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Pharmacology
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Pharmacology
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Academic year 2021/2022
- Course ID
- SCB0215
- Teaching staff
- Prof.ssa Carola Eva (Coordinator)
Dott. Giovanni Nicolao Berta (Lecturer)
Dott.ssa Ilaria Bertocchi (Lecturer)
Prof. Massimo Collino - Year
- 4th year
- Teaching period
- First semester
- Type
- Distinctive
- Credits/Recognition
- 7
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- BIO/14 - farmacologia
- Delivery
- Blended
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Mandatory
- Type of examination
- Written
- Prerequisites
- Have a solid background in anatomy, physiology and general pathology
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
Learning of the molecular mechanisms of drug action and pharmacokinetics.
Knowledge of therapeutic activity, kinetics, side and toxic effects and clinical use of main drug classes.- Oggetto:
Results of learning outcomes
Knowledge of the principal mechanisms regulating pharmacokinetic and cellular pharmacology.
Main determinants of variability in drug responses.
Mechanisms of action of drugs acting on neurotransmitter systems.- Oggetto:
Course delivery
The course delivery will be given by frontal/recording lessons.
For the entire period of application of the COVID-19 containment measures, the course will be given by different modalities (depending on the modules):
- Webex lessons in presence (recording of the lessons and pdf material will be sent to the students);
- Recorded lessons and pdf materials will be sent to the students at the beginning of the scheduled lessons.
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Learning assessment methods
For the entire period of application of the COVID-19 containment measures that require you to carry out the exams remotely, the exam will taken through the webex platform.
1) the exam includes a written test: it is organized into four modules (one per teacher) each consisting of 8 multiple choice questions (one correct answer) and one open question relating to the program.
2) For each correct answer a point will be assigned and a maximum of 4 for the open question. The total of points for each module is 12. Wrong answers will not lead to negative evaluations in the overall score.
3) the time available for the test is 90 minutes; the tests relating to the 4 modules must be taken in the same session.
4) the student will have passed the exam if he reaches the minimum score of 7.2 points out of 12 in each of the 4 modules. Otherwise, he will have to retake the entire test. Global evaluation will be the median of all modules.
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Program
1st Part (General principles):
- Cellular and molecular pharmacology.
- Principles of pharmacokinetics.
- Pharmacology on neurotransmitter systems.
- Drug interactions.
- Variability in drug responses.
- Principles of toxicology.
2nd part (Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics):
- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal tract.
- Drugs affecting respiratory tract.
- Endocrine drugs.
- Cardiovascular-renal drugs.
- Drugs used to treat diseases of the blood.
- Drugs used to treat inflammation and gout.
- Antimicrobic and antineoplastic agents.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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Teachers will provide their slides to the student.
Suggested texts:- Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th Edition;
- Goodman and Gilman Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Second Edition.
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