Pharmacology
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To provide the students with a basic knowledge of drug pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicity
Prerequisites
To have passed the following exams: histology, anatomy, physiology, microbiology and general pathology, general and clinical pathology
Course contents summary
Drug regulation and development
General principles of pharmacokinetics. Drug formulations.
Routes of administrations of drugs
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs
Drug Bioavailability
Drug pharmacokinetics during pregnancy. Pediatric and geriatric pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics: mechanisms of drug action Receptors
Drug toxicity. Pharmacogenetics. Allergy
Factors which modify drug effects
Drug-drug interactions
Drug accumulation. Monitoring
Principles of phytotherapy
Recommended readings
1. Katzung BG: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 9° ed. McGraw-Hill, 2004
2. Lullman H & Mohr K: Taschenatlas der Pharmakologie. George Thieme Verlag, 2001
3. Amico-Roxas M, Caputi A, Del Tacca M. Compendio di farmacologia generale e speciale.2005
