00351 - Pharmacology

Learning outcomes

The student will increase his knowledge in pharmacology through the study of the benefit/risk ratio and the place in therapy of the most important drug classes used in clinical practice.

Course contents

1. Non steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs
2. Glucocorticoids.
3. Antihistamines and immunosuppressants.
4. Drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
5. Drugs for the treatment of respiratory diseases.
6. Drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
7. Antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral drugs.
8. Overview of neuropharmacology and psychopharmacology.
9. Drugs for osteoporosis.
10. Poisons and antidotes.

Readings/Bibliography

Slides and lecture notes.

Teaching methods

During the lectures (partly in the classroom, partly online) the main pharmacological classes of drugs will be presented with details on clinical uses, methods of use and tolerability profiles. For each therapeutic class the main news from the scientific literature will be briefly presented.

Assessment methods

The assessment of the knowledge acquired by the student will be in oral form by the formulation of 2 questions relating to all topics covered in class.

The final vote of the entire course will derive from the sum of the individual votes multiplied by the corresponding CFU numbers of the 3 courses (3 CFU for surgical nursing, 2 CFU for medical nursing and 2 CFU for pharmacology) divided by 7 total credits.

Teaching tools

Video-projector.

Office hours

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