Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people (2cr)

Objective

Students
• understand the specificities of patient safety in pharmacotherapy in the care of older people
• know the principles of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of older people and know how to apply the information in nursing.
• know the risk medications in the pharmacotherapy of older people
• can assess the pharmacotherapy of older people
• can offer guidance on pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to customers/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

• safe pharmacotherapy of older people
• specificities of pharmacotherapy of older people
• the most common active ingredient groups and their areas of use, mechanisms of action and routes of administration for older people
• risk medications for older people
• pharmacotherapy guidance, committing to treatment
• medical calculations

Qualifications

Turvallinen lääkehoito ja -laskenta (LAA1) ja Aikuisten lääkehoito ja -laskenta (LAA2) tulee olla suoritettuina.

Further information

AHOT 8/2025:
Voidaan ahotoida vain, jos opiskelijalla on aikaisempi sh-tutkinto tai vastaavilla sh-tutkintoon johtavilla korkeakouluopinnoilla.