Course code Vete4102
Credit points 6
Pharmacology
Total Hours in Course162
Number of hours for lectures32
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Number of hours for laboratory classes32
Independent study hours82
Date of course confirmation26.08.2015
Responsible UnitClinical Institute
Course developer
Līga Kovaļčuka
Dr. med. vet.
Prior knowledge
Biol1003, Botany and Pharmacognosy
Ķīmi1028, Inorganic Chemistry
Ķīmi3016, Organic Chemistry
Vete1001, Latin Language I
Vete1002, Latin Language II
Vete2013, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals I
Vete2014, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals II
Vete2015, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III
Vete6022, Physiology I
Vete6023, Physiology II
Course abstract
Pharmacology - one of the special subjects in Veterinary Medicine studies.
General aims of study are following: veterinary drug prescription, drug formularies and routs of administration, pharmacodinamics and pharmacokinetics of the drugs, side effects of drug (warning etc.) and drugs used in diseases for different organ systems.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
After completing the course student will have:
• knowledge of drug forms and acquired skill of veterinary drug prescription; pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacoprophylaxys and adverse drug reactions.
• the skills to prescribe drugs from different veterinary pharmacology groups, to find and analyze the information about veterinary drugs from different organ system drug groups;
• will have competence to apply the acquired knowledge in the future studies, especially in clinical subjects.
Compulsory reading
1. Purviņš I., Purviņa S. Praktiskā farmakoloģija. 4. pārstrādātais un papildinātais izdevums. Rīga: Zāļu infocentrs, 2011. 896 lpp.
2. Augškalns J. Veterinārā receptūra. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1981. 221 lpp.
3. Augškalns J. Receptūra un zāļu formu tehnoloģija. Jelgava, 1990. 59 lpp.
4. Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Edited by N.H.Booth, L.E.McDonald. 7th ed. Iowa: State University Press, Ames, 1995. 1180 p.
Further reading
1. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Ed. by B.G.Katz. 4th ed. London: Prentice-Hall International, 1989. 897 p.
2. Veterinary Drug Handbook. Ed. by D.C.Plumb. USA: Pharma Vet. Publ., 2008. 1485 p.
3. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Published by John Wiley and Sons. ISSN (printed) 0140-7783. ISSN (electronic) 1365-2885.
Periodicals and other sources
1. PubMed datu bāze. Pieejams: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed