This module is designed primarily to introduce students to pharmacology as a basic science in the practice of Veterinary Medicine. It consists of three units namely general pharmacology, chemotherapy and ethnopharmacology. The unit of chemotherapy covers common tropical infections and infestations, emphasizing the various groups of drugs, their mechanisms of action, selective toxicities, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, and drug (antimicrobial, anthelminthic, acaricide) resistance mechanisms. The unit of chemotherapy also discusses antineoplastic drugs and immunomodulators. The unit of ethnopharmacology introduces students to alternative medicine mainly the importance of medicinal plants and nutraceuticals in veterinary medicine.
This module aims at providing strong foundation in Veterinary Medicine profession. It opens the veterinary profession to the students as they will acquaint different careers that can be embraced. In addition, it introduces the art of performing Veterinary Medicine by collecting, analysing and interpreting the signs of animals to apprehend their pathologies based on the aetiology and pathogenicity. This module equips students with knowledge and skills needed to allow them to perform in their activities by the interest and career choice, but also technical skills in Veterinary Medicine.
Welcome to the module on Veterinary pharmacology! This module introduces students to pharmacology as a basic science in the practice of veterinary medicine. It provides a balance of instruction correlating the science of pharmacology with pharmacotherapeutics.
This course is part of the module of General Pathology and Immunology (VET3122). This module has three components: (1) Non-inflammatory and inflammatory disorders, (2) Oncology and immunopathology and (3) Immunology, making up 15 credits in the program offered to year 3 veterinary students. Immunology alone is a 5 credits course.
Immunology is the study of our protection from foreign macromolecules or invading organisms and our responses to them. These invaders include viruses, bacteria, protozoa or even larger parasites. In addition, we develop immune responses against our own proteins (and other molecules) in autoimmunity and against our own aberrant cells in tumor immunity.
The objective of the general pathology components is to familiarize students with the fundamental mechanisms which are the basis of diseases in animals. Students will learn the relationships between injured cell and tissues and alteration in body functions. The course will provide the basic scientific background for understanding the disease patterns. It will also familiarize students with the terminology used to describe diseases in animals.