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This unit introduces you to different chemotherapeutic agents that are used for treating or controlling tropical infections and infestations. It also introduces you to anti-neoplastic drugs and immunomodulators. Emphasis will be put on various groups of drugs, their mechanisms of action, selective toxicities, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, and drug resistance mechanisms.
At the end of this unit, you should be able (learning outcomes) to :
- Classify different drugs used in chemotherapy of various infections, infestations, neoplastic, and immune-related diseases;
- Describe the mechanisms of action and unwanted effects of different drugs used in chemotherapy and immunotherapy;
- Select chemotherapeutic drugs to be used based on occurring infections, infestations, neoplastic, and immune-related diseases;
- Understand strategies designed to combat antibiotic, anthelminthic and acaricide resistance.
Facilitator : Pie Ntampaka BVM, MVSc
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- Groups (categories) of antimicrobials
- Selective toxicity
- Designing a dosing regimen
- Antibiotic sensitivity testing
- Requirements for successful antimicrobial therapy
- Reasons for failure of antibiotherapy
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In this activity, you watch the movie and you answer embedded questions.
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