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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Veterinary Drugs - GF404
Title: Veterinární léčiva
Guaranteed by: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (16-16170)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:28/0, Ex [HS]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: PharmDr. Ivan Vokřál, Ph.D.
Comes under: 4.ročník 2025/26 Farmacie
Annotation -
The Veterinary drugs course is a continuation of the subject Pharmacology I and II. It is intended to introduce pharmacy students to the fundamental issues and specifics of veterinary drugs and their administration to the animals. The course is divided into a general and a special part. The general part focuses on selected legislation, specific veterinary dosage forms, health and hygiene issues of veterinary drug administration, and the basics of veterinary toxicology. The general part will also present essential sources of information specific to veterinary medicines. The special section will emphasize the therapy of the most common diseases of the dog and cat, focusing on drugs that students may encounter during their pharmacy practice. Teaching is performed in the form of lectures.
Last update: Vokřál Ivan, PharmDr., Ph.D. (22.09.2025)
Course completion requirements -

The course is finalized with a test covering all presented topics. In the case of two unsuccessful attempts, the third attempt is realized as an oral exam (examination committee consisting of two examiners). The test consists of 40 simple "single choice" questions, and a minimum of 70% correct answers is required to pass the exam. The materials obtained in the winter semester of 2025-2026 are sufficient for the exam. The student has 40 minutes to complete the test.
Scores: 40-36 points - 90% - excellent; 35-32 points - 80% - very good; 31-28 points - 70% - good.

Last update: Vokřál Ivan, PharmDr., Ph.D. (22.09.2025)
Literature - Czech

Doporučená:

  • Svobodová, Zdeňka. Veterinární toxikologie v klinické praxi. Praha: Profi Press, 2008, 252 s. ISBN 978-80-86726-27-4.
  • Ducháček, Lubomír. Veterinární vademecum pro farmaceuty. [Prague, Czech Republic]: Karolinum, 2014, 1 s. ISBN 80-246-2821-X.
  • Lamka, Jiří. Veterinární léčiva pro posluchače farmacie. : Karolinum, 2014, 1 s. ISBN 978-80-246-2822-6.

Last update: Vokřál Ivan, PharmDr., Ph.D. (22.09.2025)
Syllabus -

Lectures

General features of veterinary pharmacy and pharmacology

  • Legislation in the field of veterinary drugs
  • pecifics of selected animal species
  • eterinary dosage forms
  • Administration of veterinary medicines
  • Economic aspects of the use of veterinary medicines
  • Health-hygienic aspects of veterinary drugs usage
  • Basic of veterinary toxicology


Special veterinary pharmacy and pharmacology

  • Drugs for infectious diseases - antibiotics, antiprotozoals, antifungals
  • Drugs for parasitic diseases - anthelmintics, anti-ectoparasitics
  • Drugs used in the therapy of selected diseases - hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy
  • Vitamins and mineral drugs
Last update: Vokřál Ivan, PharmDr., Ph.D. (22.09.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Subject Veterinary drugs

builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in Pharmacology I, Pharmacology II, and Toxicology for Pharmacists.

After completing the course, the student has knowledge of the issues of veterinary drugs in the pharmacy environment, mainly focusing on small animals. The student has a basic understanding of legislation relating to veterinary medicines. The student also knows how to search for information on veterinary medicines in public databases. Familiar with the life cycles of common parasites found in dogs and cats and can select appropriate drugs and dosage forms for treating these parasitic diseases. Finally, the student is familiar with using human drugs in animals, emphasizing the differences between human and veterinary medicine.

Learning outcomes:

Based on the knowledge and skills acquired during this course, student:

  • understands the issues of veterinary medicines and the specific differences compared to human medicines;

  • is familiar with the basic legislation covering veterinary medicinal products, including veterinary prescription;

  • can explain the method of administration of specific veterinary dosage forms and consider the appropriateness of use in specific cases;

  • is able to search for information on a veterinary medicinal product in publicly available databases;

  • knows the mechanisms of action and uses of veterinary drugs used to treat infectious and metabolic diseases;

  • understands the life cycles of basic parasitic diseases of dogs and cats and can therefore recommend the appropriate product and dosage form for the treatment of these diseases;

  • is able to identify the toxicological risks arising from the use of human medicines and is able to explain the basis for these risks.

Last update: Vokřál Ivan, PharmDr., Ph.D. (22.09.2025)
 
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