TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	2
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Semra Kurucu Professor Arif Ahmet Başaran
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Has general knowledge on the pharmaceuticals in the market. 2) Increase the consumption awareness in phytotherapeutics used in therapy. 3) Gain application ability of experience in this area 4) conduct scientific data to public on phytotherapeutics 5) active communication with patients and other health workers in community pharmacies 6) correlate rational and safe usage of phytotherapeutics with drugs and other non drug products
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	Pharmacognosy and Pharmacognosy Laboratories
COURSE DEFINITION	Acquire information on the legal situation in phytotherapy and phytotherapeutics and the usage in various systematic diseases to support therapy.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, definitions, and legal applications 2nd Week Phytotherapeutics: in Ophthalmology 3rd Week Phytotherapeutics: in cardiovascular system 4th Week Phytotherapeutics: in urinary system 5th Week Phytotherapeutics: in respiratory system 6th Week Phytotherapeutics: in dermatology 7th Week Mid term exam 8th Week Phytotherapeutics: in gastrointestinal system 9th Week Phytotherapeutics: in rheumatism, analgesic phytotherapeutics 10th Week Phytotherapeutics: in gynecology and breast feeding process 11th Week Phytotherapeutics: in immunity 12th Week Phytotherapeutics: in hepatic disorders 13th Week Phytotherapeutics: side effects, interactions 14th Week discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Bisset, N.G. (1994) Herbal Drugs, Medpharm, Stuttgart 2. Bruneton, J. (1995) Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants, Intercept Ltd; England 3. Colegate, S.M., Molyneux, R.J., Bioactive Natural Products, Detection, Isolation and Structural Determination, CRC Press, London (1993). 4. Claus , E.P., Taylor, V.E., Brady, L.R. (1971) Pharmacognosy, Henry Kimpton, London 5. Dewick, P.M. (2004) Medicinal Natural Products, Wiley, England 6. Harborne, J.B. (1998) Phytochemical Methods- A guide to modern techniques of plant analysis, Chapman & Hall, London 7. Hostettmann, K., Assays for Bioactivity in ?Methods in Plant Biochemistry? (eds. Dey, P.M., Harborne, J.B.) Volume 6, Academic Press, London (1991). 8. Trease, G.E., Evans, W.C. (1983) Trase and Evans Pharmacognosy, 12. eds., ELBS; London 9. Evans, W.C. (2002) Trase and Evans Pharmacognosy, 15. eds., Saunders; London 10. Pharmacopeias
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 60 Total Workload / 30 2 ECTS Credits of the Course 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No