Learning objectives
The scope of the course is to provide an advanced knowledge of the actions of the most important classes of drugs used in pharmacotherapy, their mechanism of action, their adverse side-effects and to provide an understanding of their clinical outcomes
Prerequisites
To take the examination, FISIOLOGIA GENERALE and BIOCHIMICA/BIOCHIMICA APPLICATA examinations need to be passed
Course unit content
GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY
Pharmacodynamics: pharmacological targets, qualitative and quantitative, analysis of drug action
Pharmacokinetics: Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Elimination
Drug safety: adverse side effects and iatrogenic toxicity
Drug therapy: variability and drug interactions
Drug development and elements of clinical pharmacology
SYSTEMATIC PHARMACOLOGY
Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous systems and neuromuscular junction
Drugs affecting central nervous system
Drugs affecting gastrointestinal function
Drugs affecting renal and cardiovascular function
Pharmacotherapy of asthma
Pharmacological control of hemostasis
Drug therapy of inflammation and immunomodulators
Agents affecting hormonal homeostasis
Chemotherapy of microbial and neoplastic diseases
Full programme
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Bibliography
ANNUNZIATO, DI RENZO. Trattato di farmacologia. Casa Editrice Idelson Gnocchi, Napoli
KATZUNG BG. Farmacologia Generale e Clinica. Piccin, Padova
RANG HP et al. Farmacologia. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano
GOODMAN & GILMAN. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. McGraw-Hill
Teaching methods
Frontal Lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
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