| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | EC203B | Drug Toxicology and Poison Information | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To give basic knowledge on general terms in toxicology, effects of drugs and toxins on living organism and interactions, potentially harmful interactions of chemicals with biological systems |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr.Gör.Ömer ÖZTEN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To have knowledge about the basic concepts of toxicology | | 2 | To be able to explain absorption of drug and poisons and biotransformation | | 3 | To be able to know toxicological effects of chemicals and information about the factors affecting toxicity | | 4 | To be able to consider drug interactions |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| History and scope of toxicology, principles of toxicology, mechanisms of toxicity, the role of metabolism in toxic effects of chemicals, the factors affecting toxicity, drug toxicity, Drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-food, and drug-herbal products interactions and toxicological results. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | History of toxicology | | | | 2 | Scope of toxicology | | | | 3 | General concepts and principles of toxicology | | | | 4 | General concepts and principles of toxicology and Toxicodynamics | | | | 5 | Factors affecting toxicity and Toxicocinetics | | | | 6 | Factors affecting toxicity and Special Toxic Effects | | | | 7 | Overview of toxicokinetic concepts | | | | 8 | MIDTERM EXAM | | | | 9 | Special Toxic Effects and Mutagenicity | | | | 10 | Teratogenicity and Teratogenic substances, Classification of Drugs in terms of Teratogenicity | | | | 11 | Carcinogenicity and Carcinogenic substances | | | | 12 | Hepatotoxicity | | | | 13 | Nervous System Toxicology | | | | 14 | Nephrotoxicity | | | | 15 | Drug Poisoning and Antidotes | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| None |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Question-Answer | 7 | 1 | 7 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | LO3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | LO4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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