Diploma in Pharmacology - Level 5 Certification

Pharmacology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the uses, affects and modes of action of drugs and have gained huge attention in the current modern world. Study of pharmacology is important to determine the effects of multiple drugs on a patient, so that the healthcare professional can work towards keeping the patients safe during and after treatments. This Diploma in Pharmacology has been developed to talk more about Pharmacology in a bid to help you establish or progress in your pharmacology career.

This course is a great learning opportunity if you wish to further broaden you knowledge on the subject as the course will show you how a drug is absorbed, distributed and eliminated within a body and how a drug works to relieve pains or treat an illness. The course modules will also explore various drugs such as cholinergic, anticholinergic, adrenergic and antiadrenergic and their medical purpose.

Provisions has been made for the learners to understand about neuromuscular drugs and how they are used to paralyze an affected skeletal muscle. The course curriculum has also beautifully presented the drugs that can be used to treat issues such as cognitive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, hypotension, shock, epilepsy and thyroids.

The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Global Edulink* has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 5 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed by Global Edulink* to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

*Study365 is an approved reselling partner for ABC Awards courses under Global Edulink

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales

Learning outcomes

• Learn how a drug is absorbed, distributed and eliminated within a body
• Understand how a drug works to relieve pains or treat an illness
• Explore all about cholinergic, anticholinergic, adrenergic and antiadrenergic drugs
• Examine how neuromuscular drugs help paralyze affected skeletal muscles
• Discover the drugs that are used to treat congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, hypotension and shock
• Identify The Drugs That Treat Mood Disorders, Epilepsy And Thyroid

Course Curriculum

01. Drug Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination

02. Pharmacodynamics: How Drugs Work

03. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology

04. Cholinergic and Anticholinergic Drugs

05. Adrenergic Drugs (Sympathomimetics)

06. Antiadrenergic Drugs (Sympatholytics)

07. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

08. Drugs for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

09. Drugs for the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias

10. Antianginal Drugs

11. Antihypertensive Drugs

12. Drugs for the Treatment of Hypotension and Shock

13. Diuretics

14. Antihyperlipidemic Drugs

15. Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs, Fibrinolytic Agents, and Vitamin K

16. Drugs and the Thyroid

17. Drugs for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

18. Adrenal Corticosteroids

19. Sex Hormones

20. Antipsychotic Drugs

21. Drugs for Mood Disorders

22. Anxiolytics and Hypnotics

23. Drugs for The Treatment of Epilepsy

24. Antiparkinsonian Drugs

25. Analgesics

26. Antiarthritic and Antigout Drugs

27. Antimigraine Drugs

28. Beta Lactam Antibiotics

29. Macrolide Antibiotics

30. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics

31. Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics

32. Miscellaneous Antibiotics and Antibacterial

33. Drugs for Systemic Fungal Infections

34. Drugs for The Treatment of Viral Infections

35. Anticancer Drugs (Antineoplastic Drugs)

Access duration

The course will be directly delivered to you, and you have 12 months access to the online learning platform from the date you joined the course. The course is self-paced and you can complete it in stages, revisiting the lectures at any time.

Method of Assessment

This online course is assignment-based with learners being assessed upon the submission of a series of assignments. Once you successfully submit the assignments, students will gain a professional qualification. The assignments must be submitted to the instructor through the online learning portal. The assignments will be reviewed and evaluated, with feedback provided to the student on how well they have fared.

Certification

ABC awards and Certa Awards will provide successful learners with a Certificate of Achievement and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the units completed by the learner through this course.

Accredited Body

ABC Awards and Certa Awards have long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards and Certa Awards combine over 180 years of expertise combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers.

Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards and Certa Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.

• Individuals hoping for a successful career in pharmacology
• Pharmacology professionals looking to take their career onto the next level
• Students looking to broaden their knowledge in the subject

• Learners should be age 19 or over, and must have a basic understanding of Maths, English, and ICT.
• A recognised qualification at level 4 or above in any discipline.

• Analytical Chemist – £23,858 per annum
• Biomedical Scientist – £29,333 per annum
• Research Scientist – £31,070 per annum
• Chemist – £24,896 per annum
• Pharmacologist – £34,000 per annum