Description of Anti-infective Medicines
Session 3: Description of Anti-infective Medicines
Total Session Time: 120 minutes
Prerequisites
Learning Tasks
By the end of this session students are expected to be able to:
Resources Needed:
SESSION OVERVIEW
Activity/
Step Time Content
Method
1 05 minutes Presentation Introduction, Learning Tasks
Presentation/
2 40 minutes Definition of Anti Infective Medicine
Buzzing
Presentation/
Description of Pharmacological Classes of
3 65 minutes small group
Anti Infective Medicine
discussion
4 05 minutes Presentation Key Points
5 05 minutes Presentation Evaluation
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SESSION CONTENTS
STEP 1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes)
READ or ASK students to read the learning objectives and clarify
ASK students if they have any questions before continuing.
STEP 2: Definitions of Pharmacological Classes of Essential Medicine
(40 Minutes)
Activity: Buzzing (5 minutes)
ASK students to pair up and buzz on the following question for 2 minutes
ALLOW few pairs to respond and let other pairs add on points not mentioned
WRITE their response on the flip chart/board
CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the content below
cause infections
spread of an infectious agent or by killing the infectious agent outright
antifungals, antiprotozoans and antivirals.
STEP 3: Description of Pharmacological Classes of Anti Infective Medicine
(65 Minutes)
Activity: Brainstorming (5 minutes)
Ask students to brainstorm on the following question:
ALLOW few students to respond
WRITE their responses on the flip chart/ board
CLARIFY and SUMMARISE by using the content below
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in the National essential drug lists. The classes include:
o Antibacterial : used in treatment of various bacterial infection
groups of antbacterials include aminoglycosides, antitubaculosis and leprosy,
fluoroquinolones, peniciliins and cephalosporins, macrolides, chloramphenical,
tetracyclines,
o Antiprotozoans: used to treat protozoans infections such as mamoebiasis,
filariasis, leishmaniasis, malaria, and schistosomiasis and trypanosomiasis
o Ant helminthes: used in treatment of various worm infestation
o Fungicides (Systemic and Mucosal): used in management of systemic and
mucosal fungal infection
o Antiviral: used to treat viral infection
STEP 7: Key Points (5 Minutes)
indication
STEP 7: Evaluation (5 Minutes)
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References
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. (2013). Standard Treatment Guidelines & National
Essential Medicines List Tanzania Mainland (4th ed.). Dar es salaam, Tanzania
government printers.
Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach (9th ed.). New York, McGraw-Hill
Education.
Sally S.R, Jeanne C.S. (2000). Introductory Clinical Pharmacology (6th ed) New York,
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
School of Pharmaceutical sciences. (2011).Tanzania Pharmaceutical Handbook (2nd ed.).
Dar es Salaam, ARDHI University press.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. (2007). Martindale, the Extra
Pharmacopoeia (5TH ed). London, pharmaceutical press.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. (2009). British National Formulary
(59th ed). London, BMJ Group and RPS Publishing.
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