Course catalogue | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Farmacologia (BIO/14)
Field: Discipline biologiche e farmacologiche
Type of training activity: Characterising

80 hours
of face-to-face activities

10 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
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Learning objectives

To provide fundamental knowledge and understanding of the nature and mechanisms of adverse and toxic effects of drugs and foreign substances.

Prerequisites

Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy

Course unit content

General section
- Fundamentals of toxicology
- Absorption, distribution and excretion of toxic compounds.
- Biotransformation of xenobiotics
- Genetic toxicology, carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicology.

Special section
- Toxicity testing and risk assessment
- Idiosyncrasy and allergic reactions, xenobiotic interactions.
- Toxicology of pesticides, metals, solvents and vapors, household products, natural toxins.
- Environmental toxicology: air, water and soil pollutants.
- Food toxicology: food additives and contaminants.
- Antidotal therapy
- Toxicology of biotech products

Full programme

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Bibliography

CASARETT & DOULL’S: “Tossicologia: fondamenti dell’azione delle sostanze tossiche”, Ed. EMSI, Roma.
GOODMAN & GILMAN’S: “The pharmacological basis of therapeutics”
DOLARA: “Tossicologia generale ed ambientale”, Ed. Piccin, Padova.

Teaching methods

Oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

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