PHAR0332-2

Duration

26h Th, 20h Pr, 4h SEM

Number of credits

	Bachelor in pharmacy	5 crédits

Lecturer

Michel Frederich

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Partim 2 will be subdivided in two parts:
1.reflexions on phytotherapy with a smattering about traditional medicine and informations about recent developments of phytomedicine.Classification according to the main pharmacological effects of these plants.The student will be able to distinguish variuos pharmaceutical forms ( crude drug, extracts, tinctures..)because the amount of active principles varies according to the nature of extraction solvent.
2.The second part of partim 2 will be devoted to the great classics of pharmacognosy: toxic plants that contain alkaloids, cardiotoxic glycosides...that are still used in medicine just as they are or after derivatization

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

After the course, the future pharmacist should:
- know the hemistry, origin, pharmacology, therapeutic actions and undesirable effects of the great remedies of natural origin (atropine, morphine, etc ...).
- know the main plants used in phytotherapy in Belgium (scientific name, part used, use, method of use).
- be able to distinguish the different statuses of phytomedicines present on the market in Belgium.
- know the main toxic and psychoactive plants in our environment.
- be able to recognize the main phytochemical classes present in medicinal plants, and their properties.
- be able to distinguish the differences between the different pharmaceutical forms (powder, extracts, herbal tea, ...) used in phytotherapy.
- Interpretate a leaflet of a phytomedicine and a monograph of the EMA (preparations to be used, indication, dosage...).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Organic chemistry Analytical Chemistry Biochemistry Botany Pharmacognosy (Partim I)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

1/ Ex-cathedra courses:
2/ Practicals: Identification of some medicinal plants described in European Pharmacopoeia ( macro- and microscopical examinations) and seminars about their use in medicine Laboratory of pharmacognosy (3d floor of Pharmaceutical Institute)
Schedule: Wednesdays :from February (in series).
Attendance during practical work is mandatory.
A non justified absence at a controle session will lead to a note of "zero" for this session that will be used in the final mean note. An attendence rate below 80% or a non-justified absence at the final exam could lead to no admissability at the final exam.
In case of justified non-attendance leading to an attendance rate below 80%, the teachers reserve the right to take any action they judge necessary in order to allow the students to catch up the session(s).
All certificates have to be transmetted to the assistants not later than 5 days after the absence (email accepted).
3/ interactive Seminars.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning

Additional information:

Second semester
Face to face, interactive seminars, practicals

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Out-of-session test(s)

Additional information:

Oral examination about definite matter. Practicals: 10% of total for microscopy and vegetal drugs recognition will be included in oral exam (1st and second session). A not justified absence during practicals or the microscopy exam could lead to be refused at the oral exam.

Reminder: Attendance at practical work is mandatory. Consequently, in conformity with article 40 of the general exam rules, a level of absenteeism that is too high may result in students being prohibited from sitting the exam.

Work placement(s)

Possibility of internship. Student instructor: possibilities are offered for students interested in teaching pharmacognosy. The tasks consist of supervising practical work. Research: outside of class and examination periods (from the end of block 2 of the Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences), motivated students can do an internship in the laboratory (student-researchers). At the end of the course, a PhD is possible in the service.

Organizational remarks

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Contacts

Pr. Dr. Michel Frédérich Fax: 043664332e-mail : M.Frederich@ulg.ac.be
Secretary's office: Mrs Bérangère RENAVILLE (Tel.:043664331)
Assistantes:Olivier BONNET ( Tél:043664336) et Allison LEDOUX(Tél :043664338)

Pharmacognosy (Part II), including phytotherapy