PHARMACOLOGY
cod. 08720

Academic year 2012/13
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Farmacologia (BIO/14)
Field
Scienze medico-chirurgiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
16 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
in - - -

Integrated course unit module: MEDICINE I

Learning objectives

Acquisition of the basic knowledge about the principles that govern the interactions of drugs with the organism, both in terms of pharmacokinetics (absorption, metabolism, distribution and elimination) and pharmacodynamics (mechanism of action), the basics on the principles of general toxicology , adverse reactions of drugs and their evaluation, the knowledge of the fundamental aspects associated with the therapeutic use of some drugs more specific interest, with potential ototoxic effects.

Prerequisites

- - -

Course unit content

Introduction: general principles.
Pharmacokinetics: the dynamics of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics. Molecular mechanisms of drug action. Relationship between drug concentration and effect. Relationship between drug dose and clinical response: factors that modify the drug response.
Toxicology: general principles, dose-response relationship, classification of undesirable effects.
Drugs with potential ototoxic effects.

Full programme

Introduction: general principles.
Pharmacokinetics: the dynamics of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics. Molecular mechanisms of drug action. Relationship between drug concentration and effect. Relationship between drug dose and clinical response: factors that modify the drug response.
Toxicology: general principles, dose-response relationship, classification of undesirable effects.
Drugs with potential ototoxic effects.

Bibliography

Rang H.P., Dale M.M., Ritter J.M., Moore P.K.: Farmacologia. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, last edition
Dale M.M., Haylett D.G.: Elementi di farmacologia. Compendio per l’esame. EMSI, last edition
Lüllmann H., Mohr K.: Farmacologia per immagini. Atlante tascabile. Centro Scientifico Editore, last edition

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Other information

- - -