Clinical Pharmacology syllabus in China

Clinical Pharmacology is based on basic pharmacology and clinical medicine as well
as takes the human body as a research objective.
Clinical pharmacology research can provide bases for rational administration, which is the basis of pharmacotherapeutics.

The content is involved in various fields of clinical medication and its scientific research, including clinical pharmacodynamics, clinical pharmacokinetics, clinical trials, therapeutical effect evaluation, adverse effect monitoring and drug interaction.
From the viewpoint of new drug development, clinical pharmacology research is the last stage of new drug development, it aims directly at the evaluation of new drugs in
the therapeutical effect, physiological disposition and safety, which can help to establish dosage regimen, and provide scientific bases for pharmaceutical manufacture, management and rational uses.
This subject is taught by professors and vice professors of the pharmacology department.

Lectures: Teach students related knowledge and information to the largest extent by multimedia
Discussion: Organize the students to discuss the questions associated with clinical knowledge and rational uses of medicines
Seminars: Seminars on some important topics will be planned, in which experts in corresponding fields are invited to discuss with the students
Self-teaching: Teach students interesting knowledge by themselves under the instruction of teachers, and write the reports
PBL: Offer the questions to the students, let them refer to related materials and write the reports, and then discuss with them

Contents	Teaching Hours
Introduction	2
Monitor of therapeutic drug and program of medication	2
Clinical study and design of new drug	2
Approval, management, and evaluation of drugs	2
Rational medication for special patients	2
Chronopharmacology and clinical rationale medication	2
Adverse drug reactions and drug-induced diseases	2
Drug abuse and drug dependence	2
Drug interactions	2
Total	18

Full marks: 100 Marks,
1. Including Final examination (60 marks),
2. Quiz (20 marks),
3. Discussion (5 marks),
4. Seminars (5 marks),
5. Overview (5 marks),
6. PBL report (5 marks)

Laurence L. Brunton, John S. Lazo and Keith L. Parker: Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11^th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005
Bertram G. Katzung: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 9^th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2004
DR Lawrence, PN Bennett & MJ Brown: Clinical Pharmacology, 8^th Edition, Churchill Livingstone, 1997
K.D. Tripathi: Essentials of Medical Pharmacology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2003
DG Waller, AG Renwick, K Hillier: Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2^nd Edition, Saunders, 2005