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Pharmacotherapy

Language
English
Nature
fakultatív C
Method of evaluation
vizsga (kollokvium)
Year in the curriculum
4 - 5
Semester in the curriculum
2
Credits
3
Lectures
15
Allow for
  • Vet EN

Course description

Pharmacotherapy (Clinical pharmacology) is the clinical discipline devoted to the optimal use of drugs in veterinary patients, maximizing their prophylactic or therapeutic benefits while ensuring that the adverse consequences of drug use are minimized. Knowledge of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of drugs and their toxic effects is inherent in this discipline.

 


Lectures theme

Pharmacotherapy Elective Course

2025/2026 academic year, spring semester

Topics and dates of lectures

Week of semester Date Topics
3 17-02-2026 Drug management.

Clinical pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.

Pharmacotherapy of the control of CNS activity.

4 24-02-2026 Pain management.

Pharmacotherapy of anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy drugs.

5 03-03-2026 Pharmacotherapy of the major body organ systems

(circulatory, respiratory, urinary, digestive, hormone)

6 10-03-2026 Pharmacotherapy of bacterial and fungal diseases

– Skin, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal infections

– Urinary tract, prostate infections, mastitis, and metritis

– Meningitis and meningoencephalitis

7 17-03-2026 Pharmacotherapy of parasitic diseases

(antiprotozoals, anthelmintics and ectoparasiticides)

Time will be determined later Written examination (via Moodle)

Lectures start on Tuesdays at 6:15 PM. Duration: 3×45 minutes each time.

Location of the lectures: will be determined later

Budapest, 31-01-2026

György Csikó, associate professor

representative of the elective course

 

Evaluation description

Requirements:

– Attendance on lectures is obligatory, however student may miss 1 or 2 lecture days if it is indicated (e.g. illness, other official, study-related program).

– There is a written (online) examination at the end of course. The dates of the exams will be determined in consultation with the students. When retake or postpone of examination is necessary, the general education rules of the campus should be considered.

 

Budapest, 31-01-2026

György Csikó, associate professor

representative of the elective course

Exam information

There is a written (online) examination at the end of course. The dates of the exams will be determined in consultation with the students. When retake or postpone of examination is necessary, the general education rules of the campus should be considered.

 

Budapest, 31-01-2026

György Csikó, associate professor

representative of the elective course