Learning objectives
The scope of the course is to provide a sound knowledge of the actions of the most important groups of drugs used in pharmacotherapy, their mechanism of action, their adverse side-effects and to provide an understanding of their clinical outcomes
Prerequisites
Examination certificate of PHYSIOLOGY and BIOCHEMISTRY
Course unit content
General and Sistematic pharmacology
Full programme
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
Bibliography
ANNUNZIATO & DI RENZO; Trattato di Farmacologia; Idelson Gnocchi, Napoli
KATZUNG;Farmacologia Generale e Clinica; Piccin, Padova
RANG;Farmacologia; Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano
GOODMAN & GILMAN;The Pharmacologiacl Basis of Therapeutics" McGraw-Hill
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
Other information
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