Departmental Objectives

Departmental objectives

At the end the course of instruction, the learner should be able to:

• acquire knowledge of the basic principles of pharmacology considered essential for rational, effective and safe use of therapeutic agents in health care
• demonstrate the ability to relate the actions of drugs to their uses and untoward effects, for the purpose of tackling therapeutic problems; in particular, making appropriate choice of drugs
• acquire knowledge of the limitations of different drug presentations, which enable the prescriber to choose the appropriate drugs 
• acquire knowledge of the variability of drug responses in individuals, the existence of drug interactions which may modify usual pharmacological effects, and the hazards of improper use of drugs
• apply pharmacokinetic principles to calculate plasma drug concentrations achieved, and make dosage adjustments to achieve optimal clinical effects
• interpret the results of simple pharmacological experiments
• acknowledge the Essential Drugs concept
• get a habit of Rational Prescribing practice in providing health care in developing countries
• Acknowledge  pharmacology as a subject which plays an integral part of solving health problems