جامعة النجاح الوطنية
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Pharmacology
Duration: 24 Months (2 Years)
Degree Awarded: MSc
Student must complete 36 credit hours

Speciality Requirements Student must complete 27 credit hours

Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequests
3
Students are supposed to coordinate with the instructor to perform an extensive review of the literature of a certain topic in pharmacology, toxicology, and/or pharmacotherapy. Following the review, students should be able to prepare a proposal which include objectives, methods, anticipated results, and conclusion. The research proposal would be presented by the student in the department in a seminar format.
3
This course focuses on analytical methods that are used in analysis and the course also provides a solid foundation to theories and applications of modern analytical techniques.  The course presents theory and practice of instrumental analysis in a context relevant to areas of scientific study including medical, biomedical and pharmaceutical research.
3
This course includes studying the principles of pharmacology, pharmacology of autonomic and somatic nervous system, drugs affecting renal and cardiovascular functions, pharmacology of central nervous system (CNS), in addition to the practical part.
3
This course includes studying drugs acting on the pulmonary system chemotherapeutics and anti-microbials, anti-inflammatory, analgesics & antipyretics, drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract endocrine pharmacology, drugs for urologic disorders, anemia, dermatology, in addition to the practical part.
3
This course will deal with utilization of drug pharmacokinetic and biopharmaceutical parameters in human for the design of individual’s dose regimen. Drugs with low therapeutic index, such as antiepileptics, certain antibiotics, theophylline, digoxin and antiarrhthmic drugs and immunosuppressants. The practical part will be problem solving rather than laboratory.
3
The basic objective of this course is to get familiar with pharmaceutical biostatistics. Different methods of data collections, classification, representation, and statistical analysis will be introduced in this course.
3
In this course, the students will learn about the different techniques in pharmacological screening and drug development.
3
A clinical course involved with the application of pharmacological principles to patients. In this course master students will learn the practical principles of rational pharmacotherapy of patients with a particular emphasis on individualization of therapy, pharmacokinetics and side effects of medications.
3
The course reinforces students’ understanding of various principles of electro-chemical signaling pathways in the nervous system. It also deepens understanding of normal chemical and behavioral functions of the main neurotransmitters. The course help students understand the different pathological pathways, neurochemistry, and management of frequent psychiatric and neurological abnormalities and disorders. Familiarize students with the mechanisms underlying neurotoxicity and how these as assessed.
7730598 Comprehensive Exam 0

Speciality Optional Requirements Student must complete 9 credit hours

Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequests
410325 Therapeutics1 3
410335 Therapeutics 2 3
7710260 Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases 3
3
This course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of normal and behavioral functions of hormonal systems. The course also aims to deepen understanding of the different pathological pathways, and management of common endocrine abnormalities. Familiarize students with the mechanisms underlying metabolic disorders and how these as assessed.
3
In this course, students are supposed to initiate a discussion of various scientific papers focusing on the pharmacology of different systems, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. The course also provides a critical review of scientific literature in pharmacology based on analyzing and appraisal of important publications in the field.
3
In this course, students will be taught the fundamentals of pharmacoepidemiology with practical uses and limitations faces when determining the effects of drugs in large groups of patients. The course will also cover the basis of statistics underpinning the discipline of pharmacoepidemiology. Students are supposed to integrate statistics and epidemiology to build competence and ability to analyze and critique pharmacoepidemiology studies.

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