JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To impart quality use of medicines & their therapeutics of various diseases

management.Monitor adverse drug reaction,interpret selected laboratory results of specific disease states,retrieve, analyse, interpret and formulate drug or medicine information.

Course Outcome

Know the pathophysiology of selected disease states and the rationale for drug

therapy, their therapeutic approach in management of diseases. Understand the needs to identify the patient-specific parameters relevant in initiating drug therapy and its monitoring.

UNIT - I

Basic concepts of Pharmacotherapy

• a. Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy
• b. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and individualization of Drug Therapy.
• c. Special precautions in drugs usage during infancy and in the elderly (Pediatrics & Geriatrics).
• d. Special precautions in drugs usage during pregnancy & lactation
• e. Adverse Drug Reactions and Pharmacovigilance
• f. The Basics of Drug Interactions
• g. Interpretation of Clinical laboratory Tests.

UNIT - II

Important Disorders of Organ Systems and their Management:

• a. Cardiovascular Disorders: Hypertension, congestive heart failure, angina, acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias
• b. CNS Disorders: Epilepsy, parkinsonism, schizophrenia depression

UNIT - III

Important Disorders of Organ Systems and their Management

• a. Respiratory Disease: Asthma, COPD
• b. Gastrointestinal Disorders: Peptic Ulcer Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Hepatitis, and Cirrhosis.
• c. Infectious Diseases: Enteric Infections, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, Conjunctivits.

UNIT - IV

Important Disorders of Organ Systems and their Management

• a. Endocrine Disorders: Diabetes mellitus and Thyroid Disorders.
• b. Neoplastic Diseases: Leukaemias, Hodgkin's disease, Lymphomas

UNIT - V

• a. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Concept of Essential Drugs, Drug and Poison information, Drug induced diseases.
• b. Commmunity Pharmacy practice, patient counselling, medication review ward round participation, drug utilization review.

TEXT BOOKS

• 1. Roger, Walker, Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
• 2. G. Parthasarathi / Karin Nyfort-Hansu A text book of Clinical Pharmacy practice – Universities Press
• 3. Dr. D.R Krishna, V. Klotz, Clinical pharmaco kinetics, Publ Springer Verlab R16 B.PHARMACY IV YEAR

REFERENCES

• 1. Laurence, DR and Bennet PN. Clinical Pharmacology, Scientific book agency
• 2. Hamsten, Drug interaction, Kven Stockley. R16 B.PHARMACY IV YEAR