groups and their areas of use, mechanisms of action and routes of administration for common diseases affecting the population and for infectious diseases
• treatment of pain
• CNS medicines
• therapeutic effects, side effects and combined actions of medicines
• pharmacotherapy guidance, committing to and engaging with treatment
• medical calculations
Qualifications
Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation (PHA1) must be completed.
Further information
RPL 8/2025:
Recognition of prior learning is only possible if the student has a previous nursing degree or equivalent higher education studies leading to a nursing degree.