Curricular Unit:			Code:
Medications and Additives for Veterinary Use			843MAUV
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
4	Master	Pharmaceutical Sciences	4 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
This course aims to provide the knowledge, skills and competencies that enable to interpret the vast legislation applied to drugs and veterinary additives; identification of the main problems associated with the use of additives in animal production and the mechanisms and control methods the use of additives; identifying modern alternatives for growth promotion in farm animals; recognition of the main drugs, dosage forms and specific products used in veterinary therapy, as well as their characteristics and mode of action; recognize the factors likely to modify the pharmacological response in different animal species; identification and pharmaceutical intervention in major zoonoses. In this way, students will be able to advise and dispense the main types of pharmaceuticals and veterinary use.
Syllabus:
1. Legal aspects of the veterinary drugs, animal feed and additives for animal feed. 2. Residues drugs in tissue originating from treated farm animals and processed for human consumption 3. Anatomical and physiological peculiarities of animals with repercussions on the pharmacokinetics and / or pharmacodynamics. Compared pharmacokinetics 4. Factors that modify the pharmacological response 5. Veterinary therapeutic groups. Medicines and specific products use in Veterinary. Dosage forms and devices systems for their application in veterinary medicine. Veterinary manipulation 6. Growth promoters. Modern alternatives strategies to growth promoters 7. Tranquilizers used in meat production 8. Basic aspects of zoonoses of major importance. Practical and laboratory component 1. Selection and analysis of specific products used in Veterinary Medicine. 2. Determination of additives in animal feed according to official methods 3. Preparation of various manipulated for veterinary use.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The knowledge and the ability to interpret the legislation on medicinal products, feed, and additives for veterinary use are essential aspects to comply with legal requirements and avoid the main issues associated with the use of these products, particularly in farm animals. Focusing on this type of animals, it is essential to know the main groups of substances that are legally used as growth promoters. The student will be encouraged to search for effective alternatives to the results obtained with growth promoters used illegally. Students should acquire knowledge about the factors likely to modify the pharmacological response in animals by identifying the specific characteristics of each species. In addition, students are encouraged to analyze the products and veterinary formulations, identifying the main components and their function, precautions for use, and manipulate some of veterinary preparations.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Theoretical (80%) the concepts and theories that form the basis of the syllabus will be presented in a concise, organizational and descriptive way, encouraging the active participation of students whenever possible. This exhibition will be accompanied with suitable audiovisual material. To acquire the expected skills, students will be encouraged to deepen their knowledge and seek practical application: (i)discussion of relevant theoretical concepts and (ii)discussion and reflection on relevant issues program. In tutorials, the teacher will clarify the doubts and conduct the study. Assessment: 2 written assessments. Practical-laboratory (20%): demonstrative and execution of laboratory work related to the topics covered in the theoretical component. During class, students will perform the work based on their research, clarifying doubts with the teacher. Assessment: continuously in the autonomous execution of laboratory work and presentation and simulation sale of a veterinary product.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The theoretical written evaluation allows evaluating the scientific expertise and systematization of knowledge acquired by students throughout the semester. The laboratory evaluation through continuous work and the development of a laboratory formulation allows evaluating the skills acquired at the laboratory level. In order to acquire the skills and the necessary skills, students will be encouraged to deepen the knowledge acquired in class and to seek its practical application. All activities with evaluative nature will be awarded credits (ECTS) properly proportional to the number of total credits. ECTS planned for the work-study student only will be fully allocated or not, depending on the performance demonstrated by the student, in particular with regard to the planned acquisition of knowledge and skills. In addition to the assessments referred to, it will be given to students opportunities to demonstrate that it met the proposed objectives through evaluation moments if the teacher or the student understands the requests. These pieces of information may be considered if it appears to benefit the student.
Reading:
(1) Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Farmacéuticos (2003). Medicamentos de uso animal. Spain. Módulos 1 e 2 (2) Kümmerer, Klaus (2008). Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks, Springer Science & Business Media B.V (b-on) (3) Ramesh C. Gupta (2012). Veterinary Toxicology: Basic and Clinical Principles. 2nd Edition. Elsevier 4) Bishop Y. (2005). The veterinary formulary. Sixth edition. Pharmaceutical Press (PhP). London. 5) http://www.dgav.pt (Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária) 6) http://www.infarmed.pt