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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | VFT520 |
| Name | Pharmacovigilance |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to provide information about the concept of pharmacovigilance in veterinary medicine, the importance of pharmacovigilance, and pharmacovigilance applications in Türkiye and the world.
Course Content
Regulations and practices related to pharmacovigilance and veterinary pharmacovigilance include concepts related to adverse drug reactions.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
S. Oğuz Kayaalp. Klinik Farmakolojinin Esasları ve Temel Düzenlemeler. Pelikan Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti., 2013, 5.Baskı. ISBN: 978-605-5270-36-0 Kaya S. Veteriner Hekimliğinde Farmakoloji. 2002, Medisan. ISBN: 975-7774-62-6 Kayaalp S. Oğuz. Akılcı Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji 1ve2 cilt. 2019, Pelikan Yayınları. ISBN: 978-6055270100 Katzung, Bertram G. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2018, McGraw-Hill Medical Books. ISBN: 978-1260288179
Notes
Brunton L., Knollmann, B., Dandan, R.H. Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacologi-cal Basis of Therapeutics-13 th Edition. 2018, McGraw-Hill Medical Books. ISBN: 978-1259584732
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Have knowledge about the concept of pharmacovigilance. |
| LO02 | Understands the importance of pharmacovigilance for safe drug use. |
| LO03 | Learn how to make pharmacovigilance notifications. |
| LO04 | Have knowledge about pharmacovigilance practices in Türkiye and the world. |
| LO05 | Describe reverse drug monitoring methods in pharmacovigilance activities. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the sources, properties, and effects of drugs, the situations in which they are used and not used, their movements in the body, their interactions with other drugs, and the conditions of use in livestock animals. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the properties of toxic substances, their sources, toxicity, movements in the body, modes of action, effects, methods of diagnosis, treatment, and protection. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the doses and forms of drugs used in treatment. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the administration and exposure routes of drugs and poisons and their changes in the animal body. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the mechanisms of action of drugs and poisons in the body. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Prepares basic drug formulations in the laboratory. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the analytical methods and devices used in pharmacology and toxicology. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Can report and interpret the results obtained from pharmacological and toxicological analyses | 3 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Explains and applies the ethical rules that must be followed with experimental animals and alternative methods used in scientific researches. | |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Explains the harmful effects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear warfare agents on human, animal, and environmental health and applies protection methods against these agents. | 5 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Follows and evaluates current information, methods, and practices related to Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology and can use them in the scientific works. | 4 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Prepares, publishes, and presents articles using the results of scientific studies in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Can manage and participate in scientific research projects in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Participates in commissions that deal with the identification and solution of problems related to human, animal, and environmental health using the knowledge gained in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology | 3 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Can carry out joint research projects with branches of science related to pharmacology and toxicology. | |
| PLO16 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans scientific studies based on the priority areas of the Council of Higher Education and the university and sustainable development goals and adopts lifelong learning as a principle. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Introduction and Explanation of Application and Evaluation Information to Students | No pre-preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | The concept of pharmacovigilance | Reading sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Objectives of pharmacovigilance | Literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Adverse drug reactions and related concepts | Researching on the internet | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 5 | Reverse drug monitoring methods in pharmacovigilance activities | Reading sources, researching on the internet | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Veterinary pharmacovigilance I | Reading textbooks | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Veterinary pharmacovigilance II | Literature review, textbook reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav, Ödev |
| 9 | Drug groups that most commonly cause adverse drug reactions in veterinary medicine | Reading sources, literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Detection, recording and reporting of drug interactions encountered in drug administrations | Reading sources, literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Pharmacovigilance applications in Turkiye I | Reading sources, literature review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Pharmacovigilance applications in Turkey II | Reading textbooks, researching on the internet | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Veterinary pharmacovigilance in the European Union | Researching on the internet | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Veterinary pharmacovigilance in the United States | Researching on the internet | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Problems in pharmacovigilance systems and solution suggestions | Researching on the internet | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav, Ödev, Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Sözlü Sınav, Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 150 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,00 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||